How to Create a Crochet Maya the Bee Doll

Creating a Crochet Maya the Bee Doll can be such a delightful project! The vibrant colors and adorable design of this iconic character make it a joy to bring to life through crochet. As you follow the pattern and carefully stitch each detail, you'll find yourself immersed in a world of creativity and nostalgia.

Materials Needed

• Four colours of yarn (I used Alize Bella: white no. 55, yellow no. 488, light yellow no. 110 and black no. 60)
• Crochet 3 mm
• Black safety eyes 8 mm
• Polyester cluster filling for stuffing

Amigurumi size: about 25 cm

Stitch Abbreviations:

• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (two sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (one sc in two stitches)

Eyes

(white yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12), insert safety eyes, but don’t close them!

Head

(yellow yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
6. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
7. Round 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (42)
8. Round 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (48)
9. Rounds 9-16: 48 sc – 8 rounds; place the yarn eyes with safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12
10. Round 17: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
11. Round 18: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
12. Round 19: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
13. Round 20: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
14. Round 21: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18), stuff, cut off the yarn

Hair

(made with light yellow yarn)

Parts 1 and 2:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
5. Rounds 5-8: 24 sc – 4 rounds
6. Round 9: 10 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec (22)
7. Round 10: 9 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec (20)
8. Round 11: 8 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec (18)
9. Rounds 12-14: 18 sc – 3 rounds
10. Round 15: fold and sew with sc (9), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Parts 3 and 4:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Rounds 4-9: 18 sc – 6 rounds
5. Round 10: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec (16)
6. Round 11: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec (14)
7. Round 12: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (12)
8. Rounds 13-15: 12 sc – 3 rounds
9. Round 16: fold and sew with sc (6), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Part 5:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Rounds 4-6: 18 sc – 3 rounds
5. Round 7: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec (16)
6. Round 8: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec (14)
7. Round 9: 14 sc
8. Round 10: fold and sew with sc (7), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Parts 6 and 7:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Rounds 3-6: 12 sc – 4 rounds
4. Round 7: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec (10)
5. Round 8: 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
6. Round 9: 8 sc
7. Round 10: fold and sew with sc (4), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Part 8:

1. Round 1: 5 sc in magic ring (5)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 5 times (10)
3. Rounds 3-6: 10 sc – 4 rounds
4. Round 7: 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
5. Round 8: 8 sc
6. Round 9: fold and sew with sc (4), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Horns

(black yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Rounds 2-3: 6 sc
3. Round 4: (dec) repeat 3 times (3)
4. Rounds 5-9: 3 sc – 4 rounds, cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Body

(start with black yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
6. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
7. Round 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (42), change yarn colour to yellow
8. Round 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (48)
9. Rounds 9-13: 48 sc – 5 rounds, change yarn colour to black
10. Round 14: 48 sc
11. Round 15: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
12. Rounds 16-19: 42 sc – 4 rounds
13. Round 20: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (36), change yarn colour to yellow
14. Rounds 21-24: 36 sc – 4 rounds
15. Round 25: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
16. Round 26: 30 sc, change yarn colour to black
17. Round 27: 30 sc
18. Round 28: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
19. Rounds 29-30: 24 sc – 2 rounds
20. Round 31: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
21. Round 32: 18 sc, change yarn colour to yellow
22. Round 33: 18 sc, cut off the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing

Arms

(yellow yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Rounds 4-6: 18 sc – 3 rounds
5. Round 7: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec (16)
6. Round 8: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec (14)
7. Round 9: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (12), stuff firmly, don’t add more stuffing later
8. Rounds 10-21: 12 sc – 12 rounds
9. Round 22: fold and sew with sc (6), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Legs

(yellow yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9)
3. Round 3: 9 sc
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (12)
5. Round 5: 12 sc
6. Round 6: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (15)
7. Round 7: 15 sc
8. Round 8: (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (18)
9. Rounds 9-11: 18 sc – 3 rounds, stuff the foot, now start crocheting in rows:

1. Round 12: 12 sc, turn around
2. Round 13: skip one chain, 10 sc, turn around
3. Round 14: skip one chain, 8 sc, turn around
4. Round 15: skip one chain, 6 sc, turn around
5. Round 16: skip one chain, 4 sc – you’ve made the heel, now you can crochet around again
6. Round 17: 18 sc around the heel
7. Round 18: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
8. Rounds 19-28: 12 sc – 10 rounds, stuff the leg lightly, cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Wings

(white yarn)

1. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
5. Rounds 5-8: 24 sc – 4 rounds
6. Round 9: 20 sc, dec, dec (22)
7. Round 10: 20 sc, dec (21)
8. Round 11: 19 sc, dec (20)
9. Round 12: 18 sc, dec (19)
10. Round 13: 17 sc, dec (18)
11. Round 14: 16 sc, dec (17)
12. Round 15: 15 sc, dec (16)
13. Round 16: 14 sc, dec (15)
14. Round 17: 13 sc, dec (14)
15. Round 18: 12 sc, dec (13)
16. Round 19: 11 sc, dec (12)

Round 20: fold and sew with sc (6), cut off the yarn, leave a tail

Sew all the parts together and enjoy your happy bee :)