Bee Mine Plushie

Overview

Show your love with this adorable chunky bee plushie holding a heart. This pattern is designed to create a soft, cuddly bee that makes a thoughtful handmade gift or a charming addition to your plushie collection.

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Note

This free pattern includes written instructions with few pictures. For step-by-step photos, helpful tips, and a printable, beautifully formatted version, you can purchase the PDF pattern on Etsy.

Abbreviations

R = round
MR = magic ring
slst = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
tc = treble crochet
inc = increase
dec = decrease
BLO = back loop only
bold = use black yarn (this is only used during the Body instructions)
sk = skip
FO = fasten off

Materials

Chenille yarn
- Yellow
- Black
- Pink or Red
- White
Acrylic yarn
- Black
- Pink
6.0 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
18 mm safety eyes

Pattern Use Guidelines

This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not share, reproduce, or sell the
pattern itself. You are welcome to sell items made from this pattern, but please make sure to give me credit for the pattern by tagging me on Instagram or Facebook: @RayfulCreations

Instructions

This pattern uses US terms and is done in continuous rounds.

Limbs

Using black chenille yarn:
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2-3: 6 sc (2 rounds)
Hold the opening flat and close it with 3 sc through both sides. FO. Repeat 3 more times, so you have a total of 4 limbs. Set aside to crochet into the body later.

Body

Using yellow yarn:
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, sc (24)
R5: (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
R7-12: 36 sc (6 rounds)
Place 18mm eyes between R7 & R8, 6-8 stitches apart.

R13: Change to black yarn, 12 sc, join one limb with 3 sc, 6 sc, join the second limb with 3 sc, 12 sc (36) During this round, ensure the limbs are aligned with the eyes. If the stitch placement does not align them correctly, adjust the stitches as needed.
R14: Change to yellow yarn, 36 sc
R15: Change to black yarn, 36 sc
R16: Change to yellow yarn, 36 sc
R17: Change to black yarn, 12 sc, join one limb with 3 sc, 6 sc, join the second limb with 3 sc, 12 sc (36) During this round, ensure the limbs are aligned with the eyes. If the stitch placement does not align them correctly, adjust the stitches as needed.
R18: Change to yellow yarn, 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
R19: Change to black yarn, (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Start to stuff the body.

R20: Change to yellow yarn, sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc (18)
R21: Change to black yarn, (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Finish stuffing the body.

FO. weave in ends.
Use black acrylic yarn to embroider mouth.
Use pink acrylic yarn to embroider cheeks.

Antenna

Attach black chenille yarn between R3–R5 of the body, aligned with the eye.
Ch 5, skip the first chain, hdc 4 back down the chain, then slst into the body.
Repeat on the opposite side, aligned with the other eye, to create a second antenna.

If you would like sturdier antenna, you could do the following steps instead:
R1: MR, 5 sc
R2: 3 sc, dec (4)
R3-5: 4 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing. Repeat one more time to make a total of 2 antenna.
Sew each antenna between the body’s R3-5, aligned with each eye.

Wings

Using white yarn: ch 5, sk 3 stitches, [tc 3] into one stitch, ch 3, slst into the next stitch.
Fasten off. Leave long tail. Repeat these steps to make a second wing.

Sew each wing side by side to the back of the body between R10-12 aligned between both antenna.
Weave in ends.

Heart

Using red yarn:
R1: MR, 5 sc
R2: inc x 5 (10)
R3: (sc, inc) x 5 (15)
R4: 15 sc
Fasten off. Repeat R1-4 to make a second heart top, but do not fasten off. Join both pieces with 3 slst.

R5: 24 sc
R6: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 3, 2 sc (20)
R7: (3 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
R8: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 3, sc (12)
Stuff lightly.
R9: (sc, dec) x 4 (8)
R10: dec x 4 (4)
Fasten off. Cut a piece of red yarn and use it to sew the heart to the top two limbs.

Finished!

Thank you for using my pattern! I hope you enjoyed making a Bee Mine Plushie.

I would love to see your work and hear your feedback! Tag me on Instagram or Facebook: @RayfulCreations

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