“Don’t Worry, Bee Happy” Crochet Pattern

 

This little crochet bee pattern is an adaptation of the popular crochet worry worms. It’s an ideal project for Random Acts of Crochet Kindness or as a small gift for kids who suffer from worries, anxiety, or loneliness.

Materials Needed

Yarn:

• 100% cotton yarn (DK or Sport) in white, yellow and black. (Acrylic yarn would also work)
• Crochet hook: I used a 4.5 mm hook.
• A tapestry needle.
• A pair of scissors.
• Trimits Toy Eyes Solid Black – 6mm, Goggly eyes, or black / brown fiber art beads, or a permanent marker.
• Fluffy cotton filling, fiberfill or a few strands of leftover yarn
• Zip Lock plastic or organza baggies.
• Printer & A4 paper or card stock to print your tags.

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• mc = magic circle
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sl st = slip stitch

Skill Level

Advanced Beginner – (knowledge of how to crochet a Magic Circle or alternative – please see options in instructions below).

Measurements/Size

• This worry worm measures about 6.2 inches (16 cm) in length.

Yardage

Approx. 24 yards (22 m) in total (all 3 colors).

• Black = 11 yards (10 m)
• Yellow = 11 yards (10 m)
• White = 2 yards (2 m)

Gauge

• Gauge = 14 dc and 8 rows with a 4.5 mm crochet hook = 4″ (10 cm)

• Gauge is not really that crucial for this tutorial. Just try experimenting with different hook sizes & different weight yarns to get a gauge you are happy with for the project you are working on.

• If your worry worm looks smaller than you anticipated, try a thicker weight yarn or a smaller size crochet hook.

• If you want your worry worm to be longer, just increase the number of stitches in your beginning (body) chain.

Notes

• You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations).

• If you don’t know how to crochet a Magic Circle, you can either try to figure it out with these video tutorials, or you could just crochet 3 chains (ch), join the last stitch to the first stitch with a slip stitch (sl st) and crochet your 12 dc (double crochet) stitches into the little gap/ring you just created.

• Numbers at the end of each step (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that step.

• Beginning Ch 2 counts as a dc st.

• Please note that I use US crochet terms.

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