Crochet Bumblebee Pattern: Easy and Free for Beginners
Bumble the Bee – Free Pattern
📚 Good to Know
This pattern is written in US terminology & is crocheted in continuous rounds.
The project comes together in 15-20 minutes.
You may sell plushies created from this pattern, so long as you credit COZYANDBARE as the pattern creator.
The pattern itself is not allowed to be redistributed, translated, or resold in any form.
🧵 Materials
Yarn: Super bulky yarn (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple for rainbow effect, or black/yellow for traditional bee)
Hook: Crochet hook 4.5mm (change according to yarn size)
Eyes: Safety eyes or yarn to embroider
Tools: Stitch markers, Scissors, Polyfil
🔑 Terms
Term
Meaning
mr
magic ring
sc
single crochet
st
stitch
ch
chain
sl st
slip stitch
inc
increase
dec
decrease
BLO
back loop only
cc
colour change
FO
fasten off
I. Bee Body (Head and Stripes)
(You will begin with the face. The pattern uses rainbow colors, which you can replace with traditional black/yellow.)
Round
Color
Pattern
Stitches (St)
R1
Yellow
sc 8 in mr
(8)
R2
Yellow
Inc x 8
(16)
cc to red
R3
Red
BLO sc 16
(16)
cc to orange
R4
Orange
sc 16
(16)
cc to yellow
R5
Yellow
sc 16
(16)
cc to green
R6
Green
sc 16
(16)
cc to blue
R7
Blue
sc 16
(16)
cc to purple
R8
Purple
sc 16
(16)
cc to yellow
R9
Yellow
BLO sc 16
(16)
Add stuffing now, and finish stuffing after the next row, then close.
R10
Yellow
Dec x 8
(8)
FO & weave in end.
Eye Placement Note: Add eyes in between rounds 1 & 2 on the left and right. During this step, tie the color ends together inside your bee and cut extra yarn from the ends.
II. Wings (Make 2)
Round
Pattern
Stitches (St)
R1
sc 4 in mr
(4)
Ch 1 and turn, you’ll work back down your ring, not in a circle.
R2
Inc x 4
(8)
FO & leave a long tail for sewing your wings to your bee.
🛠️ Wing Attachment
Make sure the bottom of the body, where you can see the color changes, is facing downwards.
To attach your wings, place one wing against the body and make sure the right side is facing up.
Sew both wings in a straight line against the body so they are directly inline with the eyes.
