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HUMLEUNGEN / BABY BUMBLE BEE
About humleungen (baby bumble bee)
Baby bee is a sweet little softie that can be made with scrap yarn. It can be used as a cuddly toy, rattle or pram decoration. If it is going to be used as cuddly toy for a baby you can swap out the yarn for an alternative that has less halo e.g. merino or cotton. If you are making a rattle, I would recommend attaching the rattle itself into the toy to keep it secure.
Baby bee is worked from head to tail, It is worked in the round with increases and decreases. Magic loop is recommended as there are so few sts. The bee can be filled with toy stuffing or scrap yarn. After, two wings are knitted and sewn on at the end.
Materials
For the body: approx. 7 g black and yellow
Gauge approx. 22-24/10 3,5 mm needle
E.g.:
triple strand tynn silk mohair
Single strand Lerke
Single strand Pernilla
Single strand Sol or Tinde
Single strand Pelana or Pelini
Single strand Alpakka, Duo, Merinoull, Mandarin Naturell or Peer Gynt
Or
Gauge 26-27/10 3 mm needle:
Double strand tynn slik mohair
Single strand Finull or Pandora
Single strand Lille Lerke
Single strand Babyull, Tynn Merino, Mandarin Petit, Sisu or Tynn Peer Gynt
For the wings: approx. 7 g white on 3 mm needle
Single strand tynn silk mohair
or single strand from above suggestions with gauge 26-27/10
+ Scrap yarn or stuffing
+ Rattle if desired
+ Attachment clip for pram + 2 g yarn for attachment loop if desired
Suggested needles
3,5 mm for gauge 22-24/10 long circular needle for magic loop
+ 3 mm long circular needle for the wings
Or
3 mm for gauge 26-27/10 long circular needle for magic loop
Size
Approx 15 cm (gauge 22-24/10) and approx. 13 cm (gauge 26-27/10)
HUMLEMOR / MAMA BUMBLE BEE
About humlemor (mama bumble bee and the pattern)
mama bee is a medium sized softie that can be made in scrap yarn. If using as a toy for a baby, you might want to use a less fluffy yarn like merino or cotton.
mama bee is worked from head to tail, It is worked in the round with increases and decreases. Magic loop is recommended as there are so few sts. The bee can be filled with toy stuffing or scrap yarn. After, two wings are knitted in a single strand and sewn on at the end.
Materials
Double strand tynn silk mohair held together with a strand of finull
approx 10 g yellow tynn silk mohair & approx. 10 g yellow Finull
approx 10 g black tynn silk mohair & approx. 10 g black Finull
approx 10 g white tynn silk mohair & approx. 10 g white Finull
+ scrap yarn or stuffing
Yarn alternatives
Single strand
Vams or Sumatra or Puno from Rauma Garn
Lerke Pluss from Dale Garn
Big sterk from Du Store Alpakka
Fritidsgarn from Sandnes Garn
Double strand
Finull from Rauma Garn or similar (26/10)
triple strand
one strand with gauge approx. 26/10
+
Double strand tynn silk mohair
or
Tynn silk mohair from Sandnes garn
Plum from Rauma Garn
Tilia from Filcolana
Kid seta from Gepard
Soft silk mohair from Knitting for Olive
Silk mohair from Pickles
Pure silk mohair from Un-told
Suggested needles
5 mm long circular needle for magic loop
Size
Approx 24 cm from head to tail
This pattern is translated by Elise Damstra