Welcome to the world of amigurumi, where cuteness knows no bounds! Are you ready to create your very own adorable bee amigurumi with our free pattern? In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to craft your buzzing companion using crochet techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, this pattern is suitable for all skill levels.
Prepare your materials and dive into the enchanting realm of amigurumi as you embark on the journey to create a charming crochet bee!
Materials and Tools.
Yarn “YarnArt jeans” (50g/160m) (you can use a similar thread):
• 35 – yellow – 1 skein
• 70 – brown – 1 skein
• 01 – white – 1 skein
“Iris” (25g/150m), or any other strong thread with similar characteristics:
• 7214 – black (for eyebrows) – a small amount
• 6512 – brown (for sewing limbs) – a small amount
“Alize Diva” (100g/350m, or any other strong thread for tightening) – a small amount
Safety eyes – 8, 9 mm – 1 pair;
Needle with a wide eye – 13 cm (for sewing limbs)
• Blunt-end needle with a wide eye – for attaching details
Crochet hook 2.0 mm (I use Clover)
Polyester fiberfill or synthetic stuffing (I use synthetic batting)
Scissors
Tweezers
Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring (amigurumi ring)
CH – chain
SC – single crochet
INC – increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
DEC – decrease (single crochet 2 together)
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
SL ST – slip stitch
repeat instructions
PATTERN
Head.
Row 1: 6 SC in MR. – (6)
Row 2: 6 INC. – (12)
Row 3: (1 SC, 1 INC) repeat 6 times. – (18)
Row 4: 1 SC, 1 INC, (2 SC, 1 INC) repeat 5 times, 1 SC. – (24)
Row 5: (3 SC, 1 INC) repeat 6 times. – (30)
Row 6: 2 SC, 1 INC, (4 SC, 1 INC) repeat 5 times, 2 SC. – (36)
Row 7: (5 SC, 1 INC) repeat 6 times. – (42)
Row 8: 3 SC, 1 INC, (6 SC, 1 INC) repeat 5 times, 3 SC. – (48)
Row 9: (7 SC, 1 INC) repeat 6 times. – (54)
Row 10: 4 SC, 1 INC, (8 SC, 1 INC) repeat 5 times, 4 SC. – (60)
Rows 11, 12, 13, 14 – 4 rows – (60)
(Here, increases are made as follows: 1 SC in one loop, 1 SC in both loops of the next stitch – 2 SC.)
Row 15: 12 SC, marker, (1 INC, 2 SC) repeat 12 times, marker, 12 SC. – (72)
(Mark the beginning and end of increases with a contrasting thread. This is done to form cheeks.)
Important!!! Decreases must be directly above the increases! To achieve this, align the fabric by crocheting or undoing the required number of SC.
Rows 16-23: 8 rows – (72)
(Insert safety eyes between rows 14 and 15: 24 SC, 1st eye, 11 SC, 2nd eye, 25 SC.)
(Decreases – 2 SC together)
Row 24: 12 SC, (1 DEC, 2 SC) repeat 12 times, 12 SC. – (60)
Row 25: 4 SC, 1 DEC, (8 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 5 times, 4 SC. – (54)
Row 26: (7 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 6 times. – (48)
Row 27: 3 SC, 1 DEC, (6 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 5 times, 3 SC. – (42)
Row 28: (5 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 6 times. – (36)
Row 29: 2 SC, 1 DEC, (4 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 5 times, 2 SC. – (30)
(Finish the piece. Fasten off and hide the yarn.)
Antennae.
(2 pieces, worked the same way)
Using yellow yarn:
Row 1: 7 SC in MR. – (7)
Row 2: 7 INC. – (14)
Row 3: (1 SC, 1 INC) repeat 7 times. – (21)
Rows 4, 5, 6 – 3 rows – (21)
Row 7: (1 SC, 1 DEC) repeat 7 times. – (14)
Row 8: 7 DEC. – (7)
Switch to brown yarn.
Rows 9-17: 9 rows – (7)
(Finish the piece. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing the antenna to the head.)
Nose.
Using brown yarn, make a chain of 5 ch.
Row 1: 1 INC, 2 SC, 3 SC in one loop, on the other side of the chain: 3 SC. – (10)
Row 2: 2 INC, 2 SC, (1 INC) repeat 3 times, 2 SC, 1 INC. – (16)
Row 3: (1 SC, 1 INC) repeat 2 times, 2 SC, (1 SC, 1 INC) repeat 3 times, 2 SC, *(1 SC, 1 INC). – (22)
Rows 4-5: 2 rows – (22)
(Finish the piece. Leave yarn for sewing the nose to the head.)
