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Missy and the Bungle Bees

By Emma Brown

Find the complete pattern in Inside Crochet Issue #168

If you look into the meadow you will see Missy happily wandering through the long grass, gathering flowers and talking to her friends, the Bungle Bees. 

EXTRACT: These adorable designs are taken from Crocheted Animal Friends by Emma Brown (CICO Books, £14.99).

 

Materials

MISSY & BAG

* King Cole Cottonsoft DK, 100% cotton, 100g/210m/229yds
Yarn A: Buttercup 1600 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Mint 715 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Lime 1601 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Cloud 1575 x 1 ball
Yarn E: Coral 1574 x 1 ball
Yarn F: Jade 781 x 1 ball

* Rico Essentials Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds
Yarn G: White 80 x 1 ball

* 3mm & 4mm hooks

* Pair of black safety eyes, 7mm/¼in

* Polyester fibre filling

* 40cm/16in mint green ribbon, 1cm/½in wide

* Green square button, 1cm/½in diameter

* Turquoise flower button, 1cm/½in diameter

* Green button, 2cm/¾in diameter

* Green checked fabric, 1.5 x 1.5cm/½ x ½in 

* Pins, needle and sewing thread

FLOWER RUG

* Patons Fab DK, 100% acrylic, 100g/274m/299yds
Yarn A: White 2306 x 1 ball

* Sirdar Country Style DK, 40% nylon/30% wool/30% acrylic, 50g/155m/170yds
Yarn B: Summer Blossom 629 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Tana 390 x 1 ball

* 3mm hook

* Large yellow button, 2cm/¾in diameter

* 10 assorted small yellow buttons, 1.2cm/½in diameter

* Pins, needle and sewing thread

BABY BUNGLE BEE

* Rico Essentials Cotton DK 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds
Yarn A: White 80 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Pigeon Blue 35 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Dark Jeans 85 x 1 ball

* Stylecraft Classique Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/92m/100yds
Yarn D: Heather 3565 x 1 ball

* 3mm hook

* Pair of black safety eyes, 6mm/¼in

* Two heart-shaped buttons 1.2cm/½in diameter

* Pale pink embroidery thread

* Aqua button 7mm/¼in diameter

* Purple patterned fabric, 1 x 1cm/½ x ½in

* Polyester fibre filling

* Pins, needle and sewing thread

 

BIG BUNGLE BEE

* Stylecraft Classique Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/92m/100yds
Yarn A: Heather 3565 x 1 ball

* Rico Essentials Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds
Yarn B: Plum 21 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Hay 65 x 1 ball
Yarn D: White 80 x 1 ball

* 3mm hook

* Pair of black safety eyes, 7mm/¼in

* Two heart-shaped buttons, 1.5cm/½in diameter

* Grey button, 8mm/¼in diameter

* Purple patterned fabric, 1 x 1cm/½ x ½in

* Dark pink embroidery thread 

* Polyester fibre filling

* Pins, needle and sewing thread


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Emma Brown

Designer

Emma taught herself to crochet, and enjoyed making small animals so much that she began to think up her own designs and was soon writing her own patterns.

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