Bea, the Bee Girl...

Materials

- 2.00 mm crochet hook

- 100 % cotton yarn for a 2.00 mm hook (fingering / super fine)

- A pair of 6 mm safety eyes

- Tapestry needle

- Polyfiber fill
Colors

- One color for her skin

- Light brown

- Dark brown

- Yellow

- White

- A bit of pink yarn to embroider the cheeks

Abbreviations

st = stitch

ch = chain

slst = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

Shall we begin?

Leg 1

{Start with light brown...}

1. Magic ring of 5 sc

2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (10)

3. to 6. Crochet 10 sc

Close and break the yarn. Set aside.

Leg 2 + Body

{Start with light brown...}

1. Magic ring of 5 sc

2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (10)

3. to 6. Crochet 10 sc

DO NOT BREAK THE YARN! Now we will start with the body…

Body

7. Chain 2 and join LEG 1. Crochet 10 sc on leg 1 and then crochet 2 sc on one of the sides of the 2-ch-
chain. Now crochet 10 sc on leg 2, and finally 2 sc on the other side of the 2-ch-chain. Total stitches: 24

8. Crochet *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (30)

9. to 13. Corchet 30 sc

{Stuff the little legs firmly…}

14. Change to yellow and crochet 30 sc

15. Change back to light brown and, only through back loops, crochet 30 sc

16. Crochet *3 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (24)

17. Change to yellow and crochet 24 sc

18. Crochet 24 sc

19. Change to light brown and crochet 24 sc

20. Crochet *2 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (18)

21. Change to yellow and crochet 18 sc

22. Crochet 18 sc

23. Change to light brown and crochet 18 sc

24. Crochet *1 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (12)

25. Change to yellow and crochet 12 sc

26. Crochet 12 sc

27. Change to light brown and crochet 12 sc

28. Crochet 12 sc

DO NOT BREAK THE YARN! Now we are going to start crocheting her head...

Head

29. Change to the color of her skin and, only through back loops, crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (24)

30. Crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)

31. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42)

{Stuff the neck area firmly…}

32. to 43. Crochet 42 sc

{Place the safety eyes between rounds 34 and 35 and embroider the nose between the eyes and the
cheeks with a bit of pink yarn…}

44. Crochet *5 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (36)

45. Crochet *4 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (30)

46. Crochet *3 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (24)

47. Crochet *2 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (18)

{Stuff firmly...}

48. Crochet *1 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (12)

49. Crochet 6 decreases (6)

Close. Break the yarn and weave in ends.

Hood

{Using light brown…}

1. Start with a magic ring of 6 sc

2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)

3. Crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (18)

4. Crochet *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (24)

5. Crochet *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (30)

6. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)

7. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42)

8. Crochet *13 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (45)

9. to 18. Croche 45 sc

19. Change to dark brown and crochet 1 slst in the next back loop. We are going to start crocheting the
hair curls now. So, chain 11 ch stitches. Insert hook in the second ch from hook and crochet 1 sc. Then
crochet 1 sc in each stitch along the chain, until you reach the border of the hood (you’ll end up with 10
sc). The locks will curl naturally as you go. Now * crochet 1 slst in the next 2 back loops on the edge of
the hood and once again chain 11 ch stitches. Insert hook in the second ch from hook and crochet 1 sc.
Then crochet 1 sc in each stitch along the chain, until you reach the border of the hood again (10 sc)*.
Repeat * till you’ve done 10 hair curls. Crochet one last stst to finish.

Close and break the yarn.

Skirt

{NOTE: Turn your doll head down and insert the yellow yarn in one of the remaining front loops of
round 15 of the body, right on the back of your doll…}

1. Crochet 1 sc in each front loop of round 15 of the body (30)

2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (60)

3. Crochet *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (80)

4. and 5. Crochet 80 sc

Close, break the yarn and weave in ends.

Arms

{Make two, start with the color of her skin…}

1. Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook.

2. Crochet *2 sc in each stitch*, repeat * (8)

3. to 10. Crochet 8 sc

{No need to stuff the arms...}

11. Change to light brown and, only through back loops, crochet 8 sc

12. and 13. Crochet 8 sc

14. Press the opening with your fingers and single crochet together both opposing sides.

Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew arms to body.

Antennae

{Make 2, using dark brown…}

1. Chain 7. tarting from the second chain from hook, crochet 1 sls in each chain stitch (6).

Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to the hood.

Wings

{Make 2, using white…}

1. Chain 8 ch stitches. Starting from the second chain from hook, crochet 1 sc in each of the first 6
stitches, 4 sc in the last st of the chain (= 2 increases
together). This will allow you to turn and work on the other side of the chain. Crochet 1 sc in each of the
remaining 6 stitches (16). Chain 1 and turn.

2. Crochet 1 sc in each of the first 6 stitches, then crochet 1 increase in each of the next 4 stitches and
finally crochet 1 sc in each of the following 6 stitches (20).

Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to the back of your doll.

Assembly

- Embroider some hairlocks to the forehead of your bee, using your tapestry needle and dark brown
yarn.
- Sew the hood to the head and then sew the antennae to the hood.

- Sew the arms to the sides of the body.

- Sew the wings to her back.

- Weave in all ends inside your doll.