This is the second bee I’ve made using this pattern. The first one (the FAT BEE) has turned into a cult figure on Instagram but I was still surprised when someone on the other side of the world asked me if I’d make them one too! So this is Jeremy Bumble, the FAT BEE’s impressionable young nephew… and he now lives in Portland, Oregan!

The original bee was one of the first toys I ever made so part of his cuteness comes down to the fact that he’s not that well finished. I was concerned that, several years on, his nephew might have a more professional finish but perhaps lack the, er, ‘rustic charm’ but I needn’t have worried because he turned out ridiculously CUTE! It was a sad, sad day when I waved him off at the airport but, if our daily Skype conversations are anything to go by, he’s having a whale of a time in America! Miss you, Jeremy!