Bee Crochet Free Pattern
Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Bee pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Bee design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.
Here’s the FREE pattern! Enjoy!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie (Lace 4) in Black, Yellow, White, Pink
OTHER MATERIALS: 10mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes; Polyester Fiber Filling
HOOK SIZES: 3.5 mm hook.
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rows (join with a sl st and ch 1 at the end of each row) otherwise instructed
HEAD (yellow yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) inc around (16)
3) *1 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (24)
4) *2 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (32)
5) *3 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (40)
6-7) sc even (40)
8) *4 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (48)
9-11) sc even (48)
12) *5 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (56)
13-15) sc even (56); insert the safety eyes between rnd #10 and rnd #11, 9 stitches apart
16) *5 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (48)
17) *4 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (40)
18) sc even (40); start stuffing the head
19) *3 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (32)
20) *2 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (24)
21) *1 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (16); F/O and close the hole
Finish stuffing the head firmly.
Embroider the MOUTH and the EYEBROWS with some scrap black yarn.
CHEEKS (pink yarn; make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) inc around (12); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the piece onto the head.
ANTENNAS (black yarn; make two)
Crochet 10 ch, 1 sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, 8 sl st (9); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the antenna on top of the head, between rnd # 2 and rnd #3.
BODY (black and yellow yarn)
1)start working with black yarn, 4 sc in magic ring (4)
2) *1 sc, 1 inc*, repeat twice (6)
3) sc even (6)
4) *2 sc, 1 inc*, repeat twice (8)
5) *1 sc, 1 inc*, repeat around (12)
6) *1 sc, 1 inc*, repeat twice (18)
7) sc even (18)
8) switch to yellow yarn, *2 sc, 1 inc*, repeat around (24)
9) sc even (24)
10) switch back to black yarn, *3 sc, 1 inc*, repeat around (30)
11-12) sc even (30)
13) switch to yellow yarn, sc even (30)
14-15) sc even (30); start stuffing the body
16) switch to black yarn, *3 sc, 1 dec*, repeat around (24)
17) sc even (24)
18) *1 sc, 1 dec*, repeat around (16)
19) switch to yellow yarn, sc even (16); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the body to the head. Finish stuffing the body firmly.
WINGS (white yarn, make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) inc around (12)
3) *1 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (18)
4-6) sc even (18)
7) *7 sc, dec*, repeat ** twice (16)
8) *6 sc, dec*, repeat ** twice (14)
9) *5 sc, dec*, repeat ** twice (12)
10) flatten the wing and crochet through both layers, 6 sc (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the wing to the side of the body (between rnd #13 and rnd #18).
It's All Finished: