# Free crochet rainbow bee pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a rainbow bee, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 15 rounds across 3 separate pieces. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Rainbow bee |
| Designer | sofycrochet |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 3 pieces · 15 rounds · 198 stitches · 9 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #C1272D, #E8892C, #F0D64B, #8A9A5B, #5FA8D3, #294066, #6B4392, #C83BBB, #FFFFFF |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/rainbow-bee |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Body

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x6 → 12
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x6 → 18
- **Round 4:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 5:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 6:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 7:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 8:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 9:** 18 sc → 18
- **Round 10:** (sc, dec) x6 → 12
- **Round 11:** dec x6 → 6
- **Finishing:** fasten off

### Right wing

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x6 → 12

### Left wing

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x6 → 12

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/rainbow-bee](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/rainbow-bee) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** sofycrochet. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/rainbow-bee