How Do You Make A Crocheted Bumblebee? - Darn Good Yarn

How Do You Make A Crocheted Bumblebee?

Written by Alyssa Scott

Need some bees?

Don't worry, we've got you covered! We've got a super cute and easy crochet bee pattern!

Materials

  • Yellow, black, and white worsted weight yarn (or other colors if you want a gorgeous eclectic bee)
  • 5mm crochet hook
  • Stuffing (I like using any yarn or fabric scraps I have left laying around)

The Body

Using yellow yarn

Make magic ring 

Row 1: ch1 , 6 sc into mr. pull ring taught. Slst to join. (6 sts)

Row 2: ch1 , 2 sc into each st around. Slst to join. (12 sts)

Row 3: ch1 , *1 sc, 2sc into next st* *repeat around. Slst to join. (18 sts)

Row 4: ch1 , *2 sc, 2sc into next st* *repeat around. Slst to join. (24 sts)

Row 5-8: ch1 , sc around. Slst to join. (24 sts)Break yarn

Attach black yarn at join.

Row 9-10: ch1, sc around. Slst to join 

Break yarn

Attach yellow yarn at join

Row 11-12: ch1, sc around. Slst to join.

Break yarn

Attach black yarn at join.

Repeat rows 9-10

Break yarn

Attach yellow yarn at join

Row 15: ch1, sc around. sl st to join

Row 16: ch1, *Sc2tog, 2 sc* *repeat around, slst to join. (17 sts)

Break yarn

Attach black yarn at join.

Row 17: ch1, sc around. sl st to join

Row 18: ch1, *sc2tog, sc* *repeat around, slst to join. (11 sts)

Break yarn

Attach yellow yarn at join

Row 19: ch1, sc around. sl st to join.

Stuff your bee

Row 20: ch1, *sc2tog, sc* *repeat around, slst to join (7 sts)

Break yarn

Attach black yarn at join.

Row 21: ch1, sc around. Slst to join.

Row 22: ch1, *sc2tog* * repeat around. Sl st to join. (4sts)

Finishing The Body

Break yarn leaving a 4” tail. Weave yarn through all 4 sts, sinch closed, secure yarn.

Weave in all ends.

Use black yarn to embroider a face onto your bee.

Wings

Using white yarn, create a slip knot.

To create base: Insert hook between under one st on row 11, slst. *Insert hook under the next st, slst.* *Repeat 2x more times.

Row 1: Ch1, sc across (4sts).

Repeat row 1 until wind is desired length,

Row 2: 2HDC into second st from hook, 3 HDC into next st. Slst into final ch st below.Break yarn, fasten off, weave in ends.

Skip 2 sts on row 11, then repeat the above process for the second wing.

An adorable yellow and black crocheted bumblebee is flying through a meadow, smelling one of the bright pink wildflowers.

Meet the Author

Close up of the author, Alyssa Scott wearing a magenta top, a black cardigan and one of the prettiest smiles you've ever seen!.

Alyssa began working at Darn Good Yarn in the spring of 2021. She has been knitting and crocheting as a hobby since childhood. Alyssa graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies, with a minor in Social Justice