Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Suggested Yarn: Nature (Cotton yarn- Schachenmayr Catania, 100% Cotton, Sport weight).
- Yarn Color:
- Black
- White
- Yellow (Dandelion)
- Hook Size: Choose an appropriate hook size for the yarn (usually around 2.5mm or 3mm for this type of yarn).
- Needle: Yarn needle for sewing parts together.
- Safety eyes: 6mm, optional for pupils.
- Polyfill: For stuffing.
- Finished Size: Approximately 6 inches tall (Depending on your tension).
Abbreviations:
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- tr: treble crochet
- dtr: double treble crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet 2 together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
Special Stitches:
- Double Treble Crochet (dtr): Yarn over 3 times, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through (4 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops at a time until you’ve worked through all loops.
Round-by-Round Tutorial for the Chubby Bee Pattern:
Head and Body (Crocheted as one piece):
- Round 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6 sts)
- Round 2: [1 inc] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Round 3: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (16 sts)
- Round 4-5: 2 rounds, each with 16 sc (16 sts)
- Round 6: Crochet into front loop only. [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (20 sts)
- Round 7: 2 sc, 1 inc, [4 sc, 1 inc] repeat 3 times, 2 sc (24 sts)
- Round 8: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (30 sts)
- Round 9: 2 sc, 1 inc, [4 sc, 1 inc] repeat 5 times, 2 sc (36 sts)
- Round 10: [5 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (42 sts)
- Rounds 11-17: 7 rounds of 42 sc each (42 sts)
- Round 18: [5 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (36 sts)
- Round 19: Color change to Black, crochet into front loop only. [5 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (42 sts)
- Round 20: 3 sc, 1 inc, [6 sc, 1 inc] repeat 5 times, 3 sc (48 sts)
- Round 21: [7 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (54 sts)
- Round 22: 4 sc, 1 inc, [8 sc, 1 inc] repeat 5 times, 4 sc (60 sts)
- Round 23: [9 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (66 sts)
- Round 24: Crochet only 1 sc
- Rounds 25-29: Color change to Dandelion, 5 rounds of 66 sc (66 sts)
- Round 30: Crochet only 1 sc
- Rounds 31-35: Color change to Black, 5 rounds of 66 sc (66 sts)
- Round 36: Crochet only 1 sc
- Rounds 37-38: Color change to Dandelion, 2 rounds of 66 sc (66 sts)
- Round 39: Crochet only 1 sc
- Round 40: [9 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (60 sts)
- Round 41: 4 sc, 1 dec, [8 sc, 1 dec] repeat 5 times, 4 sc (54 sts)
- Round 42: [7 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (48 sts)
- Round 43: Crochet only 1 sc
- Round 44: Color change to Black. 3 sc, 1 dec, [6 sc, 1 dec] repeat 5 times, 3 sc (42 sts)
- Round 45: Fill with polyfill. [5 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (36 sts)
- Round 46: 5 sc, 1 dec, [10 sc, 1 dec] repeat 2 times, 5 sc (33 sts)
- Round 47: [9 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (30 sts)
- Round 48: 4 sc, 1 dec, [8 sc, 1 dec] repeat 2 times, 4 sc (27 sts)
- Round 49: [7 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (24 sts)
- Round 50: 3 sc, 1 dec, [6 sc, 1 dec] repeat 2 times, 3 sc (21 sts)
- Round 51: [5 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (18 sts)
- Round 52: 2 sc, 1 dec, [4 sc, 1 dec] repeat 2 times, 2 sc (15 sts)
- Round 53: Fill remaining area with polyfill. [3 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Round 54: 1 sc, 1 dec, [2 sc, 1 dec] repeat 2 times, 1 sc (9 sts)
- Round 55: [1 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (6 sts)
- Finish: Cut the yarn generously, close the opening and weave in the leftover yarn.
Wings (2x):
- Row 1: Crochet 10 chain stitches.
- Row 2: 1 tr into the 4th stitch from the hook, 2 dtr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc.
- Finish: Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (6x):
- Round 1: 6 sc into a magic ring.
- Round 2: [1 inc] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Round 3: [3 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (15 sts)
- Round 4: Crochet 15 sc
- Round 5: [3 sc, 1 dec] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Round 6: 6 dec (6 sts)
- Round 7: Crochet into front loop only. 6 sc
- Round 8: [1 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (9 sts)
- Round 9: [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Finish: Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Eyes (2x):
- Round 1: 6 sc into a magic ring.
- Round 2: [1 inc] repeat till end (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, 1 inc, [2 sc, 1 inc] repeat 3 times, 1 sc (16 sts)
- Round 4: Crochet 16 sc.
- Finish: Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Antennae (2x):
- Row 1: Crochet 12 chain stitches.
- Row 2: 1 dc into the 4th stitch from the hook, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 5 sl st.
- Finish: Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Eyes: Sew the eyes 2 stitch rows after the nose. The eyes should have a distance of 1 stitch between them.
- Legs: Attach the legs to the black and yellow stripes, ensuring that the round part is positioned lower than the body.
- Antennae: Attach behind the eyes with a 2-stitch gap between them.
- Wings: Attach after the first black stripe, with 1 stitch between them.
Enjoy crocheting your Chubby Bee!
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