Amigurumi Bee Pattern for Absolute Beginners
Please find the youtube tutorial here to help you out.
Products I used for this pattern:
Yummy Chenille - Buttercup, Black and White
Pattern notes:
This pattern uses US terms
MR - Magic Ring
sc - single crochet (poke into the stitch, pull some yarn back through the stitch, yarn over and pull through both loops.
ss - slip stitch (poke into the stitch yarn over and pull the first loop through the second loop).
ch - chain (yarn over and pull through the loop already on the hook)
inc - increase (2 sc into the same stitch)
dec - decrease (go up the front and into the front loop of the first stitch and up the front and into the front loop of the second stitch and then yarn over and pull back through both loops and then yarn over and go through both loops)
() with numbers in at the end is how many stitches you should have.
The Bees body
Magic Ring
This pattern does NOT work in continuous rounds..
1: (sc) x 8 (into the ring), ss to join, ch1. (8)
2. (inc) x 8, ss to join, ch1. (16)
3. (sc, inc) x 8, ss to join, ch1. (24)
4. (sc) x 24, ss to join, ch1. (24)
5. (inc, sc, sc) x 8, ss to join, ch1. (32)
6. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
7. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
8. (sc) x 32, ss to join. We are going to change to black here so ch1 using black. (32)
9. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
10. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
11. (sc) x 32, ss to join. We are going to change to yellow here so ch1 using yellow. (32)
12. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
13. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
14. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
15. (sc) x 32, ss to join. We are going to change to black here so ch1 using black. (32)
16. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
17. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
18. (sc) x 32, ss to join. We are going to change to yellow here so ch1 using yellow. (32)
19. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
20. (sc) x 32, ss to join, ch1. (32)
21. (dec, sc, sc) x 8, ss to join, ch1. (24)
22. (sc) x 24, ss to join, ch1. (24)
23. (sc, dec) x 8, ss to join, ch1. (16)
Begin to stuff your bee
24. (dec) x 8, ss to join,
Fill with stuffing.
Now weave around the 8 stitches to close the opening.
Hide your end in the bees body.
Embroider face on to your buzzy bee.
To make the Bee's wings (make 2)
The wings are made using continuous rounds.
MR
1. (sc) x 6 (into the ring) (6)
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (sc) x 18 (18)
5. (sc) x 18 (18)
6. (sc) x 18 (18)
7. (sc) x 18 (18)
8. ((dec), (sc) x 7) x 2 (16)
9. ((dec), (sc) x 6) x 2 (14)
10. ((dec), (sc) x 5) x 2 (12)
11. ((dec), (sc) x 4) x 2 (10)
Fold in half and (sc) x 4 through both sides.
Sew the wings onto the buzzy bee!!
I hope you have enjoyed the pattern.