Crochet Teddy Bear with Bee

Creating a crochet teddy bear with a bee is the perfect combination of adorable and whimsical. This delightful project brings together the coziness of a teddy bear with the cuteness of a bee, making it a fun and creative craft to work on. With its fluffy texture and charming design, this crochet creation is sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Whether you're an experienced crocheter or just starting out, crafting this lovable bear with a buzzy bee companion is a rewarding and enjoyable endeavor that will surely brighten your day.

Materials needed:

1. Yarn – himalaya dolphin baby super bulky chenill yarn (100% polyester) 120m (131 yards) /100 g.
• Brown color (number 80365) – approximately 40g.
• Dark green color (number 80348) – approximately 30g.
• Cream color (number 80353) – approximately 10g.
• Yellow color (number 80302) – approximately 5g – for a bee.
• Dark brown color (number 80337) – approximately 2g – for a bee.
2. Hook size according to the yarn you use – I used 4 mm hook (G-6)
3. Scissors.
4. Stuffing.
5. Stitch markers.
6. Sewing needle.
7. Black embroidery thread.
8. Pins.
9. Safety eyes- 16 mm and 6 mm for the bee.
10. A button for a scarf (optional)

Abbreviations:

MR- Magic ring
Ch- Chain
Sc- Single crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
Hdc- Half double crochet
Dc- Double crochet

Size: Out of mentioned materials – 21 cm.

Head

Start with the brown yarn:
1. 8 sc in magic ring
2. inc*8 (16st)
3. (1sc,inc)*8 (24st)
4. (2sc,inc)*8 (32st)
5. (3sc,inc)*8 (40st)
6-12. 40 sc (7 rounds)
13. (3sc,dec)*8 (32st)
14. (2sc,dec)*8 (24st)
15. (6sc,dec)*3 (21st)
Fasten off, cut the yarn.
Place safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10 with 9 st between them.
Stuff the head.

Legs and body

Start with the brown yarn:
1. 6 sc in magic ring
2. (1sc,inc)*3 (9st)
Change color to dark green:
3. 9 sc
Fasten off and cut the yarn on the first leg.
To make the second leg, follow the same steps as for the first leg.
Do not cut the yarn after finishing the second leg.
Instead, chain 6 from the second leg and attach it to the first leg with 1 sc. Place your stitch marker here – it counts as first st of the round 4.

Continue crocheting:
4. 8 sc on the first leg, 6 sc along the chain, 9 sc on the second leg, 6 sc along the other side of the chain (30 st)
5. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36 st)

Body

6-10. 36 sc (5 rounds)
Change color to brown:
11. Back loops only- 36 sc
12. (10sc,dec)*3 (33 st)
13. (9sc,dec)*3 (30 st)
14. 30 sc
15. (8sc,dec)*3 (27 st)
16. (7sc,dec)*3 (24 st)
17. (6sc,dec)*3 (21 st)
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff the body.

Ears

Start with the brown yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc *6 (12 st)
3. 12 sc
4. 6 sc, don’t finish the round.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff the ear.
Make another one in the same way.

Arms

Start with the brown yarn:
1. 7 sc in MR
2-6. 7 sc (5 rounds)
Don’t stuff the arm.
Fold the piece in half and crochet two sides together with 3 single crochet stitches.
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. thank you for choosing amigurumicat.com. Keep reading me.
Make another one in the same way.

Scarf

Start with the cream yarn:
Ch 30, from the second ch from the hook crochet – 29 hdc.
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Pants strap

Start with the green yarn:
Ch 25, from the second ch from the hook crochet – 24 sc.
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Bee

Start with the yellow yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc*6 (12 st)
Change color to dark brown:
3. 12 sc
Change color to yellow:
4. 12 sc
Change color to dark brown:
5. 12 sc
Change color to yellow:
6. 12 sc
Place the safety eyes and stuff the bee.
7. dec*6 (6 st)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Attach the cream yarn to the back of the bee and make ch 4, from the second sc from the hook crochet – 3 sc, ch 4 and from the second sc from the hook crochet – 3 sc.
Fasten off and hide the yarn ends.

Assembly

Sew the ears onto the head.
Sew the head to the body.
Sew the arms to the body between rounds 15 and 16.
Sew the pants strap to the last green round of the body.
Sew the scarf and add a button to it if you like.
Embroider the nose and the cheeks.
See the bee on the top of the head.

Your crochet teddy bear is ready!