Arms.
(2 pieces, worked the same way)
(Do not stuff the arms tightly)
Using yellow yarn:
Row 1: 6 SC in MR. – (6)
Row 2: 6 INC. – (12)
Row 3: (1 SC, 1 INC) repeat 6 times. – (18)
Rows 4-6: 3 rows – (18)
Row 7: 1 DEC, 16 SC. – (17)
Row 8: Make a bump, 16 SC. – (17)
Row 9: 1 DEC, 15 SC. – (16)
Row 10: 1 DEC, 6 SC, 1 DEC, 6 SC. – (14)
Row 11: – (14)
Switch to brown yarn, at the back loops only (do not cut the yellow yarn):
Row 12: – (14)
Rows 13-22: 10 rows – (14)
Row 23: 7 DEC. – (7)
Row 24: 7 INC. – (14)
Rows 25-34: 10 rows – (14)
Row 35: 7 DEC. – (7)
(Pick up 7 SC in the front loops and pull tight to close the hole. Hide the yarn.)
Return to row 12 and make a slip stitch around the remaining back loops. – (14)
Legs.
(2 pieces, worked the same way)
Using yellow yarn:
Chain 6, and in the 2nd chain from the hook:
Row 1: 1 single crochet (SC), 3 single crochet through the back loops (BLO), 3 single crochet through the back loops of the same chain, on the other side, 4 single crochet. – (12)
Row 2: (1 increase (INC)) twice, 3 single crochet, (1 INC) three times, 3 single crochet, 1 INC. – (18)
Row 3: (1 INC) three times, 6 single crochet, (1 INC) three times, 6 single crochet. – (24)
Row 4: (3 single crochet, 1 INC) six times. – (30)
Row 5: (2 single crochet, 1 INC, 2 single crochet) six times. – (36)
Rows 6, 7, 8 – 3 rows – (36)
Align the fabric by crocheting 4 single crochet stitches. From now on, the marker should be exactly in the center of the heel.
Row 9: 7 single crochet, (1 decrease (DEC), 2 single crochet) five times, 1 DEC, 7 single crochet. – (30)
Row 10: 7 single crochet, (1 DEC, 1 single crochet) five times, 8 single crochet. – (25)
Row 11: 7 single crochet, 5 DEC, 8 single crochet. – (20)
Row 12: 7 single crochet, 3 DEC, 7 single crochet. – (17)
Row 13: 1 DEC, 5 single crochet, 1 DEC, 6 single crochet, 1 DEC. – (14)
Row 14: – (14)
Row 15: Change yarn (through the back loops, do not cut the yellow yarn) – (14)
Rows 16-26: 11 rows – (14)
(Return to row 15 and make a slip stitch around the remaining back loops. – (14))
Row 27: 7 DEC. – (7)
Row 28: 7 INC. – (14)
Rows 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 – 11 rows – (14)
Row 40: 7 DEC. – (7)
(Pick up 7 single crochet stitches in the front loops and pull tight to close the hole. Hide the yarn.)
Body.
Using yellow yarn, chain 13, and in the 2nd chain from the hook:
Row 1: 1 INC, 10 single crochet, 3 single crochet through the back loops (BLO), on the other side, 11 single crochet. – (26)
Row 2: 2 INC, 10 single crochet, 3 INC, 10 single crochet, 1 INC. – (32)
Row 3: (1 single crochet, 1 INC) twice, 10 single crochet, (1 single crochet, 1 INC) three times, 10 single crochet, (1 single crochet, 1 INC). – (38)
Row 4: (2 single crochet, 1 INC) twice, 10 single crochet, (2 single crochet, 1 INC) three times, 10 single crochet, (2 single crochet, 1 INC). – (44)
Row 5: (3 single crochet, 1 INC) twice, 10 single crochet, (3 single crochet, 1 INC) three times, 10 single crochet, (3 single crochet, 1 INC). – (50)
Row 6: (4 single crochet, 1 INC) twice, 10 single crochet, (4 single crochet, 1 INC) three times, 10 single crochet, (4 single crochet, 1 INC). – (56)
Row 7: (3 single crochet, 1 INC) fourteen times. – (70)
Row 8: 21 single crochet, 1 INC, 34 single crochet, 1 INC, 13 single crochet. – (72)
Rows 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – 7 rows – (72)
Row 16: (10 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (66)
Rows 17, 18, 19 – 3 rows – (66)
(Do not finish row 19 (middle of the back), change yarn to brown. The following 3 rows are crocheted with brown yarn. Wings will hide the yarn transition.)
