Buzzle Bees Amigurumi Pattern

Buzzle Bee’s

Difficulty: Medium

Materials:

*1 skein Lily The Original Sugar’n Cream 4 ply yarn in Yellow

*1 skein Peaches & Creme 4ply yarn in Black

* 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease worsted weight yarn in white/multi (accent 1)

* 1 skein of Paton’s Grace Cotton in Night for details

Crochet Hook:

3.5 mm

Extras:

*12mm safety eyes

Arms and Legs make 4

With black yarn create an amigurumi ring with 6 sts (6)

Rs 1-7 sc in each sc around (6)

Sew the arms and legs to the body. Weave in ends to finish.

Wings make 2

With accent 1 create an amigurumi ring with 6 sts (6)

R1 inc in each sc around (12)

R2 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc* around (18)

R3 hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc in the first st, sc in the next 11 sts, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc in the next st, sc in the last 5 sts (26) Place the wings back to back and sew them together through four stitches on the back round of the wings. Next, sew the wings onto the body. Weave in all loose ends.

Stinger

With black create an amigurumi ring with 3 sts (3)

R1 sc in each sc around (3)

R2 inc in the first sc, sc in each remaining st (4)

R3 inc in the first sc, sc in each remaining st (5)

R4 inc in the first sc, sc in each remaining st (6)

R5 inc in each sc around (12)

R6 sc in each sc around (12)

R7 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc* around (18)

Stuff the stinger and sew the stinger onto the body. Weave in loose ends.

Antennae make 2

With black create an amigurumi ring with 3 sts (3)

Rs 1- 6 sc in each sc around (3)

Sew the antennae to the head and weave in all loose ends.

Head/Body

With yellow create an amigurumi ring with 6 sts (6)

R1 inc in each sc around (12)

R2 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc* around (18) on the last stitch of round 2, change to black

*Throughout the pattern, instead of cutting the yarn after each color change, simply carry it over on the inside of the work using the hidden color carry technique.

R3 *inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sts* around (24)

R4 *inc in next sc, sc in next 3 sts* around (30)

R5 *inc in next sc, sc in next 4 sts* around (36) on the last stitch of round 5, change to yellow

Rs 6-8 sc in each sc around (36) on the last stitch of round 8, change to black

Rs 9-10 sc in each sc around (36)

R11 *dec, sc in the next 4 sts* around (30) on the last stitch of round 11, change to yellow

R12 *dec, sc in the next 3 sts* around (24)

R13*dec, sc in the next 2 sts* around (18)

Place the eyes through the eye backs and onto the head. The eyes should be placed between rows 8 and 9 and 7 stitches apart. Embroider on eyelashes. Use a small length of yellow yarn or black yarn to embroider on the smile. Secure the eyes with their backs. Stuff the head.

R14 sc in each sc around (18) on the last stitch of round 14, change to black

R15 *inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sts* around (24)

R16 *inc in next sc, sc in next 3 sts* around (30)

R17 *inc in next sc, sc in next 4 sts* around (36) on the last stitch of round 17, change to yellow

R18 *inc in next sc, sc in next 5 sts* around (42)

Rs 19-20 sc in each sc around (42) on the last stitch of round 20, change to black

Rs 21-23 sc in each sc around (42) on the last stitch of round 23, change to yellow

Rs 24-25 sc in each sc around (42)

R26 *dec, sc in the next 5 sts* around (36) on the last stitch of round 26, change to black

R27 sc in each sc around (36)

R28 *dec, sc in the next 4 sts* around (30)

R29 sc in each sc around (30) On the last stitch of round 29, change to yellow. This is the last color change, so finish off the black with the hidden color change technique.

R30 *dec, sc in the next 3 sts* around (24)

R31 *dec, sc in the next 2 sts* around (18)

Stuff the body

R32 *dec, sc in the next sc* around (12)

R33 *dec, sc in the next sc* around (8)

Leave a long length of yarn and weave through the stitches of the last round. Pull tight to close up hole and weave in ends to finish off.

Color change for solid head color Buzzle Bee

Follow the directions for the head and body, but ignore the color changes for the first 13 rounds. Start using yellow yarn and continue to use only yellow yarn until the end of round 14, when you will switch to black, and then follow the directions as written for the color changes to crochet the rest of the body. You can make a Buzzle Bee with a black head and striped body in the same way if you reverse the colors used for the stripes.