Product Description
Meet Bee Bee, she just loves sitting in her honey pot watching the world go by. Standing at 5cm tall she is small enough to attach to a keychain so she can come along on your travels with you. You will need: Small amounts of yellow, black, white or cream and brown Aran yarn. 2.5mm and 3.5mm crochet hooks Black 4ply cotton or black embroidery thread. A small amount of toy stuffing. A tapestry needle for sewing up.
Honey Pot Bumble Bee Crochet Pattern
What Is Being Made
This downloadable crochet pattern from Little Pea Crochet creates an adorable small bumble bee toy designed to sit alongside a matching honey pot. The finished bee is quick to complete and works up into a cute, huggable finished piece. The pattern includes instructions for the standard small version as well as directions to create a larger version if desired, making it versatile for different project preferences.
Crochet Techniques Used
The honey pot bumble bee pattern employs fundamental amigurumi and toy-making techniques suitable for intermediate crocheters. The bee is constructed by working in continuous rounds, though the pattern notes that crocheters may alternatively slip stitch and chain one after each round if preferred. The pattern uses both standard and specialty stitch techniques to shape and define the bee's body and features. Toy stuffing is incorporated to give the finished bee dimension and a soft, cuddly texture.
Stitches Used
The pattern utilizes essential crochet stitches appropriate for amigurumi construction:
- Single crochet (sc) – the primary stitch for building the bee's structure
- Single crochet decrease (Dec) – used to shape and decrease stitches where needed
- Back loop only (blo) – creates texture and definition
- Front loop only (flo) – provides stitch variation for shaping
- Half double crochet (hdc) – adds dimension to certain sections
- Double crochet (dc) – used for the honey pot component
Materials and Yarn
This pattern is designed to use aran weight yarn, making it an excellent stash-busting project. The designer used leftover scraps of Armoni Aran rolls in yellow, black, and brown for the bee itself, with cream or white aran yarn for additional details. A 2.5mm crochet hook is required for the bee construction, while a larger 3.5mm hook is used for the honey pot component. Additional materials include a sewing needle for finishing, black 4ply cotton or embroidery thread for embroidering details like eyes, and a small amount of toy stuffing to give the bee its finished shape and softness. The pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Aran |
| Pages: | 5 |
| Designer: | Little Pea Crochet |
| Craft: | Crochet |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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