Basically, ever since my son Kenji could speak he has been saying he wants to be a toy designer when he grows up. He spends all of his free time writing and illustrating his own books, designing his own board games, and designing toys for himself and his little brother. When I began crocheting earlier this year (2018), Kenji began handing me “patterns” he wrote out and asking me to make them for him. He was determined that I could wave my magic wand (crochet hook) around and make his creations come to life. Finally, before his 6th birthday he handed me one I thought my skills could handle.
Yes, we know bees have 6 legs, but apparently Bumble was born with 4 legs and we love him just as he is.
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Kenji’s Bumble
This pattern was written using US terminology.
I used worsted weight (medium) yarn and a 3.0 mm hook.
Yarn colors used are black, yellow, white, and orange.
Head (orange)
1) 6 sc in MR (6)
2) inc in each st (12)
3) [inc, sc] repeat (18)
4) sc in each st (18)
5) sc in each st (18)
6) sc in each st (18)
7) [dec, sc] repeat (12)
8) dec 6x (6)
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Leg (black) make 4
1) 6 sc in MR (6)
2) sc in each st (6)
3) sc in each st (6)
4) sc in each st (6)
5) sc in each st (6)
6) sc in each st (6)
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Wing (white) make 2
1) 6 sc in MR (6)
2) [inc, sc 1] repeat (9)
3) [inc, sc 2] repeat (12)
4) sc in each st (12)
5) sc in each st (12)
6) dec, sc 4, dec, sc 4 (10)
7) sc in each st (10)
8) dec, sc 3, dec, sc 3 (8)
9) sc in each st (8)
10)sc in each st (8)
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If you made all of the pieces before starting the body, it makes it a lot easier to sew them while you have easy access to the inside.
Body
(start with yellow)
1) 6 sc in MR (6)
2) Inc x6 (12)
3) [inc, sc] repeat (18)
4) [inc, sc, sc] repeat (24)
5) [inc, sc, sc, sc] repeat (30)
(change to black)
6) [inc, sc, sc, sc, sc] repeat (36)
7) sc in each st (36)
8) sc in each st (36)
*this is a good time to sew the head on
(change to yellow)
9) sc in each st (36)
10) sc in each st (36)
11) sc in each st (36)
(change to black)
12) sc in each st (36)
13) sc in each st (36)
14) sc in each st (36)
*this is a good time to sew front legs on the yellow stripe
(change to yellow)
15) sc in each st (36)
16) sc in each st (36)
17) sc in each st (36)
(change to black)
18) sc in each st (36)
19) sc in each st (36)
20) sc in each st (36)
*this is a good time to sew the wings and back legs on the yellow stripe
(change to yellow)
21) [dec, sc, sc, sc, sc] repeat (30)
22) sc in each st (30)
23) [dec, sc, sc, sc] repeat (24)
(change to black)
24) sc in each st (24)
25) [dec, sc, sc] repeat (18)
26) dec, dec, sc in each of next 10 st, dec, dec (14)
27) dec, sc next 10, dec (12)
28) sc in each st (12)
29) sc in each st (12)
30) [sc, sc, dec] repeat (9)
31) sc in each st (9)
32) [sc, dec] repeat (6)
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And just as a cute little added bonus, this was Kenji’s written pattern he gave me to get started.
An ad-free PDF of Kenji’s Bumble can be found on Ravelry.
Hateruma Handmade (owned and operated by Jennifer Hateruma and her immediate family) holds the copyright and asks that you do not copy, reproduce, resell, or redistribute this pattern in any way. Please make as many Bumbles as you like for your own use and to sell small scale. I appreciate you sharing a link back to this page.
