The size of finished honey bee is approximately 22 cm (8.6″).

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans, colors: yellow #88, brown #70, white #62, purple #19, pink #18, blue #75, peach #73, beige #03, green #69
• Hook size: 2.25 or 2.0 mm
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Some beads for flowers
• Dry pastel crayon for cheeks
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Sewing pins
• Knitting needle
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Legs and arms (make 4)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-14: 12 sc (12 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 15: (dec)*6
Pull the opening, fasten and hide yarn tail inside.

Horns (make 2)
With brown yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc)*5 (10)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*5 (15)
R 4-5: 15 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (1 sc, dec)*5 (10)
R 7: (3 sc, dec)*2 (8)
R 8-15: 8 sc (8 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sting
With brown yarn:
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: 5 sc
R 3: (inc)*5 (10)
R 4-6: 10 sc (3 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wings (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
R 6-9: 30 sc (4 rows)
R 10: (4 sc, dec)*5 (25)
R 11-13: 25 sc (3 rows)
R 14: (3 sc, dec)*5 (20)
R 15-16: 20 sc (2 rows)
R 17: (2 sc, dec)*5 (15)
R 18: (1 sc, dec)*5 (10)
R 19: (dec)*5 (5)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head and body of amigurumi bee are crocheted as one piece.

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