Bees are very quick and easy to crochet. In this post, you will learn how to crochet a bee amigurumi for keyring with a tutorial from Bellota Arte, a small project that you can repeat many times to get a handful of them.
This bee keychain will embellish anything from bags to little ones' pouches for summer. It features a basic bee design with tiny wings that look adorable even with the simplicity. Beginners can easily tackle this bee project.
You will find the complete video guide for crocheting these bees at the end of this post. Before starting, you can also learn important details here.
Skills Needed: These bee keychains need basic amigurumi skills including working in the rounds for the body, basic crochet stitches, precise colour changes for the stripes, and a little sewing for the wings. The tutorial is beginner-friendly, guiding you through easy steps along with the explanation for attaching the keyring.
Guide Span: Just 19 Minutes
Avoid lighter yellow colours for the bee. Usually, bee amigurumi is crocheted in large sizes which you can achieve with the same pattern by using a larger crochet hook and a chunky weight yarn.
Crochet Bee Amigurumi For Keyring
This crochet bee tutorial below demonstrates how to crochet these bee keychains, highlighting that it is quick, uses minimal yarn, and has a cute appearance. These bees make excellent gifts or cute accessories. Here is a quick overview of how the tutor crochets this mini bee amigurumi:
- Head and Body: Start with a magic ring of six single crochet stitches, then gradually increase for shaping.
- Colour Changes: Yellow and black are alternated for stripes. Switching colours is shown to ensure clean transitions.
- Wings and Eyes: White half-double crochets are used for wings, while safety eyes are added for detail.
- Finishing Touches: Stuff with fiberfill, use decreased stitches to close, and attach a keyring for a personalized keychain.
- Tip: Double-knot when changing yarn colours to keep stripes neat.
Supplies Needed
Here is the list of supplies used for crocheting the bee amigurumi for English readers:
- 6-ply cotton yarn (yellow, black, white)
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Needle
- 8 mm safety eyes
Tip: You can use milk cotton yarn which is a popular choice among crocheters.
Stitches Used
Following are the stitches and techniques used in the tutorial to crochet the bee amigurumi for keyring:
- Magic Circle: Create a loop of yarn, insert the hook, yarn over, and pull through to form a circle.
- Single Crochet (sc): Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch, yarn over, and pull through both loops on the hook.
- Increase (inc): Make two single crochets in the same stitch to increase the number of stitches.
- Invisible Decrease (inv dec): Insert the hook into the front loop of the next two stitches, yarn over, pull through both front loops, yarn over, and pull through both loops on the hook.
- Slip Stitch (sl st): Guide: Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
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