Bumblebee Amigurumi is a creative crochet project, bringing the beloved Autobot to life in adorable amigurumi form. This project is perfect for Transformers fans and crochet enthusiasts looking for a fun challenge.
How to Craft Your Own Bumblebee Amigurumi
Making a Bumblebee Transformers Amigurumi is a rewarding task. With bright yellow yarn and detailed patterns, you can recreate this iconic character in crochet, ready to display or gift to a fan.
Materials:
- Yellow yarn (for Bumblebee’s main color)
- Black yarn (for stripes and accents)
- Gray yarn (for mechanical details)
- Blue yarn (for the eyes)
- Small amount of white yarn (for detailing on eyes)
- 2.5mm or 3.0mm crochet hook (depending on your yarn size)
- Polyester fiberfill (for stuffing)
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- Safety eyes (10-12mm, blue)
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic ring
- ch: Chain
- sc: Single crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
- sl st: Slip stitch
- st(s): Stitch(es)
- FO: Fasten off
Head (Yellow Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring (MR), 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 5: 3 sc, inc repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 6: 4 sc, inc repeat around. (36 sts)
- Rounds 7-12: Sc in each stitch around. (36 sts)
- Round 13: 4 sc, dec repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 14: 3 sc, dec repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 15: 2 sc, dec repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 16: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (12 sts)
- Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill.
- Round 17: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body (Yellow Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat around. (24 sts)
- Rounds 5-10: Sc in each stitch around. (24 sts)
- Round 11: 2 sc, dec repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 12: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (12 sts)
- Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
- Round 13: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (Make 2 – Yellow and Black Yarn):
- Round 1: With black yarn, make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Rounds 3-5: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Change to yellow yarn.
- Rounds 6-10: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Lightly stuff the arms.
- Round 11: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a tail for sewing.
Legs (Make 2 – Yellow and Black Yarn):
- Round 1: With black yarn, make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Rounds 4-6: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sts)
- Change to yellow yarn.
- Rounds 7-12: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sts)
- Lightly stuff the legs.
- Round 13: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (12 sts)
- Round 14: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings (Make 2 – Yellow Yarn):
- Round 1: Ch 10.
- Round 2: Starting from the second ch from the hook, sc in each stitch. (9 sts)
- Round 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each stitch back. (9 sts)
- Round 4-5: Repeat row 3.
- FO and leave a tail for sewing.
Helmet (Yellow and Black Yarn):
- Round 1: With yellow yarn, make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 5: Change to black yarn, 3 sc, inc repeat around. (30 sts)
- Rounds 6-9: Sc in each stitch around. (30 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Faceplate (Gray Yarn):
- Round 1: Ch 6.
- Round 2: Starting from the second ch from the hook, sc in each stitch. (5 sts)
- Round 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each stitch. (5 sts)
- Round 4-5: Repeat row 3.
- FO and leave a tail for sewing.
Antennae (Make 2 – Black Yarn):
- Round 1: Ch 5.
- Round 2: Starting from the second ch from the hook, sc in each stitch. (4 sts)
- FO and leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Head to Body: Sew the head to the body using the tail from the body.
- Arms: Attach the arms to the sides of the body.
- Legs: Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Wings: Attach the wings to the back of the body.
- Helmet: Sew the helmet on top of the head, positioning it securely.
- Faceplate: Attach the gray faceplate to the front of the helmet.
- Antennae: Sew the black antennae onto the top sides of the helmet.
- Eyes: Attach blue safety eyes or crochet eyes with blue yarn and sew them onto the face.
- Details: Use white yarn to embroider the highlights on the eyes, and black yarn for additional suit details, if desired.
Final Details:
- Embroider any additional small mechanical details, such as stripes or buttons, using black and gray yarn on the body and helmet.
- Ensure all parts are securely attached and adjust the stuffing as needed.
- Enjoy your finished Bumblebee Transformers Amigurumi!
This pattern is adjustable, so feel free to modify and personalize it to create your own unique Bumblebee character!