A sweet crochet ladybug made with soft yarn. This little bug has a chubby grey head, big sparkly safety eyes, cute black antennae, and a cheerful yellow shell decorated with bold black-and-red spots, which gives it an extra playful look.

This pattern is beginner-friendly, all you need to finish it is to know some basic crochet techniques like increasing, decreasing, changing colors, and sewing the parts together.

You will need medium weight yarn in different colors (especially for the spots), so you can really use your imagination here, a 3 mm crochet hook, safety eyes, and stuffing.

Use this cute ladybug as a soft toy, a lovely shelf decoration, or as part of your growing amigurumi collection. Don’t forget to change the shell and spot colors to give your little ladybug its own unique look.

Materials

• Medium weight yarn in dark gray, black, a color fot the elytra (back-part), (left over), yarn in 5 other colors for the spots and (left over) pink and white for the face details.
• 3.00 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle
• Pins
• Scissors

Size: 9 cm tall.

Abbreviations

Mr – magic ring
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
BLO – back loops only

The pattern worked in continuous spirals.

Elytra

Use any color yarn. Starting at the top center of the elytra.

Rnd 1: start 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: (2 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 10-17: sc in all 54 st (54)

Sl st in next st. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

The elytra part is stuffed later.

Belly

Use dark gray yarn.

Starting at the center the belly.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

You are now joining the elytra to the belly, white filling it with fiber fill.

Rnd 10: sc in all 54 st of both the elytra and the belly (54)

Sl st in next st. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Head

Use dark gray yarn.

Starting at the front of the head.

Rnd 1: start 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7-11: sc in all 36 st (36) (5 rounds)

Sl st in next st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail. The head will be stuffed later.

Place the safety eyes between rnd 3 and rnd 4 with an interspace of 6 visible st.

Spots x5

Use black and 5 other colors of yarn, starting at the center.

Rnd 1: (in one of the 5 colors): start 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (BLO in black yarn): sl st in all 18 st (18)

Make sure the sl st are not too tight. The spot should stay (nearly) flat.

Rnd 5: (BLO of rnd 4): (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 (24)

Sl st in first st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail.

Make 4 more spots, all in different colors.

Legs x6

Use black yarn. Starting at the end of the leg.

Rnd 1: start 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3-6: sc in all 12 st (12) (4 rounds)
Rnd 7: dec 6 times (6)
Rnd 8-11: sc in all 6 st (6) (4 rounds)

Sl st in next st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail. The legs don’t need to be stuffed.

Antenna x2

Use black yarn. Starting at the top of the antenna.

Rnd 1: start 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2-4: sc in all 6 st (6) (3 rounds)

Sl st in next st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail. The antennae don’t need to be stuffed.

Assembly

• Embroider a stand of black yarn across the middle of the elytra.
• Use pins to position the head onto the body. The head should be positioned between rnd 6 of the belly and rnd 9 of the elytra. You can use the head to cover up the part where the two pars of the body are joined. Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill while sewing it onto the body.

• Use pins to position the spots onto the elytra.
• Sew the legs onto the belly, between rnd 7 and rnd 10. Sew the antennae on the top of the head between rnd 8 and 10, above the eyes.

• Use a strand of white yarn to embroider the white edge around each eye. Insert the needle in the head and make it come out just under the eye. Then insert it back just above the eye. Make it come out again just above the other eye and insert it back just under it. With a strand of pink yarn, embroider two little cheek spots under each eye, over one st.

Done!

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It’s worked in rounds, and it’s a no-sew pattern, so it’s worked very fast and finishes in no time.

It’s crafted with #6 super bulky yarn, a 5mm crochet hook, 8- & 10-mm safety eyes, stuffing, a tapestry needle, and scissors.

You can customize your spider by adding a tiny hat, bow, or even glow-in-the-dark yarn, using different yarn weights and colors with a suitable hook.

It’s perfect for gifts, Halloween décor, or playtime.

