Bumble Bee Pattern
MATERIALS
HOOK SIZE: 2.5 mm
YARN: Phildar Coton 3 100% cotton, 50g/121m
03 ciel (wings)
1009 poussin (yellow stripes)
1007 jeans (antennae)
1013 Galet (grey stripes)
049 Craie (white bottom)
YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
• Toy filling
• 6mm black toy safety eyes
• black/dark brown thread for the mouth
ABBREVIATIONS:
blo - back loops only
ch - chain
dec - decrease (invisible decrease, crocheting 2 stitches together through front
loops only)
inc - increase (2 stitches into the same stitch)
sc - single crochet
slst - slipstitch
( ) - everything between the bracket is into the same stitch
Design by Annamária Majláth from manchagurumi 1
Bumble Bee Pattern
ANTENNAE (make 2)
Using dark grey yarn, ch 9. Slst to back bumps from 2nd bump from hook (8 slst).
Cut yarn, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
HEAD AND BODY (top-down)
Using yellow make a magic ring
R1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) 6x (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) 5x, 1 sc (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) 6x (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) 5c, 2sc (36)
R7: 36 sc (36)
R8: (5 sc, inc) 6x (42)
R9-11: 42 sc (3 rows in total) (42)
At the last stitch of R11 switch to grey- Don’t cut the yellow yarn, you can pick it
up later.
R12: 42 blo-sc (42)
R13: inc, 3 sc, inc, 33 sc, inc, 3 sc (45)
Place the eyes between Rounds 10 and 11 with a distance of 11 stitches between
them. Embroider the mouth between the eyes.
I find it the easiest to sew on the antennae at this point too. Place them 2 rows
above the eyes, 1 stitch further from the center.
R14: 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (49)
R15: 49 sc (49)
At the last stitch of R15 pick up the yellow yarn. Don’t cut the grey yarn, you can
pick it up later.
R16: 49 blo-sc (49)
R17-18: 49 sc (2 rows in total) (49)
At the last stitch of R18 pick up the grey yarn. Cut yellow yarn.
R19: 49 blo-sc (49
R20: 3 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 2 sc (45)
R21: dec, 3 sc, dec, 33 sc, dec, 3 sc (42)
R22: 42 sc (42)
At the last stitch of R22, switch to white. Cut grey yarn.
R23: 42 blo-sc (42)
Design by Annamária Majláth from manchagurumi 2
Bumble Bee Pattern
R24: (5 sc, dec) 6x (36)
R25: 2 blo-sc, blo-dec, (4 blo-sc, blo-dec) 5x, 2 blo-sc (30)
Start stuffing the body.
R26: (1 sc, dec) 10x (20)
R27: 10 dec (10)
R28: 5 dec (5)
Stuff the body a bit more, but make sure the bottom stays flat. Close the remaining
stitches through the front loops and weave in ends.
WINGS (make 2)
Using light blue make a magic ring.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) 6x (18)
R4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc), 1 sc (24)
Make an extra slst into the first st of the next row. Cut yarn and fasten off, leaving
a long tail for sewing.
LEGS (make 2)
Using yellow make a magic ring.
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3-4: 12 sc (2 rows in total) (12)
Make an extra slst into the first st of the next row. Cut yarn and fasten off, leaving
a long tail for sewing. Stuff the legs a bit.
ASSEMBLING:
Sew on the wings in the grey stripe opposite the
antennae. Sew on legs in grey stripe under the antennae.
If you make your own Bumble Bee please don’t forget to tag me. I’d like to see
your creations.
Design by Annamária Majláth from manchagurumi 3
