Bee Granny Square Patterns: 8 Free and Paid Designs

A bee granny square works a small striped body and a pair of textured wings into an otherwise ordinary granny square base. These eight patterns range from a simple 3D-wing motif to a hyper-realistic dimensional bee and a pixel-graph C2C version, so pick based on how much detail and time you want to put into each square.

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Bee granny square patterns to explore

1. Bee Granny Square with Video Guide

GrannySquare.Me’s bee is part of their collection of over 30 original animal granny squares, and the page pairs the written pattern with a full video. You crochet the striped bee body first, then turn it into a solid granny square, and add the 3D wings and antennae after the granny square background is finished. The materials list four colors of DK/sport wool, a hook and a darning needle, and the finished square is about 3.66 inches. It is part of the collection, so you can mix it with other critters.

2. Bee Granny Square with Textured Wings

MyGrannySquare’s bee is rated intermediate and takes 1 to 2 hours for your first, and closer to 40 minutes once you find the rhythm. The bee is built in short horizontal rows rather than concentric rounds, so each stripe gets its own color join, and stacked increases and decreases make the body curve. It is worked in DK/sport yarn with a 3 mm hook, using hdc, sc, sc increases and sc2tog, and the finished square is about 3.66 inches. The wings are worked in back loops only.

3. Tapestry Bee Granny Square

This Ribblr listing is the Bee Granny Square by 365 Days of Dana, a beginner pattern that finishes at 11 by 11 cm. Unlike most of the others here it is a paid ePattern, priced at about 1.78 euros on Ribblr at the time of writing, and the app converts between centimeters and inches automatically. The page describes it as the perfect mix of sweet and simple, good for blankets or pillows.

4. Granny’s a Busy Bee (Detailed PDF)

Granny’s a Busy Bee is a paid PDF from Pointy Sticks on Etsy that comes with extra step photos and construction notes, and the bee is framed by a puff stitch round with green and yellow rounds around it. Since it is paid, it is worth it if you want more guidance than a free write-up gives. Check the Etsy listing for the current price and size before you buy.

5. Bumblebee Block

Bumblebee Block is a paid PDF on Etsy and the most dimensional bee on this list, with separate legs and sheer, shaped wings sewn on individually, like a small amigurumi piece mounted on a square. It takes noticeably longer than the free ones. Check the Etsy listing for the current price, size and yarn requirements before you buy.

6. Bumble Bee Applique and Granny Square

Tangle with Yarn’s bumble bee is a video-guided series: part one shows how to make the bee appliqué, and part two shows the wings, the antennae and the face details (eyes, mouth and pink cheeks). The bee is then placed on a solid granny square that measures approximately 8 inches. The cartoon-style face makes it a good pick for a kid’s blanket.

7. Bumble Bee C2C Blanket Square

Debra Field designed her bumble bee C2C square for the Community Garden Blanket CAL hosted by Helen of Sunflower Cottage Crochet, where the whole blanket is worked in identically sized C2C squares. She says corner-to-corner crochet is the perfect construction method for creating a picture of a bumble bee, inspired by the bees that visit her butterfly bush. The pattern is free on her blog.

8. Weekly Wash Bee Square

Heidi’s Bee Square from Snappy Tots’ Weekly Wash series is a small version of the bee section of a blanket. It needs 75 yards each of yellow and black worsted weight yarn, 50 yards of white and a small amount of red, with an H (5 mm) hook and a yarn needle, and it finishes at 7 inches square. The pattern is free on the page, and an ad-free downloadable version with all the pictures is sold on her Ravelry shop.