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Free Amigurumi Bee Louie Crochet Pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate

This pattern allows you to crochet an adorable bee with a bow. For this amigurumi project, any cotton-blend yarn will work, such as Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, Vita Lira, and others. The head and body are crocheted as a single piece, with all other parts sewn on afterward. The pattern is worked in a spiral, without additional turning chains.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold in color 83 (yellow)
  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans in colors 71 (light brown), 75 (blue), 62 (white)
  • Crochet hook: 2 mm
  • Eyes for toys: 8 mm
  • Stuffing for toys
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR – magic ring
  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase
  • dec – decrease
  • (…) x n – repeat n times

Bee Louie Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head + Body
1st round: 6 sc in MR (6)
2nd round: 6 inc (12)
3rd round: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4th round: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5th round: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6th round: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7th round: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8th round: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9th-13th rounds: 48 sc (48)

Begin shaping the face:
14th round: (3 sc, inc) x 6, 24 sc (54)
15th round: (inc, 4 sc) x 6, 24 sc (60)
16th round: inc, (3 sc, inc) x 2, 18 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) x 2, 24 sc (66)
17th-21st rounds: 66 sc (66)

Insert the eyes between the 13th and 14th rounds. Count 11 sc from the start of the 14th round and insert the first eye, then count 8 sc and insert the second eye.

22nd round: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
23rd round: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
24th round: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
25th round: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
26th round: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

Facial Features
At this point, you can start adding facial features:

  • Make indentations for the eyes and mouth.
  • Embroider eyebrows, the mouth, eye whites, and the nose.

Body
Continue crocheting the body:
27th round: (sc, inc) x 18 (54)
28th round: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
Change the yarn to brown.
29th-31st rounds: 60 sc (3 rounds) (60)
Change the yarn to yellow.
32nd-34th rounds: 60 sc (3 rounds) (60)
Change the yarn to brown.
35th-37th rounds: 60 sc (3 rounds) (60)
Change the yarn to yellow.
38th-40th rounds: 60 sc (3 rounds) (60)
Change the yarn to brown.
41st round: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
42nd round: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
43rd round: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
44th round: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
45th round: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
46th round: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
47th round: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
48th round: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Pull the remaining stitches tight, secure the yarn, and cut the thread. Hide the yarn end.

Antennae (Make 2)
Using brown yarn:
1st round: 6 sc in MR (6)
2nd round: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3rd round: 9 sc (9)
4th round: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5th round: 12 sc (12)
6th round: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7th round: 15 sc (15)
8th-10th rounds: 15 sc (15)
11th round: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
12th round: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
13th round: (sc, dec) x 3 (6)
14th-23rd rounds: 6 sc (10 rounds) (6)

Secure the yarn and cut it, leaving a long tail for sewing. Repeat for the second antenna.

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  1. La

    Hi this is la. I’m going to try to do this bee, cause it’s very cute.

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