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Bee Mine – Crochet Bee Applique

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Crochet bee applique made from hearts

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.

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase from one of these links I will get a commission.

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 HERE.

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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”.

Crochet bee applique in the palm of a hand.

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:

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

Pieces to make bee applique - crochet hearts in white, yellow and black colors.

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 2nd and 3rd 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 2nd and 3rd 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.

Crochet bee and small red heart, close up image.

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.

Crochet bee applique made from hearts

I hoped you enjoyed this crochet Bee applique free pattern!

Happy Crocheting!

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  1. cindy halligan says

    02/12/2017 at 12:14 pm

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  2. Helen says

    05/16/2017 at 5:17 pm

    Luv, luv, luv all your little appliques – they are soooo cute! I intend to place them on bibs for the moment – which to choose first. Many thanks for sharing your talent & designs with the rest of us who can’t design or write patterns. Love your work – all great designs (incl. the ones in your shop – great work.

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    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      05/16/2017 at 9:14 pm

      Thank you so much for such wonderful words, I am so happy to hear that! It is the best reward for my work! Thank you!!!

      Reply

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