Crochet Bee – Appliques

Crochet patterns, Crochet patterns - Appliques

Yesterday was Earth Day and I decided to celebrate by making these cute little crochet
bees! These bee crochet appliques are the perfect addition to a crochet blanket or a bag.

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write to me.

You can find a printable version of this pattern at the end of the page.
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Crochet Bee Appliques

SIZE :

5” / 12.5 cm tall for the biggest and 4” / 10 cm tall for the smallest when made with the
indicated yarn. You can use a smaller or bigger hook to get a smaller or bigger applique.
Materials:

• 1 type of yarn calling for 5,5 mm (US I-9) hook in 3 different colors (and a very small
amount of pink yarn for cheeks of the female)
• Size 4 mm crochet hook
• Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• 7.5 mm black safety eyes

What did I use?

Light worsted yarn in black, white and yellow.

I used «I love this cotton! yarn» from Hobby lobby in Curry (color 326), Black (color 2),
white (color 6) and Pink (color 74).

Abbreviations:

• chain (ch)
• single crochet (sc)
• double crochet (dc)
• half double crochet (hdc)
• increase (inc)
• decrease (dec)
• slip stitch (sl st)
• stitch marker

How to crochet a bee applique?

Let’s start these crochet bee appliques!

PART 1: The Head

For the big crochet bee:

Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first
stitch of each round.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the yellow yarn

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Round 2: inc 6 times (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)

Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)

Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30)

With a 4 mm crochet and the black yarn

Join your new color and keep working in rounds.

Round 6: sc 6; change to 3.5 mm hook: 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 6 (for the
first antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 4 sc of the ch, make 1 sl st in
the st with the stitch marker; 1 sc in next 2 st; 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 6
(for the second antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 4 sc of the ch, make
1 sl st in the st with the stitch marker; change to 4 mm hook: 1 sc in the next 20 st.

For the small crochet bee:

Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first
stitch of each round.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the yellow yarn

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Round 2: inc 6 times (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)

Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)

With a 4 mm crochet and the black yarn

Join your new color and keep working in rounds.

Round 5: sc 6; change to 3,5 mm hook: 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 4 (for the
first antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 sc of the ch, make 1 sl st in
the st with the stitch marker; 1 sc in next 2 st; 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 4
(for the 2nd antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 sc of the ch, make 1
sl st in the st with the stitch marker; change to 4 mm hook: 1 sc in the next 14 st.

PART 2: The body

For the big crochet bee applique:

We are now working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet.

Start with the yellow yarn:

Row 1: ch2

Row 2: turn; 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place stitch marker (1)

Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)

Row 4: ch1, turn; inc in all. (4)

Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (4)

Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 2, 1 inc. (6)

Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 8: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 4, 1 inc. (8)

Row 9: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 10: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 6, 1 inc. (10)

Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Row 12: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 15: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 6, 1 dec. (8)

Row 16: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Row 17: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 4, 1 dec. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 18: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 19: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4 mm hook. Make 16 sc evenly divide
until the stitch marker. Change to the 3.5 mm hook. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your st
marker, ch 3, turn, from the 2nd ch from hook: sc in next 2, 1 sc in the st with the stitch
marker. Change to 4 mm crochet hook and make 16 sc evenly divided until the last row
(row 19). Leave a long tail (to sew the head to the body), cut the yarn.
For the small crochet bee applique:

We are now working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet.

Start with the yellow yarn:

Row 1: ch2

Row 2: turn; 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place stitch marker (1)

Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)

Row 4: ch1, turn; inc in all. (4)

Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 2, 1 inc. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 8: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 4, 1 inc. (8)

Row 9: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 10: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 4, 1 dec. (6)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 12: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4 mm hook. Make 10 sc evenly divided
until the stitch marker. Change to the 3.5 mm hook. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your st
marker, ch 2, turn, from the 2nd ch from hook: sc in next st, 1 sc in the st with the stitch
marker. Change to 4 mm crochet hook and make 10 sc evenly divided until the last row
(Row 13). Leave a long tail (to sew the head to the body), cut the yarn.
PART 3: The wings

Now let’s see how to crochet bees’ wings.

For the big crochet bee (make 2)

We are working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet, with the white yarn.

ch 11. (11)

From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, 1 dc in the next 2
st, 4 dc in the next st.

Now on the other side of the chain: 1 dc in the next 2 st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, 1 sc in the
next 4 st, sl st in the next st. Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.

For the small crochet bee (make 4)

We are working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet, with the white yarn.

ch 8

From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sl st in the next 2 st, 1 sc in the next 3 st, 1 hdc in the next
st, 4 hdc in the next st.

Now on the other side of the chain: 1 hdc in the next st, 1 sc in the next 3 st, 1 sl st in the
next 2 st, sl st in the next st. Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.
PART 4: The faces

For the male: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the head, spaced by 3 stitches.
With your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make some eyebrows above the eyes and a
mouth (see picture below).

Let me show you how to make eyelashes.

For the female: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the head, spaced by 3 stitches.
Before to attach the eyes, with your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make some
eyelashes (see picture below). Once it is done, you can attach the eyes.
You can then make a mouth and add some blush below the eyes with your tapestry needle
and some pink yarn (see picture below).
For the small crochet bee applique: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the head,
spaced by 3 stitches. With your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make a mouth (see
picture below).

PART 5: Assembling all the parts together

Sew the head to the body (choose if you want it on the left, on the right or in the middle).
I did sew the heads to the last two rows of the body.

