Summer is approaching and it’s time for more summery themed crochet makes to arrive on my blog. I have been wanting to make another bee themed make for a while so thought it was about time I got one completed.

I wanted to make a summer themed version of some similar makes I have completed previously at Christmas, and Easter where I have used a crochet chain and some buttons to make a crochet folded Christmas tree with button details, and a crochet folded Easter rabbit with button details. Rather than making the crochet wings for these bees you could make then out of white felt instead.

Other Crochet Summer Makes:

For more summery themed crochet makes check out these:

• Crochet ladybird bunting pattern.
• Crochet hanging basket pattern.
• Crochet vegetable labels pattern.

Other Sewing Summer Makes:

For some more summery themed sewing makes check out:

• Bird bunting sewing tutorial.
• Kite bunting sewing tutorial.
• Ice cream bunting sewing tutorial.

Folded Crochet Ribbon Bee Decoration With Button Details

Materials

• 4mm crochet hook.
• 25g ball of DK wool in yellow.
• 25g ball of DK wool in dark brown or black.
• 25g ball of DK wool in white or cream.
• Darning needle.
• Scissors.
• 17 Buttons – 8 brown/black, 9 yellow.

Bee body:

Using a 4mm crochet hook:

(yellow wool, ch12. Change to brown/black: ch12) 3 times.

Change to yellow: ch9.

Change to brown/black: ch9.

htr(UK)/hdc(US) into 2nd ch from hook, 7htr(UK)/hdc(US).

Change to yellow: 9htr(UK)/hdc(US).

*Change to brown: 12htr(UK)/hdc(US). Change to yellow: 12htr(UK)/hdc(/US). Repeat from *until the end of the row.

Fasten off.

Bee Wings – Make 2:

Using a 4mm crochet hook and white/cream wool:

Row 1: ch12, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row (11), sc down the other side of the starting ch (11). Turn.

Row 2: ch1 (doesn’t count s a stitch), 6ss, sc, 3htr(UK)/hdc(US), (2tr(UK)dc(US) into next stitch)x2, 3htr(UK)/hdc(US), sc, 6ss.

Fasten off.

Hanging Loop

ch15.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Assembly

• Fold the crochet chain at the colour changes..
• Take one of the yellow buttons and cast onto the middle of the bottom of the folded crochet chain. Pull up through the bottom row and sew the next 2 buttons in place. Repeat with the remaining buttons, pull up through the row to the next row after attaching 2 buttons. Cast off on the top edge.
• Take one of the wings, fold in the bottom side edges and sew to secure. Repeat with the other wing. Sew the wings onto the bee body.
• Sew hanging loop on the top edge.