STORY

At the Bee Farm in the Mini Kingdom, the Beekeeper tends to his buzzing Beehive with care. His wife, the Trade Girl, arrives with a Basket of vegetables to trade for honey. Her brother, the Robber, is always around, sneaking just enough honey to share with those in need. Together, they make sure the farm runs smoothly, with a little sweetness and a lot of heart!

Bee Farm – the farm-themed set of toys from the ‘Mini Kingdom’ collection. This pattern describes how to create the following six toys: Trade Girl, Basket with vegetables, Robber, Beekeeper, Beehive and Bee.

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ABOUT THIS PATTERN

– English version of this pattern is written in US terms
– difficulty level: 3 out of 5
– stitches used in this pattern: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), triple crochet (tr), slip stitch (slst), increase (inc), 2hdc in one stitch (inc-hdc), 2dc in one stitch (inc-dc), 2tr in one stitch (inc-tr), decrease (dec), decrease with dc (dc2tog), decrease with tr (tr2tog), bobble stitch with 2dc (2-dc-bobble), back loops only (blo), front loops only (flo)
– pattern consists of 42 pages with 133 step-by-step pictures

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SIZES

– Trade Girl: 11.5 cm tall (4.5 inch tall)
– Basket with vegetables: 7 cm tall (2.8 inch tall)
– Robber: 10 cm tall (4 inch tall)
– Beekeeper: 10.5 cm tall (4.1 inch tall)
– Beehive: 6.5 cm tall (2.6 inch tall)
– Bee: 5.5 cm tall (2.2 inch tall)

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MATERIALS

Materials needed to create the toys with the given height:
– crochet hook size 2.00 mm (US: B, UK: 14)
– yarn: Schachenmayr Catania Originals, 100% cotton, 50g/125m (5 ply):
Trade Girl: milky white (105), sand (404), yellow (403), bright yellow (208), nut brown (179), bronze (383), brown (438), leftover of light red (408), for the basket: milky white (105), nut brown (179), light green (392), green (418), orange (411), cinnamon (426)
Robber: milky white (105), sand (404), leftover of nut brown (179), light green (392), green (418), brown (438), leftover of light red (408)
Beekeeper: milky white (105), sand (404), nut brown (179), steel blue (421), cinnamon (426), dark brown (161)
Beehive: pale yellow (206), gold (249), leftover of light red (408)
Bee: cream (130), gold (249), dark brown (161)
– black glass or safety eyes Ø 7 mm (4 pairs)
– tapestry needle, pins
– stuffing material

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This pattern is for personal use only. Sharing information from this pattern is prohibited. If you publish the photos of the toys you made with this pattern, crediting the author is always welcome.

Photo(s) by Olka Novytska.

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