Sew the wings on the inside of the body. You can decide how long you want the wings to
be (i hide about 0.8″ / 1.5 cm of the wings – see picture below). For the big ones, I
attached both wings at the top of the body. For the little one, I attached them to both
sides.
Of course, my official tester loves these crochet bumble bees and made them meet the
family of crochet avocados!
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Materials
 1 type of yarn calling for 5,5 mm (US I-9) hook in 3 different colors (and a very
small amount of pink yarn for cheeks of the female)
 Size 4 mm crochet hook
 Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
 Tapestry needle
 7.5 mm black safety eyes
Tools
 chain (ch)
 single crochet (sc)
 double crochet (dc)
 half double crochet (hdc)
 increase (inc)
 decrease (dec)
 slip stitch (sl st)
 stitch marker

Instructions
How to crochet a bee applique?

Let’s start these crochet bee appliques!

PART 1: The Head

For the big crochet bee:

Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the
first stitch of each round.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the yellow yarn

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Round 2: inc 6 times (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)

Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)

Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30)

With a 4 mm crochet and the black yarn

Join your new color and keep working in rounds.

Round 6: sc 6; change to 3.5 mm hook: 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 6 (for

the first antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 4 sc of the ch, make 1
sl st in the st with the stitch marker; 1 sc in next 2 st; 1 sc in next st (place stitch
marker), ch 6 (for the second antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 4
sc of the ch, make 1 sl st in the st with the stitch marker; change to 4 mm hook: 1 sc in
the next 20 st.
For the small crochet bee:
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the
first stitch of each round.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the yellow yarn

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Round 2: inc 6 times (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)

Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)

With a 4 mm crochet and the black yarn

Join your new color and keep working in rounds.

Round 5: sc 6; change to 3,5 mm hook: 1 sc in next st (place stitch marker), ch 4 (for

the first antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 sc of the ch, make 1
sl st in the st with the stitch marker; 1 sc in next 2 st; 1 sc in next st (place stitch
marker), ch 4 (for the 2nd antennae), turn, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 sc
of the ch, make 1 sl st in the st with the stitch marker; change to 4 mm hook: 1 sc in
the next 14 st.

PART 2: The body

For the big crochet bee applique:

We are now working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet.

Start with the yellow yarn:

Row 1: ch2

Row 2: turn; 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place stitch marker (1)

Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)

Row 4: ch1, turn; inc in all. (4)

Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (4)

Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 2, 1 inc. (6)

Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 8: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 4, 1 inc. (8)

Row 9: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 10: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 6, 1 inc. (10)

Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Row 12: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (10)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 15: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 6, 1 dec. (8)

Row 16: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Row 17: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 4, 1 dec. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 18: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 19: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4 mm hook. Make 16 sc evenly
divide until the stitch marker. Change to the 3.5 mm hook. Make 1 sc in the stitch
with your st marker, ch 3, turn, from the 2nd ch from hook: sc in next 2, 1 sc in the st
with the stitch marker. Change to 4 mm crochet hook and make 16 sc evenly divided
until the last row (row 19). Leave a long tail (to sew the head to the body), cut the
yarn.

For the small crochet bee applique:

We are now working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet.

Start with the yellow yarn:

Row 1: ch2

Row 2: turn; 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place stitch marker (1)

Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)

Row 4: ch1, turn; inc in all. (4)

Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 2, 1 inc. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 8: ch1, turn; 1 inc, sc in next 4, 1 inc. (8)

Row 9: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 10: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)

Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 dec, sc in next 4, 1 dec. (6)

Change to the yellow yarn:

Row 12: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Row 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

Change to the black yarn:

Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)

DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4 mm hook. Make 10 sc evenly
divided until the stitch marker. Change to the 3.5 mm hook. Make 1 sc in the stitch
with your st marker, ch 2, turn, from the 2nd ch from hook: sc in next st, 1 sc in the st
with the stitch marker. Change to 4 mm crochet hook and make 10 sc evenly divided
until the last row (Row 13). Leave a long tail (to sew the head to the body), cut the
yarn.

PART 3: The wings

Now let's see how to crochet bees' wings.

For the big crochet bee (make 2)

We are working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet, with the white yarn.

ch 11. (11)

From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, 1 dc in the
next 2 st, 4 dc in the next st.

Now on the other side of the chain: 1 dc in the next 2 st, 1 hdc in the next 3 st, 1 sc in
the next 4 st, sl st in the next st. Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.
For the small crochet bee (make 4)
We are working in rows with a 3.5 mm crochet, with the white yarn.

ch 8

From the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sl st in the next 2 st, 1 sc in the next 3 st, 1 hdc in the
next st, 4 hdc in the next st.

Now on the other side of the chain: 1 hdc in the next st, 1 sc in the next 3 st, 1 sl st in
the next 2 st, sl st in the next st. Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.

PART 4: The faces

For the male: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the head, spaced by 3 stitches.
With your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make some eyebrows above the eyes
and a mouth (see picture below).

Let me show you how to make eyelashes.

For the female: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the head, spaced by 3
stitches. Before to attach the eyes, with your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make
some eyelashes (see picture below). Once it is done, you can attach the eyes.

You can then make a mouth and add some blush below the eyes with your tapestry
needle and some pink yarn (see picture below).

For the small crochet bee applique: I put the eyes between Rounds 2 and 3 of the
head, spaced by 3 stitches. With your tapestry needle and the black yarn, make a
mouth (see picture below).

PART 5: Assembling all the parts together

Sew the head to the body (choose if you want it on the left, on the right or in the
middle). I did sew the heads to the last two rows of the body.

Sew the wings on the inside of the body. You can decide how long you want the
wings to be (i hide about 0.8" / 1.5 cm of the wings - see picture below). For the big
ones, I attached both wings at the top of the body. For the little one, I attached them to
both sides.
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