Bumble Bee
This cheerful little design captures a bumble bee in lovely detail, with its warm golden-yellow bands and deep black markings rendered in a compact, satisfying stitch count. The wings carry a subtle translucent quality, giving the finished piece a sense of life and movement.
Whether you are new to cross stitch or a seasoned stitcher looking for a rewarding smaller project, this pattern is a joy to work through. It makes a wonderful framed piece for a kitchen or garden room, and its natural charm makes it a thoughtful handmade gift too.
- Bee
- Garden
- Insect
- Nature
- Small
- Wildlife
- Yellow
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Pattern details
- Size count
- 100 × 50
- Colours
- 9
- Stitches
- 1,682
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 7.1 × 3.6 in | 18.1 × 9.1 cm |
| 16 per inch | 6.3 × 3.1 in | 15.9 × 7.9 cm |
| 18 per inch | 5.6 × 2.8 in | 14.1 × 7.1 cm |
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Thread shopping list
9 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.
| Length | DMC | Anchor | Madeira | Cosmo | J&P Coats | Presencia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 m(487 stitch) | 310Black | 403Black | 2400Black | 600Black | 8403Black | 0007Black | |
| 1.2 m(267 stitch) | 3371Black Brown | 382Black Brown Very Dark | 1810Shell Grey Ultra Very Dark | 312Grayish Night | 6269Avocado Dark | 8083Black Brown | |
| 1.1 m(248 stitch) | 413Pewter Gray Dark | 236Pewter Grey Very Dark | 1714Steel Grey Dark | 156Grayish Black | 8999Charcoal Grey Dark | 8756Pewter Grey Very Dark | |
| 98 cm(228 stitch) | 3790Beige Gray Ultra Dark | 393Beige Grey Ultra Very Dark | 1903Beige Grey Dark | 369Beech Bark | 6010Avocado Medium | 8327Drab Brown Dark | |
| 49 cm(113 stitch) | 676Old Gold Light | 891Old Gold Light | 2510Golden Yellow Dark | 573/2573Almond Buff | 2295Jonquil Medium Light | 1010Straw | |
| 43 cm(100 stitch) | 783Topaz Medium | 306Gold | 2212Topaz Dark | 703Gold | 2306Antique Gold Light | 1068Topaz Medium | |
| 43 cm(100 stitch) | 3032Mocha Brown Medium | 903Brown Grey Medium | 2109Drab Brown Light | 367Bronze Mist | 5388Tawny Light | 8310Drab Brown Light | |
| 32 cm(73 stitch) | 640Beige Gray Very Dark | 903Brown Grey Medium | 2002Mocha Brown Medium | 717Dark Greenish Gray | 6010Avocado Medium | 8487Beige Grey Very Dark | |
| 29 cm(66 stitch) | 839Beige Brown Dark | 1086Taupe Medium Dark | 1913Beige Brown Very Dark | 2040Very Dark Taupe | 5360Coffee Dark | 7408Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark | |
CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so use the DMC column for those brands.CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.
These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.
HobbyTub also converts to Ariadna, CXC, Gamma, Luca-S and Sullivans. Pick your brand when you start the project.
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