How to Crochet Charming Little Bees for Kids

If you're looking to add some sweet charm to a little one's wardrobe, crochet Little Bees are a delightful choice! With their adorable bee design, they're sure to bring smiles all around. These handcrafted creations make for thoughtful gifts or a fun DIY project to showcase your creativity and love.

Bee Pattern

Abbreviations:
Rnd: round
sc = single crochet
inc = increase
dec = decrease
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
ch = chain
beg = beginning

Body

With black yarn, make a magic ring

• Rnd 1: 5 sc in center of the ring (5)
• Rnd 2: 1 sc in each st around (5)
• Rnd 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc (7)
• Change color to yellow
• Rnd 4: inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc (9)
• Rnd 5: inc, 8 sc (10)
• Rnd 6: [1 sc, inc] 5 times (15)
• Change color to black
• Rnd 7: [2 sc, inc] 5 times (20)
• Rnd 8: [3 sc, inc] 5 times (25)
• Change color to yellow
• Rnd 9 to 10: sc in each st around (25)
• Change color to black
• Rnd 11 to 12: sc in each st around (25)
• Change color to yellow. Start stuffing and continue along the way
• Rnd 13 to 14: sc in each st around (25)
• Change color to black
• Rnd 15 to 16: sc in each st around (25)
• Change color to yellow
• Rnd 17 to 18: sc in each st around (25)
• Change color to black
• Rnd 19: sc in each st around (25)
• Rnd 20: [3 sc, dec] 5 times (20)
• Change to yellow
• Rnd 21: [2 sc, dec] 5 times (15)
• Rnd 22: [1 sc, dec] 5 times (10)
• Change to black
• Rnd 23: inc each st around (20)
• Rnd 24: [3 sc, inc] 5 times (25)
• Change to yellow
• Rnd 25 to 27: sc in each st around (25)
• Rnd 28: [3 sc, dec] 5 times (20)
• Rnd 29: [2 sc, dec] 5 times (15)
• Rnd 30: [1 sc, dec] 5 times (10)
• Rnd 31: dec each st around (5)

Fasten off, leave a long tail to embroider in the stitches to close the hole.

Wings (Make 4)

With white yarn, 10 st in a chain

• Rnd 1: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc in last st, turn to the other side of the chain, 1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st to beg of ch

Fasten off, and embroider the remaining thread into the wing. Glue them on top of the body with a glue gun, or fabric glue.

Antennas (Make 2)

With black yarn, 6 st in a chain

• Row 1: [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] in second st from ch, 4 sl st

Fasten off and leave a long tail to attach the antennas on top of the head with a double knot. Hide the remaining threads inside the head.

Eyes and Nose

Cut 2 circles in white felt, and slightly smaller ones in black. Glue the white ones in front of the head, and the black ones slightly below. Cut a circle in red felt for the nose and glue it underneath the eyes.