About pattern:

• PDF file, which contains 11 pages of instructional material accompanied by 39 photos and 3 video.
• Difficulty level: Intermediate.
• Language: ENGLISH (US terms).
• The pattern doesn’t contain crochet lessons. You must know how to read crochet patterns and have basic skills to crochet in continuous rounds, BLO and FLO. Crocheting skills will be needed to make this pattern: magic ring, chain, single crochet, increasing and decreasing.
• The TIME to make a bumblebee is approximately 4-5 hours.

MATERIALS and TOOLS:
1. Yarns:
for fluffy bumblebee: yellow, black and milk fluffy yarns (weight Light Fingering) with two strands; white semi-cotton yarn (weight Sport) for embroidering the whites of the eyes;
for bumblebee with embroidering: yellow, black and milk yarns (weight Sport);

1. thin black yarn (weight Lace) for wrapping the legs;
2. a pair of black safety eyes, d = 4 mm;
3. black wire, d = 0.3 mm, 2.8” / 7 сm (for antennae);
4. wire of any color, d = 1 mm, 9.4” / 24 сm (for legs);
5. paper tape for wrapping the ends of the wire;
6. tulle, 4 pieces of 2.41.6” / 64 cm (for wings);
7. thin thread in the color of tulle;
8. fiberfill (I used hollow fiber);
9. crochet hook (I used 2 mm crochet hook);
10. scissors;
11. tapestry and embroidery needles;
12. pins;
13. metal brush for fluffy bumblebee;
14. pliers;
15. nippers.