Designer: Crocheting Old Lady

Materials

• Yarn: #6 super bulky yarn, any color
• 5 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes x2
• 10 mm safety eyes x2
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing

Abbreviations

Mr – magic ring
rnd – round
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
inc – increase
dec – decrease

Spider

Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 2, make leg, inc x3, make leg, inc (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 2, make leg, (sc, inc) x 3, make leg, (sc, inc) (18)
Rnd 4-5: 6 sc, make leg, sc 9, make leg, sc 3 (18)

Attach 8 mm eyes between rnds 1 and 2, 1 st in between.
Attach 10 mm eyes between rnds 3 and 4, 4-5 st apart.

Rnd 6: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Stuff head.

Rnd 7: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Rnd 8: inc x 9 (18)
Rnd 9: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 10-12: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 13: dec x 12

Finish stuffing.

Rnd 14: dec x 6

Fasten off.

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Materials needed for this pattern are milk cotton 4ply yarn with yellow, aqua blue, dark brown, soft pink, white, and green shades, 2.2mm crochet hook, 3 mm safety eyes, stitch marker, fiber fill, and coated craft wire.

The difficulty of this pattern is beginner-intermediate level, which makes it great as a keychain, toy, cute gift, and also adding a heart to the bee, giving it a lovely look.

Let’s get started!

Designer: Tinunturu d’Alice

Materials & Tools

• 2.2 mm crochet hook
• Milkcotton 4 ply: yellow, light aqua blue, dark brown, soft pink, white, light gray
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Coated craft wire
• 3 mm safety eyes
• Pins

Abbreviations

sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec -decrease
BLO – back loop only
INV BO – invisible bind off
BO – bind off
BOR – beginning of row
BP – back post
ch – chain
FLO – front loop only

Head & Body

Rnd 1: with yellow yarn, 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 10: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 11-13: (3 rounds) 54 sc (54)

Insert the safety eyes between Rnd 11-12 with 13 sts apart.

Stuff the piece as you go.

Change to dark brown yarn.

Rnd 14: BLO: 52 sl st (54)
Rnd 15: BLO: 52 sc (54)

Change to yellow yarn.

Rnd 16: BLO: 54 sl st (54)
Rnd 17: BLO: (17 sc, inc) x 3 (57)
Rnd 18: 57 sc (57)

Change to dark brown yarn.

Rnd 19: BLO: 57 sl st (57)
Rnd 20: BLO: (17 sc, dec) x 3 (54)

Change to yellow yarn.

Rnd 21: BLO: 54 sl st (54)
Rnd 22: BLO: 2 sc, (4 sc, dec) x 8, 2 sc (45)
Rnd 23: (13 sc, dec) x 3 (42)
Rnd 24: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Rnd 25: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 26: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 27: (1 sc, dec, 1 sc) x 6 (18)

Change to dark brown yarn.

Rnd 28: BLO: 18 sl st (18)
Rnd 29: BLO: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 30: dec x 6 (6)
Rnd 31: 6 sc (6)

Close the opening through FLO sts.

Weave in tail.

Forewing x2

Rnd 1: with light aqua blue yarn, 5 sc into Mr (5)
Rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Rnd 3-8: (6 rounds) 10 sc (10)
Rnd 9: (dec, 3 sc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 10-11: (2 rounds) 8 sc (8)

Do not stuff the forewing.

Rnd 12: flatten the open ends of the wings together, making them lie on each other. Align 4 sts side by side, ch 1 and then use a sc to crochet together the 2 matching sts, sc 4.

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Rep Rnd 1-12 to the second forewing.

Hindwing x2

Rnd 1: with ligth aqua blue yarn, 5 sc into Mr (5)
Rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Rnd 3-6: (4 rounds) 10 sc (10)
Rnd 7: (dec, 3 sc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 8-9: (2 rounds) 8 sc (8)

Do not stuff the hindwing.

Rnd 10: flateen the open ends of the wings together, making them lie on each other. Aligh 4 sts side by side, ch 1 and then use a sc t crochet together the 2 matching sts, sc 4.

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Rep Rnd 1-10 to the second hindwing.

Antennae

Rnd 1: with dark brown yarn, 4 sc into Mr (4)
Rnd 2: inc x 4 (8)
Rnd 3: dec x 4 (4)
Rnd 7: (dec, 3 sc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 8-9: (2 rounds) 8 sc (8)

Close the opening through FLO sts. Weave in tail.

