Abbreviations Used:
- st = stitch
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tog = together
- sp = space
- sk = skip
Materials Needed:
- Fiberfill – about a softball size amount Scraps of:
- White worsted weight yarn
- Black worsted weight yarn
- Yellow worsted weight yarn
- Size H crochet hook
Size: Approximately 3 ½” across and 8” from tip of tail to top of head.
Bottom
Rnd 1: With Black yarn and H hook, ch 2 or make a magic circle. Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or in magic circle. Do not join but do mark 1st st.
Rnd 2: Make (2 sc in next sc) around. (12 sc.)
Rnd 3: Make (sc in next sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (18 sc.)
Rnd 4: Make (sc in each of the next 2 sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (24 sc.)
Rnd 5: Make (sc in each of the next 3 sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (30 sc.)
Rnds 6-7: Sc in each of the 30 sc around. At the end of rnd 7, sl st into the next st. End off black and weave in the end. Join yellow in any st.
Rnd 8: Ch 1 and sc in each st around. (30 yellow sc.) Do not Join.
Rnds 9 – 11 : Sc in each sc around. At the end of rnd 11, sl st into the next st. End off yellow and weave in the end. Join black in any st.
Rnd 12: Ch 1 and sc in each st around. (30 black sc.) Do not join.
Rnds 13 – 15: Sc in each sc around. At the end of rnd 15, sl st into the next st. End off black and weave in the end. Set the piece aside.
Head
Rnd 1: With white yarn and H hook, ch 2 or make a magic circle. Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or in magic circle. Do not join but do mark 1st st.
Rnd 2: Make (2 sc in next sc) around. (12 sc.)
Rnd 3: Make (sc in next sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (18 sc.)
Rnd 4: Sc in each of the 18 sts around.
Rnd 5: Make (sc in each of the next 2 sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (24 sc.)
Rnds 6-7:Sc in each of the 24 sts around.
Rnd 8: Make (sc in each of the next 3 sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (30 sc.)
Rnds 9-12 : Sc in each of the 30 sts around.
Rnd 13: Make (sc in each of the next 4 sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. 36 sc.)
Rnd 14: (Sl st in next st. Sc in next st. Hdc in next st. Make 2 dc in the next st. Hdc in next st. Sc in next st) around. Sl st into beg st. End off leaving a long tail.
Stuff bottom and top half and sew tog.
Stinger
With black yarn as rnd I hook, ch 8.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (6 sc made.) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc in next 2 sts. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in last 2 sts. (5 sc mad er. ) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3,: Sc in next 2 sts. Sk next st. Sc in last 2 sts. (4 sc made. ) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 4: Sc in 1st st. Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in last st. (3 sc made.) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 5: Sc in next st. Sk next st. Sc in last st. (2 sc mad er. ) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 6: Sc next 2 sts tog. (1 sc made.) End off leaving a long tail.
Thread tail through needle. And sew both sides tog to form a cone.
Stuff tail and sew to the bottom of the bee.
Eyes -Make 2
Rnd 1: With Black yarn and H hook, ch 2 or make a magic circle. Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or in magic circle. Join to the1st sc with sl st. End off leaving a tail. Sew to ghost as shown below.
