Tools and materials
♥ DMC Natura Just Cotton:
♥ I am listing two colour combinations, for the yellow bug first and then the pink bug in brackets {…}.
♥ Body: Colour N75 (yellow Moss Green) {or N82 (pink Lobelia)} 20 g
♥ Neck: Colour N56 (blue Azur) {or N34 (red Bourgogne)} 10 g
♥ Wings: Colour N 878 (blue Eider) {or N56 (blue Azur)} 20 g
♥ Wing veins: Colour N53 (blue Night) {or N878 (blue Eider)} 5 g
♥ Face / arms / antennae: Colour N11 (Black) some scraps
♥ Shoes: Colour N 61 (red Crimson) {or N23 (red Passion)} some scraps
♥ Crochet tools:
♥ Crochet hook no. 2.5 (for the wings)
♥ Crochet hook no. 2.2 (for the body and legs / shoes). The 2.2 crochet hook can be substituted with a no. 2 hook, just be careful to crochet more loosely.
♥ Crochet hook no. 1.5 (for the wing veins, the antennae, and arms)
♥ Stitch marker
♥ Polyfill for amigurumi
♥ A tapestry needle (to weave in the ends)
♥ An embroidery needle
♥ Scissors
♥ For the fabric bow tie:
♥ A 3 cm x 7 cm Liberty fabric scrap: Betsy colour Porcelain or Emma and Georgina colour J (from @stragiertissus)
♥ A sewing needle
♥ Some sewing thread that matches the Liberty fabric