Crochet Bumble Bee Granny Square Pattern For Gifting Someone Or Home Charm

Crochet Bumble Bee Granny Square

Perfect for both beginners and seasoned crafters, it combines classic granny square techniques with a fun, bee-inspired twist. Whether you're creating a full collection or just adding a few bee-themed squares, this pattern is sure to brighten your crochet journey and leave everyone "buzzing" with excitement!

Materials:

• Yarn (weight 4 for body and weight 3 for wings)
• Scissors
• Stitch marker (optional)
• Yarn needle
• Hooks: Size 7 (4.5 mm) for the body and size 6 (3.5 mm) for the wings
• Colors used in the example: Black (Super Saver), Carrot (Super Saver), Cornmeal (Super Saver), blue colorway (dragonfly square reference), Grand Canal (Stylecraft), Confectionary (Premier Everyday Dots)

Body Pattern:

Round 1:

• Start with an adjustable ring.
• Chain 4 (counts as one double crochet + chain one).
• Double crochet into the ring, chain one.
• Repeat the double crochet and chain one 10 times into the ring (total of 12 sets including the starting chain 4).
• Slip stitch to join and fasten off first color.

Round 2:

• Attach black yarn.
• Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in the same space, chain two.
• In the next chain space, start the first double crochet, then begin the next, and complete them together (two double crochets together stitch).
• Chain two and repeat around.
• Fasten off black yarn.

In Round 3:

• Attach cornmeal color (yellow) yarn.
• Chain 3, double crochet twice into the same space.
• Skip the set of two double crochets together from the previous round.
• Double crochet 3 in the next chain two-space.
• Continue with 3 double crochets in each space around.
• Fasten off yellow yarn.

Round 4:

• Attach black yarn.
• Double crochet three together clusters across each of the two double crochets together points from round 2.
• Turn work, single crochet 12, form three yarn over bobbles, and close the head with a five double crochet popcorn stitch.
• Shape the body by adding slip stitches and single crochets.
• Fasten off yarn.

Round 5:

• Use blue yarn and work in the back bars of stitches across, adding extra stitches where necessary for a total of 40 stitches.
• Evenly single crochet 10 stitches around the head part.

• Join.

For Round 6:

• Continue with blue yarn.
• Chain two, half double crochet into the same stitch.
• Half double crochet and single crochet across, placing increases as needed to shape the square.
• Slip stitch and half double crochet across the head part of the bee.
• Join and fasten off.

Round 7:

• Create a more defined square shape by working half-double, double, and treble crochets with increases at the corners.
• Join and fasten off.

Round 8 (Border):

• Attach border yarn (optional color change).
• Work single crochet stitches along each side, with three single crochets in each corner.

• Fasten off.

Antenna and Stinger:

• For the antenna, chain 5, slip stitch to join popcorn stitches, then chain 5 again.
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
• For the stinger, use black yarn to chain and form a triangle between the lower sections of the yellow parts.
• Fasten off, weave in ends.

Wings (Make 2):

• Start with a chain of 4, double crochet in 4th chain from the hook.
• Work back and forth in turned rows, increasing in each row to create a triangle-shaped wing (total of 7 rows).
• Shape the wing by skipping spaces and working double crochets, then finalize with a row of single crochets around the wing perimeter.
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing onto the bee square.