Yet another adaptation of the Teeny tiny knitted toys by Little Cotton Rabbits pattern… This time, a wee little bee :) I started by casting on 13 stitches with the yellow (size 1 needles) and knitting 9 rows in stockinette stitch, and then switching back and forth between the black and yellow yarns (carrying the unused yarn up the side) for 2 rows at at time, ending with the black. I made black I-cord arms and legs, and antennae, but the wings were a little more tricky. To get the wing shape, I did this:

Cast on 5 stitches with the yellow
(1) K the first row across
(2) Kfb of first stitch, k across, kfb of last stitch
(3) K across
Repeat rows 2-3 until there are 13 stitches on the needle
(4) K2tg, k across, k2tg
(5) K2, k2tg, k3, k2tg, K2
(6) K2tg k5 k2tg
(7) K2 k2tg k2
(8) K2tg k k2tg

Bind off the remaining 3 stitches and attach to back of bee body. Repeat for other wing.

This little bee was knitted especially for a bee-lover in the Project Bag Swap group