Rows 20, 21, 22 – 3 rows – (66)
(Row 22 – change yarn to yellow in the same place.)
Row 23: (9 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (60)
Rows 24, 25, 26 – 3 rows – (60)
Row 27: 4 single crochet, 1 DEC, (8 single crochet, 1 DEC) five times, 4 single crochet. – (54)
Rows 28, 29 (change yarn), 30 – 3 rows – (54)
Row 31: (7 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (48)
Rows 32 (change yarn), 33 – 2 rows – (48)
Row 34: 3 single crochet, 1 DEC, (6 single crochet, 1 DEC) five times, 3 single crochet. – (42)
Row 35: – (42)
Row 36: (5 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (36)
Row 37: 2 single crochet, 1 DEC, (4 single crochet, 1 DEC) five times, 2 single crochet. – (30)
Rows 38, 39, 40 – 3 rows – (30)
You can customize the number and placement of stripes on the bee’s body to your liking.
(Finish the piece. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing the body to the head.)
Wings.
(2 pieces, worked the same way)
Row 1: 6 single crochet in MR. – (6)
Row 2: 6 INC. – (12)
Row 3: (1 single crochet, 1 INC) six times. – (18)
Row 4: 1 single crochet, 1 INC, (2 single crochet, 1 INC) five times, 1 single crochet. – (24)
Row 5: (3 single crochet, 1 INC) six times. – (30)
Row 6: 2 single crochet, 1 INC, (4 single crochet, 1 INC) five times, 2 single crochet. – (36)
Row 7: (5 single crochet, 1 INC) six times. – (42)
Rows 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – 12 rows – (42)
Align the fabric by crocheting 2 single crochet stitches. Place a marker in the side of the wing to prevent twisting.
Row 20: (5 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (36)
Row 21: – (36)
Row 22: 2 single crochet, 1 DEC, (4 single crochet, 1 DEC) five times, 2 single crochet. – (30)
Row 23: – (30)
Row 24: (3 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (24)
Row 25: – (24)
Row 26: 1 single crochet, 1 DEC, (2 single crochet, 1 DEC) five times, 1 single crochet. – (18)
Row 27: – (18)
Row 28: (1 single crochet, 1 DEC) six times. – (12)
Row 29: – (12)
Fold the piece in half and crochet 5 single crochet stitches through both sides of the piece.
Leave a long yarn tail for sewing the wing to the body.
Assembly and Decoration:
Begin by shaping the facial features.
Mark the locations of the smile stitches with pins. Start 8 rows down from the middle of the eyes.
Gradually tighten the threads beneath each eye as you work.
Pull on both threads to shape the mouth.
Then, pull the threads inside the head and tie knots.
Embroider the white of the eyes.
Tie a knot and pull the thread through (inserting the needle in the same hole where you started the embroidery), inside the head.
Embroider the eyebrows.
Tie a knot and hide the thread.
Embroider the smile with brown yarn (I used YarnArt Jeans).
Tighten the threads, tie a knot, and hide them.
Sew the antennae (between rows 5 and 7 from the start) and the nose (between rows 14 and 21) to the head.
Sew the head to the body.
Then, attach the arms between rows 6 and 7 from the head and the legs between rows 7 and 8 from the start of the body using Iris thread, folded in two. (Note that the fingers – bumps on the attached arms should be facing you.)
Secure the thread on the arm, leaving a gap of 2 rows from the end of crocheting. The thread is pulled symmetrically on the other side of the body, leaving a 6-row gap from the head.
Secure the thread on both arms as shown in the photo.
Attach the legs in the same way.
Secure the arms by pulling the thread back and forth twice.
Then wrap the thread around the main attachment, tie a knot, and hide it inside the arms (legs).
Leave 2 rows on the arm and secure the thread.
Leave 6 rows down from the head!!!
Pull the thread out, then insert the needle into the same spot between single crochets!!! between rows 7 and 8!!! through the inner part of the arm.
Sew the wings directly under the head.
Your bee amigurumi is ready!
