Say hello to Capbeebara 🐝
This little guy is a no sew pattern, which means no yarn needle, no sewing pieces together, none of that. Just hook, stuff, and go. It’s designed to work up in under 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for a quick gift, a bag charm, or just an easy little project when you want something cute without committing your whole evening to it.
About the Designer
This pattern comes from Mai at Petite Paws Crochet, who also happens to be my sister! She’s newer to pattern designing but already has such a sweet eye for these tiny, giftable amigurumi. We’ve been thinking about running a blog together for a while now, sharing free patterns from both of us, and Capbeebara is one of the first ones we get to bring to you. So happy to have her here and can’t wait for you to try it.
Why We Love This Pattern
- No sew and Quick make: under 30 minutes from start to finish, great for using up scrap yarn. Actually, this tiny friend takes me just 15 minutes.
- Keychain size: small enough to clip onto a bag, keys, or give as a little treat to a friend
- That bee theme: because a capybara in a bee hat is just objectively correct.
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Project Overview
Quick tip before we dive in: keep your stitches nice and tight so the stuffing stays hidden inside. We’ll be working in a continuous spiral with no joining rounds.
I always suggest skimming through the full pattern before you start. It really does make the whole process smoother!
What You’ll Need
The pattern can be customized with different yarn weights to create smaller or larger.
Bigger Size: 4 x 2.5 inc
- Yarn: Weight #6 yarn: Premier Basix Chenille
- Quantity: 20g of Brown, about 3g for Yellow and White.
- Hook: 5.5mm US 9
- Eyes: Embroidered with black DK weight yarn or 10 mm black safety eyes.
Smaller Size: 2 x 1.2 inc
- Yarn: Weight #6 yarn: Premier Parfait Chunky
- Quantity: 10g of Brown, about 2g for Yellow and White.
- Hook: 4.5mm US 6
- Eyes: Embroidered with black DK weight yarn or 8 mm black safety eyes.
Other materials and tools:
Keychain
Stitches & Abbreviations (US Terms)
This pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
- Rnd: Round
- slst: Slip stitch
- sc: Single crochet
- hdc: Half double crochet
- dc: Double crochet
- Tr: Triple crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (invisible decrease works best)
- FLO: Front loops only
- BLO: Back loops only
- Bobble-4-dc: make 4 double crochet in the same stitch then yarn over, pull through all the loops on your hook
Bee Capybara Keychain Crochet Pattern
Head and Body
Begin with brown yarn. Work in spiral rounds.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in magic ring (7)
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)
Rnd 3 : 14 sc (14)
Rnd 4: (6 sc, 1 inc) * repeat 2 times (16)
We will crochet the ears on Rnd 5. The ears will be crocheted into the front loops only. You can put a stitch marker in the back loops of the stitch where the ears are crocheted so that you can crochet Rnd 6 easier.
Rnd 5: 6 sc, the first ear: (chain 2, start to crochet from the second chain from the hook: 1 slst, slst into the front loops of next stitch), continue to crochet through both loops: 2 sc, the second ear: (chain 2, start to crochet from the second chain from the hook: 1 slst, slst into the front loops of next stitch), continue to crochet through both loops: 6 sc (16)
Rnd 6 : 2 inc, 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 inc (18)
Rnd 7: 1 sc, 1 bobble-4-dc, 13 sc, 1 bobble-4-dc, 2 sc (18)
Change to yellow yarn.
Rnd 8: BLO 18 sc (18)
Rnd 9– Rnd 10: 18 sc (18)
Change to brown yarn. Stuff the body as you go.
Rnd 11 : BLO 2 sc, 1 bobble-4-dc, 12 sc, 1 bobble-4-dc, 2 sc (18)
Rnd 12: (1 sc, 1 dec)* repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 13: 6 dec (6)
Slst and fasten off. Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the last round and pull it tight to close the hole. Hide the yarn tail inside the body.
The wings
1. Mark 2 stitches on the middle on Rnd 8 in the front of the head.
2. Attach white yarn on stitch number 1, pull up a loop then chain 4, start to crochet into the third chain from the hook: 2 Tr in the same stitch, 2 hdc in the same stitch, slst in to stitch number 1. Then chain 4, start to crochet into the third chain from the hook: 2 Tr in the same stitch, 2 hdc in the same stitch, slst in to stitch number 2. Fasten off. Weave the yarn tails inside the body.
Details
Sew the eyes on Rnd 4 with 1 sts wide, 2 sts away from the edge of the nose.
Sew the nose on Rnd 1 and Rnd 2 as the Y letter.
Optional: You can attach the keyring onto the main body between Rnd 9 and Rnd 10 to make him a cute keychain.
I’d love to see your finished capbeebara! Tag me @petitepawscrochet on Instagram or use #petitepawscrochet so I can share your work.
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