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Bumblebee 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!

YARN: Medium Worsted in Yellow, Black and Beige

MATERIALS: 2.5 mm Crochet Hook;

Polyester Fiber Filling; Wooden stick (3/8” diameter); Two 6 mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes

DIMENSION: H. 6.5” x W. 4.5” x D. 3”

STITCHES and ABBREVIATIONS: stitch (st), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O), magic ring (mr), loop stitch

INSTRUCTION: join at the end of each round and ch1, unless otherwise instructed

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

HEAD AND BODY (yellow and black yarn)

1) starting off with yellow yarn, 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) sc inc around (12)

3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (18)

4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)

5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (30)

6) *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (36)

7) *5 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (42)

8-10) sc even (42)

11) 13 sc, 4 sc inc, 8 sc, 4 sc inc, 13 sc (50)

12) 13 sc, [*1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** 4 times], 8 sc, [*1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** 4 times], 13 sc (58)

13) 11 sc, 1 sc dec, 12 sc, 1 sc dec, 4 sc, 12 sc, 1 sc dec, 11 sc (54)

14) 12 sc, [*1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** 4 times], 6 sc, [*1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** 4 times], 12 sc (46)

15) 1 sc dec, 13 sc, 1 sc dec, 12 sc, 1 sc dec, 13 sc, 1 sc dec (42)

Insert the plastic safety EYES between rounds #8-9, 10 stitches apart.

16-17) sc even (42)

LOOP STITCH instructions:

Wrap the yarn from front to back over the wooden stick; the length of the loop will depend on how loose or tight you wrap the yarn.

Insert the hook in the 1st stitch of the round, grab the strand of yarn from behind the wooden stick, and draw the yarn through the stitch. The yarn on the stick becomes the loop.

With the yarn loop still on the stick, yarn over the hook and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on your hook.

18) attach black yarn and turn (start working facing the inside of the body), with the help of a wooden stick, crochet 42 loop stitches (42) (free the previous loops and move the stick as you go).

19-21) crochet 42 loop stitches (42)

22) switch back to yellow yarn, turn your work so you are facing again the outside of the body, crochet 42 sc (42)

23) *6 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (48)

24-25) sc even (48); start stuffing the body

26) switch to black yarn, sc even (48)

28-30) sc even (48)

31) switch back to yellow yarn, sc even (48)

32) *6 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (42)

33) sc even (42); keep stuffing

34) *5 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (36)

35) *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (30)

36) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)

37) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (18)

38) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12); finish stuffing

39) sc dec around (6); F/O, close the hole, cut and hide the yarn.

Embroider the MOUTH between rounds #11-15.

Embroider the EYEBROWS between rounds #5-8.

Apply some pink blush to the CHEEKS using a makeup brush.

ANTENNAE (black yarn)

Short:

1) work 10 ch very tight (10); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the antenna to the top of the head between rounds # 2-3. Trim the other end of the string.

Long:

1) work 13 ch very tight (13); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the antenna to the top of the head between rounds # 2-3. Trim the other end of the string.

UPPER WINGS (beige yarn; make two)

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) sc inc around (12)

3) sc even (12)

4) 3 sc, 6 sc inc, 3 sc (18)

5) sc even (18)

6) 6 sc, 6 sc inc, 6 sc (24)

7) sc even (24)

8) 1 sc inc, 10 sc, 2 sc inc, 10 sc, 1 sc inc (28)

9) sc even (28)

10) 1 sc dec, 24 sc, 1 sc dec (26)

11) 1 sc dec, 22 sc, 1 sc dec (24)

12-13) sc even (24); do not stuff the wing

14) flatten the wing and crochet through both layers now, 1 sc, 5 hdc, 5 sc, 1 sl st (12); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the wing to the back of the body between rounds # 19-20.

LOWER WINGS (beige yarn; make two)

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) sc inc around (12)

3) sc even (12)

4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (16)

5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (20)

6) sc even (20)

7) 5 sc, 5 sc dec, 5 sc (15)

8) sc even (15)

9) 5 sc, 3 sc dec, 4 sc (12); do not stuff the wing

10) flatten the wing and crochet through both layers now, 5 sc, 1 sl st (6); ch and turn

11) 1 sc dec, 2 sc, 1 sc dec (4); ch and turn