I was working up another one of my knit cupcake dolls and decided to give it a summery touch. I made the frosting hat look more like a sunflower and decided instead of a cherry on top, it needed a bumblebee. Of course, the bumblebee needed to be relatively small like the cherry, so I designed my own teeny tiny knit bumblebee using Lionbrand’s Bonbons cotton yarn. I think it is absolutely adorable. Below are instructions for working this pattern flat and in the round. Enjoy!
Materials:
- Lionbrand Cotton Bonbons in Black, Yellow, and White
Sport Weight (2): 0.35 oz (10 g), 28 yd (26 m); 100% Cotton - Size US3 (3.25 mm) Knitting Needles (4 dpns or 2 straight)
- Stitch Marker
- Yarn Needle
- Tiny amount of fiberfil
Size:
1 ½” long x ¾” tall
Gauge:
7 stitches x 5 rows = 1″ x 1″
Not critical for this design.
Difficulty:
❤❤♡♡ – Advanced Beginner
Abbreviations:
K – Knit
P – Purl
K2tog – Knit two stitches together (decrease)
P2tog – Purl two stitches together (decrease
kfb – Knit front and back (increase)
Bumblebee Pattern (Flat):
With black and US 3 needles, cast on 6 stitches.
Round 1: *kfb* to end of round. (12)
Round 2: With yellow, p to end of round. (12)
Round 3: *k1, kfb* to end of round. (18)
Round 4: With black, p to end of round. (18)
Round 5: k to end of round. (18)
Round 6: With yellow, *p1, p2tog* to end of round. (12)
Round 7: k to end of round. (12)
Round 8: With black, *p2tog* to end of round. (6)
Round 9: k to end of round. (6)
Round 10: *p2tog* to end of round. (3)
Leave long tail. Pull tail through remaining stitches and sew up seam. FO.
Wings (2):
With white and US 3 needles, cast on 6 stitches.
Round 1: *kfb* to end of round. (12)
Round 2: p to end of round. (12)
Round 3: *k2tog* to end of round. (6)
Round 4: *p2tog* to end of round. (3)
Leave long tail. Pull tail through remaining stitches and sew up seam. Sew wings to the bumblebee.
Bumblebee Pattern (In the Round):
With black and US 3 needles, cast on 6 stitches.
Round 1: *kfb* to end of round. (12)
Round 2: With yellow, k to end of round. (12)
Round 3: *k1, kfb* to end of round. (18)
Round 4-5: With black, k to end of round. (18)
Round 6: With yellow, *k1, k2tog* to end of round. (12)
Round 7: k to end of round. (12)
Round 8: With black, *k2tog* to end of round. (6)
Round 9: k to end of round. (6)
Round 10: *k2tog* to end of round. (3)
Pull tail through remaining stitches and pull tight. FO.
Wings (2):
With white and US 3 needles, cast on 6 stitches.
Round 1: *kfb* to end of round. (12)
Round 2: k to end of round. (12)
Round 3: *k2tog* to end of round. (6)
Round 4: *k2tog* to end of round. (3)
Leave long tail. Pull tail through remaining stitches and pull tight. Sew wings to the bumblebee.
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