Beginner Friendly Tutorial to crochet a Bee plushie - LGBTQ Pride
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2024
- Easy tutorial to crochet a regular OR range of Pride Bee plushies. The smallest of my '4 sizes' of Bee Plushie tutorial videos - change the colours and yarns to make a huge variety of cute bees, I'll show you how!
MORE PRIDE: • LGBTQIA+
Hi. My name is Alex and I am a creative soul and a certified 'geek'. Most of my designs are themed around music and popular culture. So whether you love Twenty One Pilots, NF, Cavetown, or are mad about anime, movies, UA-cam, cosplay, and other pop culture, I will be trying my utmost to fuel your passion for fun creativity.
I would love to hear from you about your suggestions for new projects. No matter how big or small the idea, and no matter whether it be amigurumi, plushies, band fandom, art, craft, or something else creative, I am up for a dang good challenge and cant wait to dive in and share with you.
Stay awesome and happy making!
Alex x
PS: Tag me on Instagram if you make this, I’d love to see it #makeitwithalex
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USA STITCH TERMS
Rnd: Round (or row)
MR: Magic ring or magic circle
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
inc: increase (x2 stitches in the same stitch space)
dec: decrease (invisible decrease OR crochet x2 stitches together)
ch: chain
slst: slip stitch
YARN & HOOK SUGGESTIONS
Milk Cotton & a size 3.5mm hook - OR -
Sport, DK or Worsted with hook size for amigurumi
Red Heart 'Super Saver' & a size 4.5mm hook
Bernat 'Blanket' & a size 7-8mm hook
Red Heart 'Sweet Home' & a 7mm hook
NOTES: most yarns will work, having the right colors is the key!
For amigurumi use a hook size approx. 1 size smaller than the yarn recommends (gives you smaller stitches & you don't see the filling).
TIME STAMPS: Jump to the section you need immediately!
0:43 Bee Tutorial sizes
1:02 Bee patterns - Standard & LGBT
1:28 You will need
BODY
1:54 Magic ring & Round 1
2:52 Transition and keeping the stripes straight
3:28 Round 2
4:38 Round 3
5:18 Round 4
6:14 Round 5
6:55 Best colour changing & patterns !
8:23 Round 6, 7 & 8
9:37 Rounds 9, 10 & 11
10:23 Rounds 12, 13 & 14
FACE
11:08 Making the antennas
13:22 Adding the bee's mouth
15:25 Adding the safety eyes
16:15 Adding the antennas
BODY CONTINUED
17:28 Round 15
18:39 Round 16
20:10 Round 17
20:48 Adding fibre fill
21:42 Round 18
22:18 Round 19
22:49 Final fill and Closing the body
FACE CONTINUED
24:00 Finishing the face - cheeks (felt eyes)
WINGS
25:25 Round 1
26:06 Round 2
26:48 Round 3
27:45 Attaching the wings
30:26 Gorgeous finished Chocky Bee!
30:50 'PRIDE' Piglet approved
31:16 THANK YOU - I really appreciate your support :)
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Alex, I made two bees. The first looks like an obvious error, while the second looked identical to your own bee. I've noticed that most patterns for amigurumi are done in a spiral, but mine always end up looking drunk. I prefer your way of transitioning to the next round. It is so much neater and creates a lovely balanced work, but beyond transitioning, I wouldn't know what to call it as I've never seen anyone else crochet it like you do.
Jinx, you are a legend!!! congrats on your two bee projects and for persevering with my transition method. To be honest, I have never seen anyone use that method before, so maybe I invented it, but it's great for making stripes line up and keeping 'eye's for amigurumi projects on the same row and straight. Thanks heaps for your feedback and love - HUGSSSS
The "transition" method as you called it creates such nice stripes. Not even crocheting in joined rounds gives that effect. Lovely!
This is so cute and underrated 🌈❤️
Awww, Thanks so much x
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve made a lot of friends and family happy with personalized bees 💕
Hey there,,. That is sooo great to hear. If you post them to any social media please tag them to #makeitwithalex so I can see your gorgeous creations :) hugss x
This is so cool I’m gonna make all of my friends pride flags and mine for pride month!
YESSSS!!!!! tag me on insta if you make them and post pics, I'd love to see them. Happy Pride Month
So cute! My non-bee-nary child has asked for one :-D Is there any place where you write out your patterns? I'm on the go a lot or usually have a sleeping baby on my lap when I stitch, so watching a Video isn't always possible.
LOL - non-bee-nary, I love it! I have only the 'Chonky Bee' pattern written down which you can access for free on Ravelry.com hope that helps. I will try to write the patterns down more. Apart from watching the tutorial you could screen shot the patterns as I always include them on the screen. Thanks heaps for your comment and happy hooking!
so cute!! I have extra yarn from a shirt I gave up on cause I messed it up and had to frog it, ill use it to make a cute pansexual bee!!!
