PATTERN BY OLYA POVZUN

THE BEE
INSTAGRAM @olyapovzun
2021

TOOLS AND MATERIALS:

Finished toy size with the
materials recommended ~
12.5 cm / 4.7 inch.
Yarn: Alize Bella. Composition -
100% cotton.
Length 50g/180m
- № 110 - Yellow
- № 466 - Brown
- № 462 - Azure
- № 613 - Nude
- № 32 - Light pink
- № 489 - Pink
- № 83 - Orange
- № 492 - Green
Crochet hook 2.00 mm Stuffing
material - polyester.
Safety eyes size 8 mm

ABBREVIATIONS
(US TERMINOLOGY)
MR – magic\amigurumi ring
Ch - chain
Sc - single crochet
DC - double crochet
Inc - increase
Dec - decrease
Sl st - slip stitch
 Legs
Work in yellow color. Stuff the piece as you go.
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
3R Inc х 12 times = 24
4R (3 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 30
5 - 6R 30 (2 rnds)
7R 9 Sc, Dec х 6 times, 9 Sc = 24
8R 6 Sc, Dec х 6 times, 6 Sc = 18
9R 6 Sc, Dec х 3 times, 6 Sc = 15
10 - 12R 15 (3 rnds)
13R (3 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 12
14R 12
15R (2 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 9
16R Dec х 4 times, Sl st. Cut yarn and weave in.

Arms
Work in yellow color.
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
3R (1 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 18
4 - 5R 18 (2 rnds)
6R (Dec, 7 Sc) х 2 times = 16
7R 16
8R (Dec, 6 Sc) х 2 times = 14
9R 14
10R (Dec, 5 Sc) х 2 times = 12 Do not stuff further.
11R (2 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 9 14 - 15R 8 (2 rnds)
12R 9 Change yarn color (T-shirt color)
13R Dec, 7 Sc = 8 16 - 19R 8 (4 rnds)
Stuff the piece. 20R Dec х 4 times

Body
Work in yellow color.
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
3R Inc х 12 times = 24
4R (3 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 30
5R (4 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 36
6R (5 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 42
7R (6 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 48

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8R (7 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 54
9R (8 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 60
10R (9 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 66
11 - 12R 66 (2 rnds)
Change yarn color ( brown )
13 - 14R 66 (2 rnds)
15R (9 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 60
16R 18 Sc, (2 Sc, Dec) х 6 times, 18 Sc = 54
17R 54
Change yarn color ( yellow )
18R 54
19R (7 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 48
20R 12 Sc, (Dec, 2 Sc) х 6 times, 12 Sc = 42
Change yarn color (T-shirt color)
21R Work this round through back loops of the previous round stitches -
42 Sc
22R (2 Sc, Dec) х 3 times, 18 Sc, (Dec, 2 Sc) х 3 times = 36
23R 36
24R (1 Sc, Dec) х 3 times, 18 Sc, (Dec, 1 Sc) х 3 times = 30
25 - 26R 30 (2 rnds)
27R (3 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 24
28 - 29R 24 (2 rnds)
30R (2 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 18
Sl st, Cut yarn and weave in.

Join sweater color yarn in the front loops of round 20.

1R 42 Sc
Sl st, Cut yarn and weave in.

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 Head
Work in yellow color.
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
3R (1 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 18
4R (2 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 24
5R (3 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 30
6R (4 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 36
7R (5 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 42
8R (6 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 48
9R (7 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 54
10R (8 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 60
11 - 13R 60 (3 rnds)
14R (9 Sc, Inc) х 6 times = 66
15 - 24R 66 (10 rnds)
25R (9 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 60
26R (6 Sc, Dec х 2 times) х 6 times = 48
27R (6 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 42
At this stage set eyes. To make it easier, pin the eyes points – approx.
between rounds 20 and 21 of the head.
The distance between the pins
should be 12 sts.
28R (5 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 36
Stuff the piece.
29R (2 Sc, Dec х 2 times) х 6 times = 24 Sc
30R (2 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 18
Sl st, Cut yarn and weave in.

Antennae
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
3R (3 Sc, Inc) х 3 times = 15
4 - 6R 15 (3 rnds)
7R (3 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 12
8R Dec х 6 times = 6
Stuff the piece.
9 - 16R 6 (8 rnds). Sl st, cut yarn.

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 Nose
Chain 6, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook work.
1R Inc, 3 Sc, 4 Sc into the last ch st, 3 Sc, Inc = 14
2-3R = 14 (2 rnds)
Sl st, fasten off and cut yarn. Add a bit stuffing in the nose.

Stinger
1R 6 Sc into MR 5R 10
2R 6 6R (1 Sc, Inc) х 5 times = 15
3R (2 Sc, Inc) х 2 times = 8 7R (4 Sc, Inc) х 3 times = 18
4R (3 Sc, Inc) х 2 times = 10 Sl st, cut yarn.
Add a bit stuffing in the stinger.

Wings
Do not stuff. 11R (1 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 12
1R 6 Sc into MR 12R 12
2R Inc х 6 times = 12 13R (2 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 9
3R Inc х 12 times = 24 14R 9
4 - 7R 24 (4 rnds) 15R (1 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 6
8R (2 Sc, Dec) х 6 times = 18 Sl st, cut yarn.
9 - 10R 18 (2 rnds)

Flowers
Work in orange.
1R 6 Sc into MR
2R Inc х 6 times = 12
Switch to pink yarn color.
3R (2 Sc, Dec) х 3 times = 9
4R 9
Sl st, cut yarn.
Petals (see photo on p.4)
Join light pink yarn in the back loops of round 4.
Chain 6, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook work -
1 Sc, 4 DC, Sl st into the same st from which you chained. The 1 st petal
is ready.
Sl st into the next st, chain 6, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook work -

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1 Sc, 4 DC, Sl st into the same st from which you chained. The 2 nd petal
is ready.
Continue crocheting in the same way, 9 petals in total.

Leaves (make 4)
Chain 5, join the chain in the ring working a sl st.
From the ring chain 3 – turning chains.
Work 7 DC into the ring (see photo on p.6), chain 3, work 1 Sc into the
first ch st.
Work 7 DC into the ring. Chain 3, make 1 Sl st into the ring.
Chain 3, cut yarn.

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 Assembly
1. Sew the head to the body.
2. Sculpting for eyes. Insert a threaded needle in the neck point on the
left, come out under the left eye (in the center). Count 1 round
upwards to the right and enter your needle, come out in the neck
point a stitch away from the initial inserting point.
Repeat the steps above once more. Do the right eye sculpting in the
same way. Do not pull on the thread too hard!

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3. Embroider stitches in white under the eyes (eye
whites).
Embroider eyebrows and a line under the nose.
4. Sew on the nose.
5. Sew on arms and legs. Attach arms 2 rounds below
the neck. Attach
legs under the stripe on the body.

6. Sew the stinger to the

body.

7. Sew on the wings 3

rounds below the neck.

8. Sew on the antennae to the head between rounds 10 - 11.

9. Sew on the leaves. Stitch through the leafstalk.
10. Sew on the flowers. Sew only the middles.

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