Cute bee free amigurumi pattern
What’s more fun than an amigurumi bee? This cute and easy crochet bee pattern is suitable for confident beginners who has knowledge of the basic stitches. The finished amigurumi bee is about 20 cm (7.8″) tall with antennae, if you use the specified yarn and hook.
Designed and photo by Lyudmila Kuropatova
Instagram: @smila_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m):
- color #88 (yellow)
- color #53 (black)
- color #75 (blue)
- color #62 (white)
- color #66 (burgundy)
- Hook size: 1.5 mm
- Black embroidery floss (separate three threads)
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated\
Free amigurumi bee pattern
Head and body (one piece)
Start crochet with yellow yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60)
R 11: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 12: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc (72)
R 13: (11 sc, inc)*6 (78)
R 14: 6 sc, inc, (12 sc, inc)*5, 6 sc (84)
R 15: (13 sc, inc)*6 (90)
R 16: 7 sc, inc, (14 sc, inc)*5, 7 sc (96)
R 17: (15 sc, inc)*6 (102)
R 18-23: 102 sc (6 rows)
R 24: (15 sc, dec)*6 (96)
R 25: 7 sc, dec, (14 sc, dec)*5, 7 sc (90)
R 26: (13 sc, dec)*6 (84)
R 27: 6 sc, dec, (12 sc, dec)*5, 6 sc (78)
R 28: (11 sc, dec)*6 (72)
R 29: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec)*5, 5 sc (66)
R 30: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 31: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54)
R 32: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 33: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 34: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
Change to black yarn, don’t cut the yellow one:
R 35: 36 sc
R 36: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 37: 42 sc
R 38: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
Change to the yellow yarn, don’t cut the black one:
R 39-42: 48 sc (4 rows)
Change to the black yarn, don’t cut the yellow one:
R 43: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 44: 42 sc
R 45: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 46: 36 sc
Change to the yellow yarn, don’t cut the black one:
R 47: 36 sc
R 48: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 49-50: 30 sc
Change to the black yarn, cut the yellow one:
R 51: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 52: 24 sc
R 53: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 54: 18 sc
R 55: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 56: 12 sc
R 57: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.
Eyes (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: 24 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Pupils (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Cheeks (make 2)
With burgundy yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Antennae (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8:(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 9: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 10: (dec)*6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 11-13: 6 sc (3 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc)*5 (10)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*5 (15)
R 4-5: 15 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (1 sc, dec)*5 (10)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 7: (dec)*5 (5)
R 8-11: 5 sc (4 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make 2)
With blue yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 8-9: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 10: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 11-12: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 14-15: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 16: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of wing flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the eyes to the head, between R 18 and R 25. Stuff while sewing.
Sew on the pupils to the eyes, stepping back from inner edge of eye 2 sc, but from the outer one 4 sc.
Sew the cheeks close to the eyes between R 22 and R 27.
Sew the antennae on to the top of the head between R 9 and R 10.
Sew the arms to the sides of the body in R 37.
Sew the wings to the back of the bee on the body as shown in photo.
Embroider eyebrows and mouth using a black embroidery floss.