I found Bazzil just buzzing about his business in my newly planted basil this weekend. He was having quite a feast on the flowers of my other herbs (just look at the size of him!) and was hoping to have some basil flowers to finish off his meal.
“You’re out of luck, Bazzil” I shook my head, “They won’t flower until the end of summer”.
I offered him some of my special sweet spring flowers instead and he cheered up so much he let me in on the secret to getting your own buzzing bumblebees. And here it is…
Bazzil the Buzzing Bumblebee Amigurumi Pattern
My patterns are written down as I create my amigurumi, but let me know if there is anything missing.
Techniques
You will use the basic amigurumi crochet techniques: magic circle, slip stitch, single crochet (sc), increase, and invisible decrease. But you will also learn a simple way to change colours.
Note: US crochet stitch terminology is used. ch=chain, sc=single crochet, 2sc in next sc=increase, sc2tog=decrease (crochet two sc together to make one sc). I use the invisible decrease method for all decreases.
Materials
* Yarn: Yellow, Black, and White (your bee can be different colours of course!)
* Safety eyes (I used 9mm black). You can also stitch your eyes or make them out of felt
* Black embroidery thread (for mouth)
* Black/brown soft fuzzy pipe cleaner for antennae (or crochet your own)
* Polyfill stuffing
* Crochet Hook
* Needle (one with an eye big enough for yarn, and one for your embroidery thread)
* Any other materials to decorate
Pattern
Bumblebee: Head/Body
Start with Yellow Yarn
RND1: 6sc magic circle [6]
RND2: 2sc in each sc [12]
RND3: 12 sc around [12]
RND4: sc in next sc, 2sc in next sc. Repeat. [18]
RND5: 18 sc around [18]
RND6: 18 sc around [18]
RND7: 18 sc around [18] **insert safety eyes & embroider mouth**
RND8: sc in next sc, sc2tog. Repeat. [12]
Switch to Black Yarn with a slip stitch
[How to: Insert hook into back loop/stitch only of the next stitch, yarn over with black yarn (not yellow), then pull through both stitches to make a slip stitch. You will now have a black loop over your hook. If you want a cleaner join, you will need to join each round: as soon as you finish a RND, slip stitch to next stitch (back stitch only if changing colour, and yarn over with new colour), then chain one, and continue to next RND]
RND9: 12 sc around [12] **stuff head**
RND10: sc in next 5 sc, 2sc in next sc. Repeat. [14]
RND11: sc in next 6 sc, 2sc in next sc. Repeat. [16]
Switch back to Yellow yarn with a slip stitch
RND12: 16 sc around [16]
RND13: sc in next 3 sc, 2sc in next sc. Repeat. [20]
RND14: 20 sc around [20]
Switch back to Black Yarn with a slip stitch
RND15: 20 sc around [20]
RND16: 20 sc around [20]
RND17: 20 sc around [20]
Switch back to Yellow yarn with a slip stitch
RND18: sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog. Repeat. [16]
RND19: 16 sc around [16]
RND20: 16 sc around [16]
Switch to Black Yarn with a slip stitch
RND21: sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog. Repeat. [12]
RND22: 12 sc around [12] **stuff body**
RND23: sc2tog. Repeat. [6]
Do a couple more sc2tog to close off the hole and make the bottom pointier.
Slip knot to finish off (you can leave a small yarn tail out as a “stinger” if you like).
Bumblebee: Wings (make 2, use the white yarn)
Chain 2
RND1: 3 sc in second chain from hook [3]
RND2: 2sc in each sc [6]
RND3: sc in next sc, 2sc in next sc. Repeat. [9]
RND4: 9 sc around [9]
RND5: 9 sc around [9]
RND6: 9 sc around [9]
RND7: sc in next sc, sc2tog. Repeat. [6]
Slip st and finish off. Leave long yarn tail to sew to body.
Sew wings to body using the yarn tail.