That is awesome!!! YAY for left over yarn :)
Love this pattern and you are a great teacher. I learned a couple of new things that will help me in the next projects I may tackle. Thank you!!
YAY!!! Thanks so much for your feedback, you have made my day. Happy hooking ^~^
This makes me want to learn to crochet so I can make these- They're so cute I love them :3
Please do. Crocheting is not only fun to do, creatively expressive and good mental therapy but you end up with a fab creation at the end of it :)
Hi! Just found your channel today and really love your tutorials, explanations are really easy to understand even if my main language is not english. I’ve liked and subscribed 😊🫶
me at 1 minute in, 'how am I going to figure out the color spacing?' you @1:01 I got you!
YAY!!! You got this!
you are literally my saviour im making an ace bee
YESSS!!!! Thank you so much for the amazing comments and support. Happy hooking
This is my new favourite crochet tutorial video 😍🐝🏳️🌈
This is such a great pattern (I just made one for myself), but I am dying for you to make a tutorial for the Ziggy Stardust bee! That would be amazing
YAY! thanks so much for making a Pride Bee AND requesting Ziggy too x
I WILL DEFINETLY MAKE THESE OMFG ITS SO CUTEEEE
Thanks so much :)
I'm making an Aroace one for my sister for Christmas 🥰
🧡💛🤍💙🖤
(Btw the stich used for the antennas is called I-cord)
this is awesome thank you!!
You're so welcome! x
These are adorable , thanks for sharing ! 😊💜
awwww, you are so welcome :)
Great video I loved it!!! The bees are so cute!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's SO cuteeee!!!
You are so welcome! x
Thank you for your video made transgender bee and the person I made it for absolutely loved it 🎉😊
Wow , i like it
Thanks so much x
I’m going to make (hopefully) a lot of little bees for pink Wednesday over here in Nijmegen during the yearly event that’s called; de Nijmeegse Vierdaagse. It is a big four day walk and you will get a medal for it. And around the walking during the whole week the whole city is one big party. And on Wednesday the 🌈 community is being honored. So…….I hope they wil love the little bees I’m going to crochet for them. ❤️🌈🙏🏻😃 thank you for your detailed explanation. 🙌🏻🏳️🌈❤️🙏🏻
This is soo good thank you!
Glad you like it!
this is an amazing tutorial, thank you so much!
You're very welcome! So glad you like it - more coming soon :)
Can you show the transition join a bit closer. I seem to have an extra stitch at end of each row?
So for more advanced ppl maybe you can make the wings hearts? 26:42
Thank u for this video is the a patten I can follow
Hi Alex I wanted th make the price bee with 36 stitches but I can't figure out how many rounds of each of the rainbow colours to do please could you possibly tell me ?
I have done 2 bees now , thank you for the video. Can you show us how to make the stinger like the one bee at the beginning of the video it was a big stinger and it’s so cute . Any thoughts in making like a medium size Sushi roll ? It would be great 😊
Hey. The stinger is using the same pattern as the stinger I show you, it is probably more that I squeezed the point with my fingers to make it stand out more. If this doesnt work for you, try adding another round of 6sc at the end on the stinger before you close it up. This should add length to it :) Also THANK for the idea! A sushi roll would be adorable
Was thus on the video ? Yes that’s what I did at the end added black yarn on the last 6sc then closed it
OMG THEY ARE SO CUTEEE
awwww, thanks... I think so too :)
Im really struggling with the transition technique. Its making the number of stitches hard to count and i dont know where to put my stitch marker
You are so sweet, thank you so much 💕
You are so welcome
Thank you so much for this pattern. I’m going to make some lgbeet and non-beenary ones for the local youth group 🏳️🌈
Me who hasn't crocheted in my life: haha i dont know what this means :D
Thanks for this tutorial! 💖 I love the pride flag and crown on Priscilla and might add to mine (if I can figure it out 😅😂)
You are so welcome! I was thinking of making a tutorial for Priscilla :)
@@makeitwithalex4483 Please do! I would love to make Priscilla!
I know im two years late to the party, but does transitioning count as the first stitch in a round?
I just finished the 4th row and the whole thing is super wonky, looks like frills. I don't know what I'm doing wrong 😅
Totally gonna make all my pride flags and my mom's, if I have enough yarn :,)
So good to hear that. Have fun!
WOW!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Hugssss
Hey there this is adorable and underrated at you part of the community?
Thank you sooo much x
PS: I love your trash panda icon :)
How did you come up with the colors for the sexual orientations?
