Material
1) Yarn: sport or DK light weight yarn (I used Jeans from YarnArt).
2) Hook: Size 2.5mm
3) Polyester fiberfill
4) Stitch markers
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
sl st: slip stitch
blo: back loops only.
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
inc – dc : increase double crochet
Amigurumi bee free pattern
HEAD
Use skin color yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc)6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)6 (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)5, 3 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)6 (42)
Rnd 8: 2 sc, inc, (6x, inc)5, 4 sc (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc)6 (54)
Rnd 10: 3 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)5, 5 sc (60)
Rnd 11: (9 sc, inc)6 (66)
Rnd 12-22: 66 sc (11 rounds) (66)
Rnd 23: (9 sc, dec)6 (60)
Rnd 24: 60 sc (60)
Rnd 25: (8 sc, dec)6 (54)
Rnd 26: (7 sc, dec)6 (48)
Rnd 27: (6 sc, dec)6 (42)
Rnd 28: (5 sc, dec)6 (36)
Rnd 29: (4 sc, dec)6 (30)
Rnd 30: (3 sc, dec)6 (24)
Rnd 31: (2 sc, dec)*6, sl st. (18)
Fasten off the yarn. Stuff the head.
HAT
Use yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc)6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)6 (30)
Rnd 6: 1 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)5, 3 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)6 (42)
Rnd 8: 2 sc, inc, (6sc, inc)5, 4 sc (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc)6 (54)
Rnd 10: 3 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)5, 5 sc (60)
Rnd 11-22: 60 sc (12 rounds) (60)
BRIM
Rnd 23: (BLO) 60 inc – dc (120)
Rnd 24: 120 sc, sl st. (120)
Fasten off the yarn.
BEARD (make 2)
Use black yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds) (12)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, dec)3 (9)
Stuff the beard.
Rnd 7: (1 sc, dec)3 (6)
Rnd 8-16: 6 sc (9 rounds) (6)
Rnd 17: 6 sc, sl st. (6)
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
SIDEBURNS (make 1)
Use brown yarn
Make 16 ch, start the second ch from hook: [1 sc, 1hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sl st]3. Fasten off the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
LEG (make 2)
Use black yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2 :(1 sc, inc)3 (9)
Rnd 3: (inc, 2 sc)3 (12)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)3 (15)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc)*3, sl st. (18)
Make the second leg, change yellow yarn, join first leg to make the body.
BODY
Crochet 3 rounds in yellow followed by 2 rounds in black until the end.
Rnd 1: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 2: (5 sc, inc)6 (42)
Rnd 3-10: 42 sc (8 rounds) (42)
Rnd 11: (5 sc, dec)6 (36)
Rnd 12: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec)6 (30)
Rnd 14: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 15: (3 sc, dec)6 (24)
Rnd 16: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 17: (2 sc, dec)6 (18)
Rnd 18: 18 sc, sl st. (18)
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff the body.
ARM (make 2)
Use skin color yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)3 (9)
Change yellow yarn
Rnd 3-10: 9 sc (8 rounds) (9)
Rnd 11: 9 sc, sl st. (9)
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Fold the top of the arm, sew the 2 opposed stitches.
SWING (make 2)
Use white yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
Rnd 2 :(1 sc, inc)3 (9)
Rnd 3: (inc, 2 sc)3 (12)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)3 (15)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc)3 (18)
Rnd 6-11: 18 sc (6 rounds) (18)
Rnd 12: (4 sc, dec)3 (15)
Rnd 13: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 14: (3 sc, dec)3 (12)
Rnd 15: 12 sc, sl st. (12)
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Fold the top of the swing, sew the 2 opposed stitches