Bumblebee: Antennae (make 2)
These are optional – if you have a black/brown pipecleaner you can use that instead (I used a brown pipecleaner).
1/ Chain for as long as you want your antennae (I chained 7)
2/ Starting from the second stitch from the hook, slip stitch into each stitch along until you get to the end.
3/ Finish off with a slip knot, cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Your bumblebee can be decorated with other facial features (eyebrows, eyelashes, different mouth shapes), clothing (scarf, hats, pins), and whatever other embellishments you can think of.
Now your bumblebee is off and ready to travel the world! Perhaps you might want to make some flowers for your bee to rest on?
Note: You are free to use this pattern to make as many bumblebees as you like, but please do not post this pattern anywhere else. If you follow my pattern and blog about it I would appreciate a link back to my website (so others can make it too!). I do not mind if you sell items you make from my patterns, but please be fair and acknowledge the pattern source. More information about pattern use here: https://amysodyssey.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/my-crochet-patterns/
OMG enjoyed reading your post. I added your rss to my reader.
Glad to hear it 😀 Just saw your comment tucked away in here, sorry for a late response!
thanx for the pattern, gonna try it out 2 see how 2 switch colors 🙂
Hope it worked out! I am still practicing how to change colours myself 😉
Thanks so much for the pattern ^___^
You are gifted!!
Greeting from Tahiti ^^
Thank you Glenda!
This pattern is so cute! Thank you for sharing–I can’t wait to give it a try.
Thanks Misty 😀
Hi Amy,
I simply love the bumble bee pattern. A friend has asked me to make her some bees to advertise locally produced honey. They’re the cutest bees I’ve seen! She’ll be really pleased.
Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Oh my goodness I would love to see that! Very cute idea.
I love the locally produced honey, it is so much tastier than supermarket brands.
What size hook have you used?
3.5mm aluminium hook 🙂
Thank you! I just finished my and put a picture at my blog.
Your bumblebee looks very cute! Thank you for sharing.
I popped a comment on your blog under it 😉
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I finished my bee, I think I used a 4mm hook for mine… Check it out!
http://knikitta.com/gallery-crochet/
Thanks for the update Knikitta! Your bumblebee looks very cute 😀
Many thinks for this pattern !!
I’ve tasted it … wtih succès 😉
Lovely pattern. Might you share what yarn/hook sizes you used to make the bee in the picture?
Hi Tibbi I use a 3.5mm hook and 8ply yarn:
Ooooh it’s so cute!!! thank you very much for this pattern. Do you think I could translate it for my French readers? Of course I would link it to your blog and send you a picture of my crocheted bee. Thank you again
Sure Gisele that’s fine 😀
Wanted to let you know that I used your bee pattern. I don’t think that I did the wings quite right, but I liked how they turned out anyways. I also used the basis of this pattern to work up some other bugs, I hope that’s ok. You can check it all out http://www.familybugs.net/Creations/Entries/2011/8/22_A_Little_Family_of_Bugs.html
Thanks Sarah! Your creative changes look great and it’s not a problem 😀
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This is the cutest bee, I’ve found. and i have looked at soooo many bees. It will be hanging from my grandbaby’s hat. Thank you
That sounds adorable 😀 thanks!
I just finished my buzzing bee. Very happy with the result thanks Amy. Wanted to know if there are more crochet patterns of different insects which you have made.Thanks for telling pattern
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I can’t wait to try this. Have you thought about trying to make videos on your patterns as well? I am still learning and reading patterns are not always easy for me!
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I would love to know what size the bee are. I’m trying to make them for my class as pencil toppers, the bees or in Spanish (abejas) in my dual language class.
Mine came out about 4” long using worsted weight yarn and a size 3.5mm hook.
This pattern turned out so cute! A video tutorial would have been nice for the wings though. I had a lot of trouble working in the round with something so small. For the stinger, I left a short tail of yarn ( a little longer than 1/4”) like you said, then put clear nail polish on the yarn to keep it from fraying. Thanks for the lovely pattern!
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