Beatrice Bee
This is an Intermediate level pattern written in US crochet term
Materials Needed:
Size 3.75mm Crochet Hook Polyfil Fiber Stuffing Scissors Tapestry Needle Embroidery Floss 6 or 8 mm Safety Eyes Cheek Color (Blush or Beeswax crayon or Fabric pen) Worsted Weight Yarn in Black, White and Yellow Stitch Legend: Mgc Rng - Magic Ring SC - Single Crochet SC2Tog - Single Crochet Decrease Sl St - Slip Stitch St - Stitch Sts - Stitches FO - Fasten Off Ch - Chain DC - Double Crochet HDC - Half Double Crochet \* - Repeat instructions from \*
TUTORIALS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-SMkNQAZ5Si0 Ultimate Finish (Video by Planet June) NOTE: Pattern is worked in a spiral unless otherwise noted and not joined at the end of each round. Use a Stitch Marker and mark the last stitch of each round and continue to next round's directions.
HEAD
Round l1: Begin with Yellow yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pullyarn tail to close (6 sC) Round 2: \*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 3: \*SC into next St, 2 SC into next St, Repeat around (18 SC) Round 4: \*SC into next 2 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (24 SC) Round 5: \*SC into next 3 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (30 SC) Round 6: \*SC into next 4 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (36 SC) Round 7: \*SC into next 5 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (42 SC) Rounds 8 - 9: SC in each St around (42 SC) Round 10: \*SC into next 6 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (48 SC) Rounds 1l - 13: SC in each St around (48 SC)
Place Eyes in Round 12 6 Sts apart
Round 14: \*SC into next 6 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (42 SC) Round 15: \*SC into next 5 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (36 SC) Round 16: \*SC into next 4 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (30 SC) Round 17: \* SC into next 3 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (24 SC) Round 18: \*SC into next 2 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (18 SC) Round 19: \*SC into next St, SC2Tog, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 20: \*SC2Tog, Repeat around (6 SC) he Ultimate Finish and Sew head closed using the tapestry needle BODY - You will want to carry your colors around to avoid extra yarn ends. Round l: Begin with Yellow yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pullyarn tail to close (6 sC) Round 2: \*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 3: With Black yarn \*SC into next St, 2 SC into next St, Repeat around (18 SC) Round 4: Continue with Black yarn, SC in each St around (18 SC) Round 5: With Yellow yarn, \*SC into next 2 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (24 SC) Rounds 6 - 7: Continue with Yellow yarn, SC in each St around (24 SC) Round 8: With Black yarn, \*SC into next 2 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (18 SC) Rounds 9 - 10: Continue with Black yarn, SC in each St around (18 SC)
STUFF BODY FIRMLY HERE
Round 1l: With Yellow yarn, \*SC into next St, SC2Tog, Repeat around (12 SC) Rounds 12 - 14: Continue with Yellow yarn, SC in each St around (12 SC) FO after Round 14 leaving a long tail for sewing, attach head to body using the tapestry needle.
STINGER
Round 1: Begin with Black yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pull yarn tail to close (6 sC) Round 2: SC in each St around (6 SC) Round 3: \*SC in next 2 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (8 SC) Round 4: \*SC in next 3 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (10 SC) Round 5: SC in each St around (10 SC) aving a long tail for sewing and stuff lightly, Stitch to bee's botton
ANTENNA - Make 2
Ch 10, SC in 2nd Ch from hook and in next 7 Ch, 6 SC in last Ch, Sl St along bottom of Ch to end (14 SC), FO leaving a long tail for sewing and Stitch antenna to top of Bee's head. Weave in your beginning ends before sewing to bee's head ARMS - Make 2 Round 1: Begin with Black yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pull yarn tail to close (6 sC) Round 2: \*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 3: \*SC into next St, 2 SC into next St, Repeat around (18 SC) Round 4: SC in each St around (18 SC)
STUFF HAND HERE -DO NOT STUFF THE REST OF THE ARM
GARDENSERIESBLOCKII—RAINDROPS 9' Round 6: \*SC2Tog, Repeat around (6 SC) Rounds 7 - 15: SC in each St around (6 SC) FO leaving a long tail for sewing and sew the arms to each side of the bee's body.
LEGS - Make 2
Round l: Begin with Black yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pullyarn tail to close (6 sC) Round 2: \*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 3: \*SC into next St, 2 SC into next St, Repeat around (18 SC) und 4: \*SC into next 2 Sts, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (24 SC Round 5: SC in each St around (24 SC) Round 6:\*SC into next 2 Sts, SC2Tog, Repeat around (18 SC) STUFF FOOT HERE ONLY - DO NOT STUFF REST OF LE Round 7: \*SC in next St, SC2Tog, Repeat around (12 SC) Rounds 8 - 20: SC in each St around (12 SC) FO after Round 20leaving along tail for sewing, sewlgstobottom ofbee's body. WINGS - Make 2 Round 1: With White yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pullyarn tail to close (6 sSC) Round 2: \*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC) Round 3: SC,2 SC, SC,2 SC, HDC, 2 DC, DC,2 DC, HDC,2 SC, SC,2 SC (18 Sts) Round 4: SC in next 6 Sts, HDC, DC in next 2 Sts, 3 DC in next St, DC in next 2 Sts, HDC, SC in next 5 Sts, FO leaving a long tail for sewing and attach wings to back of bee's body (20 Sts) Weave in all ends and add Cheek color and any other facial details you want after you have completed your project. Tee-Dah! You're finished!
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