Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
Amigurumi 26 Laid out for paper No account, no download
Crochet bee amigurumi with striped body and wings
Amigurumi bee in 3 parts, 26 rounds total, worked in worsted weight with a standard hook.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Rounds
- 26
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
26
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This bee is built in three worked pieces plus a short chain: a main body shaped from a 5-stitch magic ring up to 36 stitches, a second rounded piece that grows from a 6-stitch ring to 24 stitches, and a third piece worked the same way before leveling off into plain rounds. Color changes run through the body stripes without cutting yellow, so both shades stay live and ready to pick up again. Before the first stitch, have yellow and black worsted-weight yarn on hand, a hook sized to the yarn, a stitch marker, and stuffing for the body and head.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Cutting yellow at each stripe
- Carry yellow up the inside of the work instead of cutting it, since the pattern alternates colors without cutting yellow. Cutting and rejoining will leave extra ends to weave and can shift your round count.
- Losing track of the round start
- Place a stitch marker at the start of Round 1 on each piece and move it up every round. Without it, the inc, 13 sc, inc, 13 sc split in Round 7 is easy to misplace.
- Stuffing after the shape is closed
- Add stuffing as the last rounds narrow, not after the opening is fully closed. Trying to push stuffing through a near-closed round distorts the stitches around it.
The materials list
- Worsted weight yarn
- Crochet hook (size to suit your yarn)
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 4 short forms
Main Pattern
Round 1
Make a magic ring with 5 sc. Close the ring and mark the start.
Round 2
1 sc in each stitch (5 sc total). Flip the piece inside out. For Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × repeat = 7 sts.
Round 4
(Inc, 2 sc) × repeat. End with 1 inc. = 10 sts.
Round 5
(Inc, 2 sc) × 3 times = 14 sts. For Round 6: 14 increases = 28 sts.
Round 7
Inc, 13 sc, inc, 13 sc = 30 sts.
Round 8
(4 sc, inc) × repeat = 36 sts. For Round 9: 1 sc in each stitch = 36 sts.Rounds 10–17: Alternate colors without cutting yellow: 3 rows black, 2 rows yellow, 3 rows black.Cut black yarn.
Round 18
(4 sc, dec) × repeat with yellow yarn. For Round 19: (3 sc, dec) × repeat.
Round 20
(2 sc, dec) × repeat. Leave a long tail for sewing. Bee Head (Yellow Yarn)
Part 2
Round 1
Magic ring with 6 sc.
Round 2
6 inc = 12 sts. For Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × repeat = 18 sts.
Round 4
(2 sc, inc) × repeat = 24 sts.
Round 5
(3 sc, inc) × repeat. For Round 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × repeat, end with 2 sc.
Round 7
(5 sc, inc) × repeat.
Round 8
(6 sc, inc) × repeat = 48 sts. For Rounds 9–14: 1 sc in each stitch (6 rows).
Round 15
(6 sc, dec) × repeat.
Round 16
(5 sc, dec) × repeat. For Round 17: (4 sc, dec) × repeat.
Round 18
(3 sc, dec) × repeat. Add safety eyes between rows 7 and 8, 6 sts apart.
Round 19
(2 sc, dec) × repeat. Begin stuffing. For Round 20: (1 sc, dec) × repeat.
Round 21
6 dec to close. Fasten off and sew hole shut. Bee Wings (White Yarn) – Make 2
Part 3
Round 1
Magic ring with 6 sc.
Round 2
6 inc = 12 sts. For Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × repeat.
Round 4
(2 sc, inc) × repeat.
Rounds 5–6
1 sc in each stitch. For Round 7: (2 sc, dec) × repeat.
Rounds 8–9
1 sc in each stitch.
Round 10
(1 sc, dec) × repeat.
Round 11
1 sc in each stitch. Do not stuff.
Chain
Chain 50 (or adjust for size), then 3 more chains.
Join with a slip stitch to make a ring.
Single Crochet: Work sc around the ring using X-stitch technique.
Assembly Stuff both the body and head.
Sew the head to the body securely.
Sew wings on yellow body stripes.
Embroider the mouth with black yarn between rows 5 and 6 of the head.
Attach flower decorations and the crocheted headband.
Antennae instructions were not fully detailed in the source.
Visual reference needed for exact pattern.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Stuff both the body and head.
Step 2Sew the head to the body securely.
Step 3Sew wings on yellow body stripes.
Step 4Embroider the mouth with black yarn between rows 5 and 6 of the head.
Step 5Attach flower decorations and the crocheted headband.
Step 6Antennae instructions were not fully detailed in the source.
Step 7Visual reference needed for exact pattern.
Check these before you start
- Carry the unused color loosely up the inside of the work on stripe rounds instead of cutting it, so it is ready at the next color change.
- Keep tension firm and even through the increase rounds of the Main Pattern (Rounds 3 through 7), since loose stitches here show as visible gaps once the body is stuffed.
- Mark the first stitch of every round on all three parts before starting, since the continuous spiral construction makes round starts easy to lose.
On one line
| Rounds | 26 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 4 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Check that both yellow and black yarn are wound and within reach, since the stripes alternate without cutting either color.
- Place a stitch marker before Round 1 of each piece — spiral rounds give no natural stitch to mark the start.
- Read Round 7 of the Main Pattern ahead of time; the inc, 13 sc, inc, 13 sc split is where the shaping changes from evenly spaced increases to a two-point increase.
- Set stuffing aside before starting Part 2 and Part 3, since both close into solid shapes that need filling as you go.
Finishing
- Stuff the body and head firmly before closing the final rounds, working stuffing in as the opening narrows rather than packing it in after the fact.
- Sew the head to the body securely, checking that both pieces sit square to each other before the last stitches are set.
- Attach the wings to the yellow stripes of the body, then add the embroidered mouth, flower decorations, and headband last, once the main seams are set.
Construction
The Main Pattern increases on almost every round from the 5-stitch magic ring through Round 7, taking the piece from 5 to 30 stitches before settling into plain single crochet rounds — a standard amigurumi curve for a rounded body.
Time per section
| Main Pattern (body) | about 1.5 to 2 hours because it runs 8 rounds with shaping changing almost every round |
|---|---|
| Part 2 (head) | about 2 to 2.5 hours because it is the longest piece at 11 rounds with several increase repeats to track |
| Part 3 and finishing (wings, embroidery, headband) | about 1 to 1.5 hours because the 7 rounds are shorter but the assembly, embroidery, and attaching steps add time |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.