Little Bee
Free Little Bee crochet tutorial by Lyudmila Kuropatova @smila_toys.
With this pattern, you can crochet a bee. For amigurumi, you can use any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn. All parts are crocheted in a spiral.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn
- Crochet hook
- Toy stuffing
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Amigurumi Bee Crochet Pattern
Head-Body
Stuff firmly as you crochet. Start with yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)
Rnd 11: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
Rnd 12: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) x 5, 5 sc (72)
Rnd 13: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
Rnd 14: 6 sc, inc, (12 sc, inc) x 5, 6 sc (84)
Rnd 15: (13 sc, inc) x 6 (90)
Rnd 16: 7 sc, inc, (14 sc, inc) x 5, 7 sc (96)
Rnd 17: (15 sc, inc) x 6 (102)
Rnd 18-23: 102 sc (6 rounds)
Rnd 24: (15 sc, dec) x 6 (96)
Rnd 25: 7 sc, dec, (14 sc, dec) x 5, 7 sc (90)
Rnd 26: (13 sc, dec) x 6 (84)
Rnd 27: 6 sc, dec, (12 sc, dec) x 5, 6 sc (78)
Rnd 28: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
Rnd 29: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) x 5, 5 sc (66)
Rnd 30: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
Rnd 31: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54)
Rnd 32: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Rnd 33: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
Rnd 34: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Switch to black yarn; do not cut the yellow yarn:
Rnd 35: 36 sc
Rnd 36: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 37: 42 sc
Rnd 38: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
Crochet with yellow yarn:
Rnd 39-42: 48 sc (4 rounds)
Crochet with black yarn:
Rnd 43: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
Rnd 44: 42 sc
Rnd 45: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Rnd 46: 36 sc
Crochet with yellow yarn:
Rnd 47: 36 sc
Rnd 48: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
Rnd 49-50: 30 sc
Fasten off and cut the yellow yarn. From here, crochet only with black yarn:
Rnd 51: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 52: 24 sc
Rnd 53: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 54: 18 sc
Rnd 55: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 56: 12 sc
Rnd 57: 6 dec, close the opening
Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside.
Eyes (2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: 24 sc
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Pupils (2 pieces)
Crochet with black yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Cheeks (2 pieces)
Crochet with burgundy yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Antennae (2 pieces)
Crochet with black yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5-7: 24 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 9: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 10: 6 dec (6), stuff the piece
Rnd 11-13: 6 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Arms (2 pieces)
Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Rnd 4-5: 15 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 6: (1 sc, dec) x 5 (10)
Stuff lightly.
Rnd 7: 5 dec (5)
Rnd 8-11: 5 sc (4 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Wings (2 pieces)
Crochet with light blue yarn, do not stuff:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5-6: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 7: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 8-9: 30 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 10: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 11-12: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 14-15: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 16: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Fold the piece in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Toy Assembly and Finishing
- Sew the eyes between rounds 18 and 25. When a small opening remains, stuff firmly.
- Sew on the pupils, leaving 2 stitches from the inner edge of the eye and 4 stitches from the outer edge.
- Sew the cheeks close to the eyes, between rounds 22 and 27.
- Sew the antennae between rounds 9 and 10, placing them on the head as shown in the photo.
- Sew the arms on round 37, placing them symmetrically on both sides.
- Sew on the wings as shown in the photo.
- Embroider the eyebrows and mouth with black embroidery floss.
