Bee Pattern

Supplies

2.75mm Crochet Hook

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Yellow, Black and White

7.5mm Safety Eyes

Polyester Stuffing

Black Crochet Thread for the mouth

Scissors

Needle

Abbreviations

Ch-Chain

Sc-Single Crochet

Inc-Increase

Dec-Decrease

Fo- Fasten Off

Finished Size

5.5 inches 

Head and Body

Rd1: Starting at the front of your bees face with yellow yarn sc x 7 in an adjustable ring (7)

Rd2: Inc x 7 (14)

Rd3: Sc x 14 (14)

Rd4: Inc x 14 (28)

Rd5-6: Sc x 28 (28)

Rd7: You will be marking in this round where to place the eyes, sc x 10, place a stitch marker in the last stitch you just did, sc x 14, place a stitch marker in the last stitch you just did, sc x 4 (28)

Rd8-9: Sc x 28 (28)

Rd10: [Sc x  7, dec] x 3, sc (25)

Rd11-12: Sc x 25 (25)

Rd13: Sc, dec x 12 (13)

Rd14: Dec, change to black and [sc x 2, inc] x 3, sc, inc (16)

Rd15: Insert safety eyes between Rd7 and Rd8 where you placed the stitch markers, sc x 16, stuff your bee firmly as you work from this point on (16)

Rd16: Sc, change to yellow and [sc, inc] x 7, sc (23)

Rd17: Sc x 23 (23)

Rd18: Sc, change to black and sc x 22 (23)

Rd19: Sc x 23 (23)

Rd20: Sc x 2, change to yellow and sc x 21 (23)

Rd21: [Sc x 3,dec] x 4, sc x 3 (19)

Rd22: Sc x 2, change to black and sc x 17 (19)

Rd23: Dec x 9, sc (10)

Rd24-26: Sc x 10 (10)

Rd27: Dec x 2, sc x 6 (8)

Rd28: Sc x 8 (8)

Rd29: Dec x 4 (4)

Rd30: Dec x 2, fo (2)

Wing (Make 2)

Row1: Starting at the bottom of the wing with white yarn ch x 3 (3)

Row2: Turn, sc x 2 (2)

Row3-5: Turn, ch, sc x 2 (2)

Row6: Turn, ch, dec (1)

Rd7: Sc around the entire wing, fo

Antenna (Make 2) 

Rd1: Starting at the top of the atenna with black yarn sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)

Rd2: [Inc, sc] x 3 (9)

Rd3: Sc x 9 (9)

Rd4: Dec x 4, sc (5)

Rd5-8: Sc x 5, fo at the end of Rd8 (5)

Assembly:

Attach the antenna on your bees head. Embroider on a little smile onto your bee. Sew the wings onto your bees back. Weave in all ends and trim them.

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