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Mr Bumble Bee Ornament
Designed By Julie A. Bolduc
This ornament, even though it looks like a toy, is not a toy. It is a decoration or ornament for spring or summer decorating. It would look great stuck onto a plant poke or hung up in a window. His happy face should bring a smile to anyone who sees him.
- Materials Needed
- Scrap of worsted weight acrylic yarn in yellow
- Scrap of worsted weight acrylic yarn in black or black fleck
- 6" scrap of worsted weight acrylic yarn in red
- Polyester Fiber fill
- 2 Wiggle eyes ¼" in diameter
- 2 brown pipe cleaners 12" long
- 1 black pipe cleaner 12" long
- Hot Glue and gun
- Size G/6 or 4.5mm aluminum crochet hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Yarn Thickness: 4mm
- Gauge: 4dc = 1"
- Finished Size: 4½ x 4½
- Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructions
RND 1: With Yellow. Ch 4. 11dc in 4th ch from hook. Join w/slst to top of ch4. Drop yellow but do not fasten off. Join black.
RND 2: Ch1. Sc in same st as slst. 2sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1. Drop black and pick up yellow.
RND 3: Ch3. Dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Drop yellow and pick up black.
RND 4: Ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1. Drop black and pick up yellow.
RND 5: Rep round 3.
RND 6: Ch1. Sc in next st. *Pull up a lp in each of the next 2 sts, yo pull through all 3 lps on hook. (decrease [dec] made) Sc in each of the next 3 sts. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1. Drop black and pick up yellow.
RND 7: Rep rnd 3.
RND 8: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 2 sts. Dec 1, sc in each of the next 3 sts, 3 times. Sc in last st. Join w/slst to ch1. Drop black. Pick up yellow.
RND 9: Rep rnd 3. Fasten off yellow and pick up black.
RND 10: Ch1. Sc in next st. Dec 1, sc in each of the next 2sts, 3 times. Dec 1. Sc in last st. Join w/slst to ch1. Do not drop black.
RND 11-13: Ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1. At the end of round 13, stuff body. Fasten off black but leaving a 12" end. Using the end, work a running stitch through the last round and gather up to close, then poke the needle through round 10 and work a running stitch through that round to form a fat neck then weave rest of end into the black part to secure in place. Trim rest of end.
Wings: Make 2 the same RND 1: Ch4. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. 15dc in ring. Join w/slst to top of ch3.
RND 2: Ch1. Sc in same st as slst. Work 2 sc in each of the next 11 dc. Ch1. Sc in side of last sc made. Sc in each of the next 4 dc. Sc in ch1. Do not ch1. Turn. Now you will work in rows.
ROW 1: Sc in each of the next 5 sc. Do not ch1. Turn.
ROW 2: Sc in each of the next 4 sc. Do not ch1. Turn.
ROW 31: Sc in each of the next 3 sc. Ch1. Fasten off. Leave finising end about 8" long. Weave other end into work.
Assembly
STEP 1: Stitch wings to back in position desired.
STEP 2: Cut black pipe cleaner into a 4" piece. Poke through top of head and curl both ends to form antennae.
STEP 3: Glue wiggle eyes to face just under where the antennae come out.
STEP 4: Use scrap of red yarn to stitch a smile onto the face. Use a back stitch.
STEP 5-7: Cut the 2 brown pipe cleaners in half. Poke 3 of them through the body from one side to the other to form legs. Bend the ends of each pipe cleaner ¼ from the end to form feet then bend the cleaners down to finish the legs.
STEP 8: Attach hanger to top or poke onto a skewer to form a plant poke.
Design written on Thursday, January 20, 2005. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc p103035