CROCHET BEE PLUSH, beginner tutorial

crochet plush
Bee crochet plush

Hi pumpkins ! I hope you are having a wonderful week ! Today I’ve decided to show you how to crochet a cute and chubby plush, literally a crochet classic : the crochet bee plushie ! If you are a crochet beginner, it’s one of the easiest pattern you can follow. You only need to know single crochet stitch, increase and decrease, very EASY !

Crochet is not only making mini amigurumis, you can also make big creations thanks to very thick ” caterpillar ” yarns.

This post is actually the support of my YouTube video that shows you how to make this bee step-by-step with a printable pattern.

Video

Supplies list

( Since I buy a lot of my supplies on Amazon so I’ve added the links in Italic )

  • Black fluffy yarn, I used Funny Uni 17 from Gründl ( 100g ). In the US, it’s quite difficult to find so you can go for Bernat Velvet : here or for the Estako Velvet in Black 1810 ( 100g ) : here
  • Yellow fluffy yarn, I used Funny Uni 02 from Gründl ( 100g ). If you don’t find it you can for Bernat Baby Velvet in Sunshine ( 100g ) : here
  • Silver sequins thread ( for the wings and the cheeks ), Plassard Pluie d’étoiles ( color 10, 10 g / 130 m ). If you don’t find it, you can use this one : here or here
  • White cotton yarn ( to mix with the silver thread for the wings ), from the Bamboo MN, assortment H. here
  • Black cotton thread ( for the smile ), from the Bamboo MN, assortment F. here
  • Pink cotton thread ( for the cheeks ), from the Bamboo MN, assortment F. here
  • Crochet hook : 6 or 7 mm for the body and 4 mm for the wings , from this crochet kit : here
  • Safety eyes: 10 mm : here
  • Darning needle. They are from the crochet kit listed above.
  • Round counter : here
  • Stitch markers, from the crochet kit listed above.
  • 1 black chenille stem min. length 8 in. ( 20 cm ) : from this set here

( More information on my blog post ‘’ Crochet supplies list for beginner ‘’ )

Abbreviations

R : round
Sc : single crochet
Inc : increase
Dec : decrease

Crochet pattern

© This document is the property of crochetpinkpumpkin. This pattern is for personal use only.
No profit can be generated from this pattern or from the sale of the finished product.

Before you start, you can watch my YouTube video ” invisible color change ” to learn how create strips with invisibly : here

Bee’s body


Hook 7 mm

Yellow
R0 : magic circle
R1 : 6 sc in the magic circle (6)
R2 : 6 inc (12)
R3 : (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)
R4 : (2 sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)
R5 : (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)
R6 : (4 sc, 1 inc) x6 (36)
R7 : (5 sc, 1 inc) x6 (42)
R8 : (6 sc, 1 inc) x6 (48)
R9, R10 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 2 rounds )
Black
R11 > R15 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 5 rounds )
Yellow
R16 > R20 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 5 rounds )

Insert safety eyes, create cheeks and mouth.
More precisions about where to place elements in the YT video.

Black
R21 > R25 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 5 rounds )
Yellow
R26 > R30 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 5 rounds )
Start stuffing and keep stuffing as the rounds go.

Black
R31 : 1 sc in each stitch (48) ( 1 round )
R32 : (6 sc, 1 dec) x6 (42)
R33 : (5 sc, 1 dec) x6 (36)
R34 : (4 sc, 1 dec) x6 (30)
R35 : (3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)
Yellow
R36 : (2 sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)
R37 : (1 sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)
Finish stuffing
R38 : 6 dec (6)
Leave 6 in. of thread then cut it.
Make a yarn over, and pass the thread through the loop to tie a knot.
With the thread and a darning needle, pass through the previous 6 stitches to close the circle.
Hide the thread in the bee with the needle and then cut what is left.

Wings


Hook 4 mm

White and silver thread
R0 : magic circle
R1 : 6 sc in the magic circle (6)
R2 : 6 inc (12)
R3 : (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)
R4 : (2 sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)

Make a yarn over, and pass the thread through the loop to tie a knot.
Sew them on top of the body

Antenna

Roll the end of the caterpillar stems
Insert them on top of the head. I added a little glue so that the antennas stay in place.
More details in the YT video.

Voilà ! Your cute crochet plushie is ready 🌸

© This document is the property of crochetpinkpumpkin. This pattern is for personal use only.
No profit can be generated from this pattern or from the sale of the finished product.

Printable pattern

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mQbTFKiwvx2SN44WWpY3HUVaIvAgNRcK/view?usp=sharing

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