Crochet Bee Finger Puppet

Materials:

Crochet hook: size 7

Small amounts of black and yellow size 10 cotton or wool

12mm black wiggle eyes

Black Pipe Cleaner (at least 3″ long)

Black embroidery thread.

Two eyes (not if puppet for a small child)

Body:

Rnd 1: With yellow, Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc; join. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in next sc; *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * around. Join. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st; sc in next 5 sc’s; *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc’s; repeat from * around.

Join. (21 sc)

Rnds 5-14: Ch 1, sc in each sc; join.

Rnd 15: Working in front loops only, 2 dc in each sc (42 dc); join; fasten off.

Rnd 16: Attach black in first back loop of rnd 15. Working in back loops of rnd 15, ch 1, sc in first 19

stitches; sc decrease in last 2 loops; join. (20 sc)

Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in each sc; join.

Rnd 18: Working in front loops only, 2 hdc in each sc (40 hdc); join; fasten off.

Rnd 19: Attach yellow in first back loop of rnd 18. Working in back loops of rnd 18, ch 1, sc in first 18 stitches; sc decrease in last 2 loops; join. (19 sc)

Rnd 20: Ch 1, sc in each sc; join.

Rnd 21: Ch 1, working in front loop only, 2 sc in each in each sc (38 sc); join; fasten off.

Rnd 22: Attach black in first back loop of rnd 21. Working in back loops of rnd 21, ch 1, sc in each loop

(19 sc); join.

Rnd 23-24: Ch 1, sc in each sc; join; fasten off.

Weave in all ends.

 

To finish

Embroider two little black dots or glue on plastic eyes.

Shape pipe cleaner into U position and push up through the head from inside. Shape and trim.

Using black embroidery thread; stitch mouth.