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Knitting Needles: 4 dpn Size 1, (2.5 mm) Yarn: Remnants of KnitPicks Palette Yarn (Fingering weight) in Black, White and Bare (dyed yellow by me, see below). Gauge: Not important for the completed project, but you want to knit tight enough that you will not see the polyester stuffing. Misc: Toy stuffing, yarn needle. Finished Size: 2.25 inch nose to stinger, 1.5 inch wingspan.
Body Construction:
(Starting at the tip of the head.) 1. CO 6 sts in Black. Join to knit in the round and knit one row. 2. Kfb across - 12 sts 3. K across 4. Kfb across - 24 sts 5. K across 6. K across 7. *K6, K2tog* repeat 3 times - 21 sts 8. K across 9. K2, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K3 - 18 sts 10. K across 11. *K1, K2tog* across- 12 sts 12. K across Now starting the body of the fly. 13. Switch to Yellow: Kfb across - 24 sts 14. K across 15. K1, Kfb, K8, Kfb, K2, Kfb, K8, kfb, K1 - 28 sts 16. K across 17. Switch to Black: K1, Kfb, K10, Kfb, K2, Kfb, K10, kfb, K1 - 32 sts Rows 18-20. K across 21. Switch to Yellow: K1, K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K10, K2tog, K1 - 28 sts 22. K across
23. K1, K2tog, K8, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K8, K2tog, K1 - 24 sts 24. K across 25. Switch to Black:*K2, K2tog* across, 18 sts 26. K across 27. *K1, K2tog* across, 12 sts Stuff the head and body with polyester stuffing. 28. K2tog across, 6 sts 29. K2tog across, 3 sts 30. work as Icord 1 round (to make the stinger), pull yarn through remaining stitches and weave in loose ends For an alternate striping pattern (no pictured): If you would like to try a yellow head and 5 stripes on the body, try Rows 1-12 Yellow, 13-15 Black, 16-18 yellow, 19-21 Black, 22-24 Yellow, 25-30 black.
I considered making antennas or eyes for this little bee, but I preferred the almost cartoon-like simplicity of the body and wings. If you would like to add a simple Icord eye, see the plushie fly pattern by Chemknits.
--------------------------------------Abbreviations Used in this pattern: Kfb - increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch. K - knit P - purl SSK - decrease by slipping two stitches then knitting them together. Alternatively, you could slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass slipped stitch over. K2tog - decrease by knitting two stitches together.