Pug in a Bee Costume

Free crochet tutorial for a Pug in a Bee Costume by Irina Artemova @irinely_art.

With this pattern, you can crochet a pug pretending to be a little bee. The dog is dressed in a hat with antennae and a striped sweater with wings. Any yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project.

The finished toy measures about 15 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Baby Best yarn: 310 (honey), 08 (beige), 55 (white), 216 (yellow), 60 (black)
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Synthetic poly filling
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Pug in a Bee Costume Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

With beige yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
6: 12 sc
7: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Switch to yellow yarn:
8-9: 18 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
10-11: 18 sc (2 rounds)

Stuff, but do not sew closed. Leave a yarn tail for sewing the arms to the body.

Legs (2 pieces)

With beige yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc
5: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
6-12: 12 sc (7 rounds)

Lightly stuff with filling; sewing closed is optional because these pieces will be crocheted into the body.

Muzzle

With brown yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Nose

With black yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR

Sew the nose to the muzzle. Fold the edge of the muzzle in slightly as shown in the photo.

Ears (2 pieces)

With brown yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
6: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
7: 18 sc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Do not stuff with filling.

Hat

With yellow yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Switch to black yarn:
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Antennae (2 pieces)

With black yarn:
1: 18 ch
2: Starting in the second chain from the hook, crochet 17 sc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Sew the antennae to the hat so they point upward.

Wings (2 pieces)

With white yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)

Fold the circle in half and sew it. Sew the wings together by the tips as shown in the photo:

Body

Stuff with filling as you crochet.

With beige yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11-18: 60 sc (8 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
19-20: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to yellow yarn:
21-22: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
23-24: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to yellow yarn:
25-26: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
27-28: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to yellow yarn:
29-30: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to black yarn:
31-32: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Switch to beige yarn:
33-34: 60 sc (2 rounds)
35: 60 sc (crochet in the legs in this round; leave 4 sc between them)
36: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
37: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
38: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
39: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
40: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
41: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
42: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
43: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
44: 6 dec

Pull the opening closed.

Your amigurumi pug is ready!

Thank you for choosing my tutorial! If you share the pattern or photos of the finished toys, please credit the author @irinely_art.