You will need

HOOK SIZE: 2.5 mm
YARN: Phildar Coton 3 100% cotton, 50g/121m
ciel (wings)
poussin (yellow stripes)
jeans (antennae)
Galet (grey stripes)
Craie (white bottom)
Toy filling
6mm black toy safety eyes
Black/dark brown thread for the mouth

Abbreviations

blo – back loops only
ch – chain
dec – decrease (invisible decrease, crocheting 2 stitches together through front
loops only)
inc – increase (2 stitches into the same stitch)
sc – single crochet
slst – slipstitch
( ) – everything between the bracket is into the same stitch

Antennae (make 2)

Using dark grey yarn, ch 9. Slst to back bumps from 2nd bump from hook (8 slst).
Cut yarn, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head and Body (top-down)

Using yellow make a magic ring
R1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) 6x (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) 5x, 1 sc (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) 6x (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) 5c, 2sc (36)
R7: 36 sc (36)
R8: (5 sc, inc) 6x (42)
R9-11: 42 sc (3 rows in total) (42)
At the last stitch of R11 switch to grey- Don’t cut the yellow yarn, you can pick it up later.
R12: 42 blo-sc (42)
R13: inc, 3 sc, inc, 33 sc, inc, 3 sc (45)
Place the eyes between Rounds 10 and 11 with a distance of 11 stitches between them. Embroider the mouth between the eyes.
I find it the easiest to sew on the antennae at this point too. Place them 2 rows above the eyes, 1 stitch further from the center.
R14: 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (49)
R15: 49 sc (49)
At the last stitch of R15 pick up the yellow yarn. Don’t cut the grey yarn, you can pick it up later.
R16: 49 blo-sc (49)
R17-18: 49 sc (2 rows in total) (49)
At the last stitch of R18 pick up the grey yarn. Cut yellow yarn.
R19: 49 blo-sc (49
R20: 3 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 2 sc (45)
R21: dec, 3 sc, dec, 33 sc, dec, 3 sc (42)
R22: 42 sc (42)
At the last stitch of R22, switch to white. Cut grey yarn.
R23: 42 blo-sc (42)
R24: (5 sc, dec) 6x (36)
R25: 2 blo-sc, blo-dec, (4 blo-sc, blo-dec) 5x, 2 blo-sc (30)
Start stuffing the body.
R26: (1 sc, dec) 10x (20)
R27: 10 dec (10)
R28: 5 dec (5)
Stuff the body a bit more, but make sure the bottom stays flat. Close the remaining stitches through the front loops and weave in ends.

Wings (make 2)

Using light blue make a magic ring.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) 6x (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc), 1 sc (24)
Make an extra slst into the first st of the next row. Cut yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2)

Using yellow make a magic ring.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3-4: 12 sc (2 rows in total) (12)
Make an extra slst into the first st of the next row. Cut yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the legs a bit.

Assembly

Sew on the wings in the grey stripe opposite the antennae. Sew on legs in grey stripe under the antennae.

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You will need

Yarn:
I used Performance Cotton Queen
125m/50g and 2,5 mm crochet hook.
Bee is about 12 cm high.
Safety eyes 7 mm

Abbreviations

R = row
dec = decrease
inc = increase
SC = single crochet
dc = double crochet
St = stitch
() x…= repeat instructions in brackets … times
Crochet all followed, without closing the rounds.

Head and Body

Stuff as you crochet.
Start with yellow.
R1.6 sc in magic ring/6
R2. inc x6/12
R3. (1sc, 1 inc) x6/18
R4. (2 SC, 1 inc) x6/24
R5. (3SC, 1 inc) x6 /30
R6. (4 sc, 1 inc) x6 /36
R7. (5 SC, 1 inc) x6 /42
R8. (6 SC, 1 inc) x6/48
R9-14. 1 sc in each st/48
Insert safety eyes between rounds 9. and 10. with 6 st distance between them.
R15. (6 SC, 1 dec) x6/42
R16. (5 SC, 1 dec) x6/36
R17. (4 sc, 1 dec) x6/30
R18. (3sc,1dec)x6/24
R19. (2 sc, 1 dec) x6/18
R20. (1sc, 1 dec) x6 /12
R21. (1sc, 1 inc) x6 /18
R22. (2 SC, 1 inc) x6/24
R23. (3 SC, 1 inc) x6/30
R24-25. 1 sc in each st /30
Change to black
R26. (4 SC, 1 inc) x6/36
R27-28. 1 sc in each st /36
Change to yellow
R29. (5 SC, 1 inc) x6/42
R30-31. 1 sc in each st /42
Change to black
R32. (6 SC, 1 inc) x6/48
R33-34. 1 sc in each st/48
Change to yellow
R35-37. 1 sc in each st/48
Change to black
R38-40. 1 sc in each st /48
R41. (6 sc, 1 dec) x6/42
R42. (5 sc, 1 dec) x6 /36
R43. (4 sc, 1 dec) x6 /30
R44. (3 sc, 1 dec) x6/24
R45. (2 SC, 1 dec) x6/18
R46. (15C, 1 dec) x6/12
R47. dec x6/6
Fasten off. Embroider a smile.

Legs (Make 2)

Start with black yarn
R1. 6 sc in magic ring /6
R2. inc x6/12
R3. (15C, 1 inc) x6/18
R4. 1 sc in each st/18
R5.6 sc, 6 dec /12
R6.7 SC, 2 dec, 1 sc /10
R7-10.1 sc in each st/10
Change to yellow
R11-14. 1 sc in each st /10
Stuff tightly.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Arms (Make 2)

With yellow yarn
R1. 5 sc in magic ring /5
R2. inc x5/10
R3-16. 1 sc in each st/10
Stuff just a little.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Wings (Make 2)

With white yarn
R1. 6 sc in magic ring /6
R2. inc x6/12
R3. (15C, 1 inc) x6/18
R4. (2 SC, 1 inc) x6/24
R5. (3 SC, 1 inc) x6/30
R6. (4 sc, 1 inc) x6 /36
R7-9. 1sc in each st/36
R10. (4 sc, 1 dec) x6 /30
R11. 1sc in each st /30
R12. (3 SC, 1 dec) x6/24
R13. 1 sc in each st/24
R14. (2 SC, 1 dec) x6/18
R15. 1 sc in each st /18
Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Flatten the wings, don’t stuff.

Antennae (Make 2)

With black yarn
R1.4 sc in magic ring /4
R2. inc x 4/8
R3. (1 SC, 1 inc) x4/12
R4.1 sc in each st /12
R5. (1sc, 1 dec) x4/8
R6-9.1 sc in each st /8
Stuff.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Headband

Chain (adjust the length to your bee’s head size), sc in the second st from the hook, sc to the end, connect both ends with a slip stich.

Flower

Chain 3, dc in the first chain (from the beginning), chain 2, slst in the first chain. (Chain 2, dc in the first chain, chain 2, sist in the first chain) x repeat 3 more times and fasten off leaving a tail.
Sew the flower to the band, sew a small pearl or a bead in the middle.

Assembly

Sew the antennae to the head more or less between rounds 4-6(counting from the top of the head).
Sew the arms to the body at the height of round 20. (counting from the top of the head).
Sew the legs to the body more or less between rounds 37-39 (counting from the top of the head).
Sew the wings to the body just behind the arms (there should be some distance between them).

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