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Amigurumi Rainbow Bee – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Rainbow Bee – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Welcome to the cheerful and colorful world of amigurumi! 🐝✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for an Amigurumi Rainbow Bee—a vibrant and whimsical creation perfect for nature lovers, playful décor, or anyone who enjoys crafting expressive and eye-catching plush designs! 🌈 Whether you love stitching up adorable insects, creating textured and detailed figures, or simply want to add a bright and joyful bee to your handmade lineup, this pattern will guide you through crafting a beautifully sculpted plush with bold rainbow stripes, tiny wings, and a touch of buzzing charm! 💖

This design embraces vivid colors, rounded shapes, and delightful details to bring a fun and uplifting presence to your crochet projects! 🧶✨ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Rainbow Bee turns out just right—ready to brighten up your space or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out fiery reds, sunny yellows, cool blues, and lush greens, and let’s stitch up a dazzling bee! 🐝

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🐝 Rainbow Bee Sitting in a Flower Amigurumi Pattern

This sweet little rainbow bee features multicolored stripes, wired wings, and sits happily inside a vibrant, layered flower. It’s an intermediate-level project with lots of colorwork and 3D shaping. ✨

🧶 Skill Level

Intermediate – Requires color changes, shaping, assembly, and optional wirework.

📏 Finished Size

Approximately 9–10 inches (23–25 cm) tall including the flower base, when using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🎨 Materials

  • Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:

    • Yellow (head & arms)

    • Green, blue, pink, purple (bee body stripes & legs)

    • Lavender (antennae, wing borders)

    • Black (embroidery)

    • Rainbow yarns (flower petals – red, orange, yellow, green)

  • White lace or mesh fabric (wings) or fine yarn

  • 3.5 mm crochet hook

  • 10 mm safety eyes

  • Polyester fiberfill

  • Yarn needle

  • Floral wire (for wings, optional)

  • Stitch markers

  • Hot glue (optional for wing attachment)

🔁 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in one st)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
sl st – Slip Stitch
ch – Chain
st/sts – Stitch(es)
FO – Fasten Off
BLO/FLO – Back/Front Loop Only

🐝 BEE PATTERN

🟡 Head (Yellow)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–13. sc around (36)

  7. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  8. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  10. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  11. dec x6 (6), FO

Insert safety eyes between Rounds 8–9, about 8–10 stitches apart.
Use black yarn to embroider a smile and pink yarn for the cheeks.

🌈 Body (Multicolor)

Colors: lavender, blue, green, yellow, blue, purple
Each stripe = 3 rounds

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–15. Alternate stripe colors every 3 rounds

  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  7. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  8. dec x9 (9), FO and stuff

💜 Arms (Make 2 – Yellow & Lavender)

  1. MR, 6 sc (Yellow)
    2–4. sc around (6)
    5–6. switch to lavender, sc around
    Stuff lightly, FO and sew on sides of body.

💙 Legs (Make 2 – Blue & Purple)

  1. MR, 6 sc (Blue)

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. sc around
    Switch to purple and work 1 more round
    Stuff and sew to base.

💜 Antennae (Make 2 – Lavender)

  1. MR, 4 sc
    2–5. sc

  2. inc (6)
    FO and sew to top of head.

🪽 Wings (Make 2 – lace or mesh + border)

  • Cut wing shape from white lace or fine mesh fabric (or crochet a flat oval)

  • Border with lavender yarn: sc around the edge

  • Optional: reinforce with floral wire

  • Sew or hot glue each wing to the back of the bee

🌸 FLOWER BASE PATTERN

🌱 Base (Green)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

  7. sc around

  8. BLO – sc around
    9–12. sc around
    FO, weave in ends

🌺 Petals (Make 6–8 – Red > Orange > Yellow gradient)

Attach yarn to front loops from Round 8 of base:

  1. ch 1, (skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1, sl st) repeat around

  2. Switch color for gradient at every 2 petals

  3. After final round, FO and weave in tails
    Optional: Make two rows of petals by adding another round above the first.

Assembly

  1. Place the bee firmly into the flower and sew or hot glue at the bottom if needed.

  2. Adjust petal edges outward so it forms a proper cup.

  3. Add wired wings at a slight upward angle.

  4. Shape antennae with fingers or wire.

🎉 Done!

Your adorable Rainbow Bee in a Rainbow Flower is complete! 🐝🌸
It’s a delightful spring/summer décor piece, toy, or gift idea.


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