Hi. They are based on the pride flags
do you have any suggestions for how i might make the eyes and mouth of the bee on a black face? for some of the flags, such as the agender one and the ace flag, the face ends up with the color black and im not exactly sure what i might do
Hi there. I would use one of the colours that you used in the flag eg. blue, pink, yellow. I think that most colours for the face would look great
I am confused in round 3 what she means by single and increasing. From what I understand single is 1 stich per stich space and increase means 2 stichs per stich space and I don't understand how we are supposed to do both and get the 18 stichis when we only do 6 single incress
Hi Kat... let me check, but Row 3 is usually that you now have 12 stitches at the end of Round 2 and then for Round 3 you create a stitch in the next stitch space, then increase in the next stitch space - repeating that around will increase the stitches from 12 to 18 - for example: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 = 18 stitches :)
Just checked and that is correct what I had replied with Round 1: 6 sc, Round 2: 6 increases, Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 times - 18 stitches. Comment if you are still confused and I will do my best to help you with it :)
My child has asked for a non binary bee. I would love to make it the same size as the berry big. Would the rounds where I switched colours be the same as on this video? First time making anything like this, with the colour changing. I gave myself lots of time, since it's for christmas.
Yes, absolutely! And if you need any help just message me here
Bee happy everyone
Bee happy right back at ya! :)
Lőve your do u have a video an how to make the biggest bee in your video
Hi there. I sure do - 'Chonky Bee' is one of my first tutorials. I actually have tutorials for x4 different bees you could check out :)
Where do u get your yarn for the big ones
Hey there. Bernat Blanket yarns can be bought from most craft/hobby shops in the USA. Im in Australia so I buy mine online - there are other yarn options in the description if that helps :)
would you still be up for making a tutorial for Priscilla?
hey, yes... I have been bust creating new patterns to make tutorials for, but Priscilla might be on that list as it's a fave of mine too. Thanks for the reminder :)
@makeitwithalex4483 did you ever get round to make a tutorial or pattern for priscilla bee ?
Hi! Is fifty grams of yarn ok for this kind of project? I'm a newbie here hehe I'm making a bi bee for my best friend.
hi there. It really depends on the thickness of the yarn and how many colors you are using. If it is a small bee and you have three colours, then YES... should be fine. If you let me know what the yarn is OR the weight/thickness I might be able to give you a better idea. And I think your friend will love it
@@makeitwithalex4483 Thank you for replying hehe the yarn is 5 ply and it's called duwen
@@humbloby9400 hi, sorry just saw your reply, 50gms of each colour should be fine or you could use double the strands of yarn to make a bigger bee, you may need 100gms of each colour to do that
if i wanted to make these but the bigger size do i increase the rounds or is it how many on the hook? i’ve never crocheted before!
hi there! congrats on trying crocheting...it can be a little tricky to start with but it will get easier and heaps more fun as you go :) The larger bee is made by using the EXACT SAME PATTERN as the tutorial the only difference is the yarn and the hook. **see next reply**
If you want to make a larger bee simply use thicker yarn like a bulky or chunky-style (5) and a larger hook. I have some yarn suggestions in the video description to help. When buying a hook, look for a size smaller than recommended on the yarn label as we will be filling the bee with poly fill and the smaller hook will keep the stitches tighter and you wont see the fill as easily. I hope that helps, but please comment if you need any further help and I will try my best to help you asap. enjoy x
almost forgot, if you want to make a bigger bee I do have 4 other bee tutorials that are bigger than this one, you might want to check them out before starting this project :)
@@makeitwithalex4483 thankyou so much for you’re suggestions, really helped. I can’t wait to try these out now☺️ x
lol idek what a magic ring is 😭
Hi there. A Magic Ring is a loop that you can start your crocheting in for circles. The loop or ring can be tightened to reduce the hole in the centre of your work.
Here is a link to my tutorial to create a super easy Magic Ring ua-cam.com/video/xkvsHAMRFHc/v-deo.html
Where is ace?
ace?
@@makeitwithalex4483 Asexual
you would use the pattern for the non binary flag because it has the same amount of colors.
What size did you use for the eyes or the big bee?
hi there. The largest size I have is a 1 inch safety eye or 25mm so it will be that size. But the eyes size really depends on what you like for the size bee you are making. Larger eyes can be made from felt and they still look great :)
@@makeitwithalex4483 Thank you im on my way to make this bee !
non-bee-nary
les-bee-an
bee-sexual
Queer Bee :)
EN BEE
lg-BEE-tq
hey Alex i just wanted to know if you can crochet me and my friends some pride bee's for $20
Hey there Nezuko. What country are you in? Postage costs could be an issue but I will wait to hear from you to see what we can do :)
@@makeitwithalex4483 she lives in new zealand with me. i saw her write this lol.
Thanks terrilee. I'm in Australia so postage wouldnt be to much. If you let me know exactly what you are after I can quote you including postage... I'd be happy to make you some pride bees :)
Hii, I’m their friend, I just wanna day that these are so cute I can’t even-
Chonkyy bee is my new fav word 😅
@@makeitwithalex4483 hi thank you ill just have to ask my friends who's house they'll be sent to
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