Terms: US
Hook 3,5 mm
Yarn: White, yellow and black Carolina (M&K) or
other yarn suitable for hook 3,5 mm.
Total usage: approx 80 g.
The bumble bee is
crocheted down-up with Crochodile Stitches and the rest with hdc. How to make
Crocodile Stitches is on my blog, but only in Swedish. However, the photo
tutorial is excellent so I think you can figure it out anyway. http://chippzan.blogspot.se/2013/02/crocodile-stitch-steg-for-steg.html
NOTE! Instead of making
V-stitches (picture 2-4 in the tutorial) I made like this: * dc 1 in next 2
stiches, ch 1, skip 1 stitch* That is to make it tighter, so the toilet paper
won´t show through the holes.
ch –chain
sc – single crochet
hdc –half double crochet
Cr St – crocodile stitch
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
tog – together
eor – end of round
Body
Color changes:
Start with white yarn and crochet according to round 1-3. Change to black and
crochet round 4-5. Change to yellow and crochet round 4-5. Change to black
again, crochet round 4-5. Change to yellow, crochet round 4-5. Finally change
to black and crochet the rest of the body from round 6.
1.
Ch 78, form a ring with a sl st in first st.
2.
Trellis/ round with pairs of dc
Ch 3 (=1 dc), dc 1 in next st * ch 1, skip 1 st, dc 1 in each of next 2 sts* repeat
*-* until eor, ch 1 and sl st in first dc. (26 pairs of dc)
3.
Crocodile Stitches
Ch 2, start making Cr St in first dc and up the next and continue till end of
round. Remember to skip every other pair of dc. When you reach the end, sl st
in first the very first dc of Cr St. Break yarn and fasten.
4.
Trellis/ round with pairs of dc
Fasten new yarn in the center of one of the dc pairs that is between two Cr
Sts, ch 3 (= 1 dc), dc 1 in the same “hole”* ch 1, dc 2 in the center of Cr St,
ch 1, dc 2 st between the 2 dc from previous round* repeat *-* until eor. Finish
with a sl st in first ch/dc. (26 pairs of dc)
5.
Crocodile Stitches according to round 3.
Repeat round 4 and 5 until you have 5 rounds
of Cr St, ending with a round of Cr St.
6. The rest of the body is crocheted with hdc
and with black.
First round:
Ch 2, hdc 1 in the center of Cr St from previous round *ch 1, hdc 1in ch from
prev round, ch 1, hdc 2 between the two dc from prev round, ch 1, hdc 1 in ch,
ch 1, hdc 2 in the center of Cr St* repeat *-* and AT THE SAME TIME increase 2
hdc on the round. (80 hdc)
7.
Make a total of 5-6
rounds of hdc, depending on the hight of your toilet roll (80 hdc/round)
8.
Folding edge
Crochet in the back loops only from now on and do not end with a sl st after
each round. Place a marker to mark beginning of round and move the marker as
you go. Just keep crocheting round-round
AT THE SAME TIME decreas like this:
* hdc 8, hdc 2 together* until eor.
9.
Continue, without the
sl st and ch: *hdc 7, hdc 2 tog.* until eor.
10.
*hdc 6, hdc 2 tog* until
eor.
11.
*hdc 5, hdc 2 tog* until
eor.
12.
*hdc 4, hdc 2 tog* until
eor.
13.
*hdc 3, hdc 2 tog* until
eor.
14. *hdc 2, hdc 2 tog* until eor, sc 1 in next
stitch and make a sl st in next to finish of the round. Break yarn and fasten.
Wings,
make 2
Ch 25, sl st 1 in very first st, ch 25 and sl
st 1 in first st of this last chain. Break yarn and sew/fasten the wings to the sides.
Large eye
1. Magic
ring, sc 6 (6)
2.
Ch 1 * sc 2 in each st*
until eor, end with a sl st (12)
3.
Ch 1 *sc 1, sc 2 in
next* until eor, end with a sl st. (18)
4. Ch 1 *sc 1 in next 2 sts, sc 2 in next st* until
eor, end with a sl st. (24)
5.
Make the pupil by sewing a few stiches before
fastening the eye to the body.
Small eye
Do according to Large eye but skip round 4.
Legs, make 6
Ch 14, sl st 1 in 4th
st from hook. Continue with sl sts along the chain until all sts are done. Break
yarn.
1.
Top leg is sewn between the two black Cr St under the yellow, see arrow no 1. Fasten
on the inside.
2.
Middle leg is sewn between the two yellow Cr St under the black, see arrow no 2. Fasten
on the inside.
1. Last leg is sewn between the two white Cr St under
the black and under the middle leg. Fasten on the inside.
Antennas
Ch 17, sl st 1 in 4th
st from hook. Continue with sl st along the ch until all sts are done, ch
another 17, sl st in 4th st from hook and sl st until all sts are
done. You are now at the center of the antennas. Break yarn.
Fasten the antennas
with a pin needle on top of the head, at the center/beginning/end of the
antennas. Sew along 3 sts from center and out, a total of about 6 sts along the
center. Fasten on the inside.
Instructions
Pull out the hard paper in the center of the toilet roll and pull the
bumble-bee onto the roll. This way the paper is pulled from the center - out. It´s
perfect for the kitchen, on picnics, in the kids rooms, during cold seasons
etc. If the bumble-bee has a tendency to sack when the paper is running low,
you can cut a piece of cardboard from eg a pasta box and put inside. Cut a
piece that is approx. 10 cm x 40 cm, tape the short ends together around a new
toilet roll and put it in the bumble-bee.
Good luck with your toilet roll bumble bee J
No, it´s not ok to sell
finished items made from this pattern. You are free to make as many bumble bees
as you want to yourself or as gifts. If you wish to sell for charity, no
problem at all, just email me and I´ll send you a permission slip. This is
because there are bad “apples” out there who do not respect copyright. Thank
you for your understanding.
If you want to read
more of copyright laws in Sweden please do so at http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/01/22/48/8d08dde0.pdf or on my blog http://chippzan.blogspot.se/p/copyright.html
Any questions, please
send me a mail J
Happy crocheting!
/ Petra Söreskog