Rep Rnd 1-3 to the second antennae.

Heart

Part 1

Rnd 1: with soft pink yarn, 6 sc into Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)

Cut yarn and make in INV BO.

Rep Rnd 1-3 for Part 2, do not cut yarn.

Rnd 4: connect 2 parts togetherm join to part 1, 12 sc then 1 sc on part 2 (24)
Rnd 5-6: 24 sc (24)

Stuff as you go.

Rnd 7: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 8: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 9: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 10: dec x 6 (12)

Close the opening through FLO sts.

Weave in tail.

Arm x2

With dark brown yarn, ch 7, inc into the second st from hook, 5 sl st.

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Rep the same process to the second arm.

Leg x2

With dark brown yarn, ch 9, inc into the second st from hook, 7 sl st.

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Rep the same process to the second leg.

Assembly

• Pupil: embroider both eyes with white yarn.
• Eyebrow: embroider both eyebrows with dark brown yarn.
• Mouth: embroider small “U” shape between the eyes.
• Wings: place wings at the back of the bee with pin needles, sew to secure.
• Antennae: insert coated cratt wire (approx. 5 cm) into the antennae. Using dark brown yarn, wrap the coated wire (approx. 1 cm) with the dark brown yarn, then secure it fabric glue. Rep to the second antennae and place both on top of the head, glue to secure.
• Heart: sew the heart to the body.
• Arms: sew the arms holding the heart.
• Legs: sew the legs to below front of the body.

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The dragonfly body and head are worked up in one piece from the top down, wings and antennas are worked up separately, and sewn on at the end.

You need to be familiar with single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, working in front loops only, some increases and decreases techniques to finish this cute baby dragonfly.

Materials needed to finish this plushie are chunky yarn, a 4 mm hook, 10mm safety eyes, fiberfill, and a tapestry needle.

It’s perfect for keychains, nursery decor, soft toys, nature-themed decoration, or whimsical keepsakes.

Let’s get started!

Designer: Hook Crochet Co

Materials & Tools

• Yarn for body
• Yarn for stripes
• White yarn for wings
• Pink yarn for blush
• 4 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers (optional)

Abbreviations

sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
FLO – front loops only
Mr – magic ring
[xx] – made on the same stitch

Body

Using yarn for body.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 4: sc around (16)

Add safety eyes between rounds 2-3 with approx. 3-4 stitches between.

Rnd 5: dec x 8 (8)
Rnd 6: working in FLO, (sc, inc) x 4 (12)

Stuff head.

Rnd 7-9: (3 rounds) sc around (12)
Rnd 10: (sc, dec) x 4 (8)

Stuff body and continue stuffing as you go.

Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
Rnd 12-13: (2 rounds) sc around (6)

Use yarn for the stripes for rounds 14 and 16. The stitches will be in blue text.

Rnd 14: sc around (6)
Rnd 15: sc around (6)
Rnd 16: sc around (6)
Rnd 17-18: (2 rounds) sc around (6)

Finish stuffing. Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off. Sew hole closed.

Fron Wings x2

Using white yarn.

• Make a slip knot on your hook, leaving a long tail for sewing, and chain 10
• Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc, hdc x 7, [hdc, sc], on the other side of tge chain, [sc, hdc], hdc x 7, sc (20)
• Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off.
• Weave in this end.

Back Wings x2

Using white yarn.

• Make a skip knot on your hook, leaving a long tail for sewing and chain 9
• Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc, hdc x 6, [hdc, sc], on the other side of the chain, [sc, hdc], hdc x 6, sc (18)
• Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off
• Weave in this end

Sewing on Wings

• Sew front wings centered on the back between rounds 6-7.
• Sew back wings centered on the back between rounds 8-9.

Antennae

Ysing yarn for body.

• Insert your hook above the eyes between rounds 3-4 and pull yarn through.
• Chain 2, sl st in the 2nd chain from hook, sl st back into the head.
• Fasten off and hide yarn tails.
• Repeat on the other side for second antenna.

Blush

Using pink yarn.

Add blush under the eyes, approx. 1 stitch wide.

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