Mini Bee Plushie

Happy Free Pattern Friday, friends! It's been a while! I lost track of time a little bit after we had an unexpected move and now it's been a few months! But worry not, I did make some patterns while I was away! For this Friday I wanted to share with you all my mini bee pattern! It's so fun and small and you can turn it into so many different things, like a keychain, or a holiday ornament, or you can just leave it as a tiny plush, there are really so many possibilities! This pattern works up really fast, so you can make a swarm of cute little bees in no time at all!

I just think little bees are just the cutest and they do so much good for the planet! And, how cool is it that their tiny little wings are able to carry their bodies?! Bees are just the best. Fun fact: bees have a brain the size of a poppyseed, isn't that wild?! These bees work up really quickly and you only have to sew on the wings, which is a huge plus for me since I dislike attaching crochet pieces, it always takes me so long!

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Anyway, let's get on to today's pattern. You will need:

• Worsted weight yarn in yellow, black, white, and pink (or whatever colors you want)

• 3.75mm crochet hook

• 6mm safety eyes

• Fiber fill

• Stitch markers

• Yarn needle

• Scissors

• Embroidery thread

• Pins

• (optional) keychain

Abbreviations:

• mr- magic ring

• st- stitch

• sc- single crochet

• inc- increase

• dec- decrease

• ss- slip stitch

Body:

Starting in Yellow

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Rounds 4-5: sc around [18]

-Insert safety eyes between rounds 2 and 3 and embroider blush spots just beneath the eyes -

*switch to black*

Rounds 6-7: sc around [18]

*switch to yellow*

Rounds 8-9: sc around [18]

*switch to black* Rounds 10-11: sc around [18]

*switch to yellow*

Round 12: sc around [18]

Round 13: (sc 1, dec)x6 [12]

Round 14: dec x6 [6]

FO, weave in ends, hide the tail.

Wings:

(White yarn)

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: (sc 1, inc)x3 [9]

Round 3: (sc 1, dec)x3 [6]

Assembly is pretty easy! Just pin the wings on the middle stripe of yellow (or wherever you want them to go, it's your bee, you do you <3) and sew them down. If you want to attach a string or a keychain, I recommend putting it right in between the wings! And then you're all done!! Such a quick pattern right?!

If you try this pattern out, let me know! You can email me at Crochet_things@yahoo.com or tag me on Instagram @Cutiepie_Crochet! I'd love to see your cute little creations!