Bee Mine – Crochet Bee Applique

This cute little crochet Bee Applique is a beautiful project for Valentine’s Day. It is very easy and fun to make! As this Bee is made from hearts, it continues my series of crochet heart shaped appliques.

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This crochet Bee applique will look great on handmade Valentine’s Day cards, you can also use this applique for some other embellishment or scrapbooking. I used it to embellish the Baby Clothes Memory Quilt. 

You may also like my other heart-shaped bug appliques – crochet butterfly applique, crochet caterpillar applique, crochet ladybug applique, and crochet snail applique.

Crochet Bee Applique – Free Crochet Pattern

The pattern for this crochet Bee is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF in my Etsy Shop. Free pattern is below.

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Abbreviations:

(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE)

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

SC2tog – two single crochet together

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Finished size: 

This crochet Bee applique is about 2-1/2”.

Materials:

• cotton crochet thread size 10, colors – black, yellow, red and white

• crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm

• black 11/0 glass seed beads or beads of your choice for the eyes

• red embroidery floss

Instructions:

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

For this Bee applique you need to make four hearts for the Body, a heart with antennae for the Head, and two hearts for the Wings.

Body

For the Bee’s body make two yellow hearts and two black hearts.

Heart

With yellow (black) color, Ch 4;

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into first St of previous Row, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point), Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

Head

For the Head make Heart with Antennae.

Heart with Antennae

With yellow color, Ch 4;

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.

 Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into next St; 

making first Antenna – Ch 7, working in the 2^nd and 3^rd Ch from the hook – SC2tog, Sl St into each of next 4 Ch – this completes the first Antenna;

2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point), Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts; 

making second Antenna – Ch 7, working in the 2^nd and 3^rd Ch from the hook – SC2tog, Sl St into each of next 4 Ch – this completes the second Antenna;

SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

Wing – make two

With white color, Ch 4;

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into first St of previous Row, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point),

Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC into first St of previous Row, 2 SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into each of next 5 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point),

Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC into each of next 5 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

Red Heart

With red color, Ch 4;

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1,  DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center. 

Fasten off.

Finishing

Using my picture as a guide, sew hearts together.

Make 2 eyes with beads or embroider them (for babies and small children items – embroider the eyes on).

Embroider the smile.

Block your applique as necessary.

I hoped you enjoyed this crochet Bee applique free pattern!

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