34 Cute Insects! Crochet Bug Patterns Round Up

Create your own adorable ladybug with this free crochet pattern, perfect for beginners. This super soft amigurumi makes a fun pocket-sized friend or a heartfelt gift. Craft a lucky little companion with simple stitches and bring some lucky lady beetle luck to someone's life.

Create your own adorable crochet ladybug with this free, beginner-friendly pattern. Using basic stitches, you'll craft a cute amigurumi ladybug with customizable spots, perfect for your first amigurumi project. Experiment with different yarn colors and sizes to make a unique, cuddly version that’s sure to make you happy.

This free crochet ladybug pattern is quick and fun to customize with more or fewer spots for a one-of-a-kind design. This ladybird pattern makes a perfect last-minute gift or travel buddy, and you can finish her in just a few hours. Bring this cute little bug to life and add a playful touch to your amigurumi collection.

Create a vibrantly coloured blanket featuring a gorgeous ladybird, with this beginner-friendly crochet pattern. The design uses simple granny squares, making it easy to customize the size and layout to your liking. Perfect for adding a cozy touch to any room, this blanket is both fun to crochet and a beautiful nod to nature’s garden helpers.

DIY a super cute Jelly Bean Spider amigurumi! Designed for crocheters comfortable with amigurumi techniques, this pattern lets you create gothic spidery keychains, scary Halloween decor, or cuddly plushie toys. Skip the sewing with the no-sew construction and add a little spider to your desk, rearview mirror or market stall.

Create a fun and spooky addition to your crochet pattern collection with this free spider granny square pattern. Perfect for pairing with other 3D granny squares, this design uses cotton DK yarn to craft a cute spider on a colourful background. This free pattern would make a creative project for Halloween. The written pattern is suitable for all skill levels.

Make an amigurumi spider that's not-so-scary! This is a low-sew crochet pattern, to make one of those yarn creatures, you probably weren't expecting to hook, when you learned this hobby! Soft and squishy, this is a cute project with some process photos and a clearly written pattern.

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the free written pattern to create your own spider tissue box! Such a great idea for Halloween decorating. The kids will love the tissues that come out in place of web-spinning silk! Easy for beginners, this free pattern uses mostly single crochet stitches and pipe cleaners for legs.

Make a fluffy tarantula using faux yarn, with this free crochet pattern. Who knew spiders could be cute and cuddly? Best suited to intermediate skill level crocheters, this amigurumi pattern would make the perfect gift for a Halloween party, a goth teen or kids that love creepy crawlies.

Create a sweet little honey bee with this free crochet pattern, perfect for beginners. This adorable amigurumi bee features soft yarn, and cute details that will brighten any day. Craft a buzzing companion that the perfect fit for little hands, and makes a thoughtful handmade gift.

Make an adorable little bee amigurumi keyring for a unique teacher's gift idea! An easy, step-by-step amigurumi pattern that is even achievable for beginners! This scrapbuster can be made up using any yarn in any colour – although I’d be checking my leftover yarn stash for yellow and black.

Your own family of worker bees can keep warm this season with matching crochet bee... beanies! This bee hat will create a buzz, available in sizes from baby to adult! Beginners can upgrade their skills by working with two yarn colours, yellow and black yarn! To make a stripey crochet hat with large bright eyes and novelty little antennae on top.

Learn tapestry crochet and make a beautiful potholder for your kitchen, or as a handmade gift! The farmhouse potholder series comes with a free video tutorial containing detailed instructions, so that you can crochet alongside the designer, to make any of the free patterns!

There's a number of different crochet techniques included in this pretty pattern to make your own bee blanket. There's a fun filet crochet hexagon pattern, plus some bee-themed colourwork! This soft blanket works great as an extra layer on the sofa, or as a baby blanket - and it's super cute too! This free pattern is suitable for adventurous beginners

This free combination crochet pattern is a fun Queen Bee Gnome, designed to sit on it's own! This fun pattern is a little more challenging, and has detailed instructions for creating all of the different elements - and there's lots of them! A crown (of course), a skirt, antennae, stripes, hair, stinger and wings! There are some process photos included with the free pattern, and suggestions for making an even smaller, mini version!

This colourful amigurumi friend is perfect for snuggling and playing. With its vibrant colours and cute design, this butterfly pattern is best suited to advanced beginner crocheters.

Create a butterfly lovey with this free intermediate crochet pattern, perfect as a colorful and cuddly toy for babies and toddlers. This amigurumi butterfly pattern, with granny square wings, makes a delightful baby shower gift or first birthday present. The soft toy adds comfort while bringing a playful friend to snuggle during naps and bedtime.

Create a cute rainbow caterpillar and butterfly set with this beginner-friendly crochet pattern, perfect for a new baby gift. The bright colors and interactive design are sure to capture a baby's attention, making it a delightful prop for newborn photos. With easy-to-follow

This free butterfly crochet pattern creates a colorful decoration perfect for a nursery or as a fantastic gift for butterfly lovers. With its charming design, it's sure to capture the hearts of young children and make a lovely amigurumi for little girls. Designed for intermediate crocheters, this free pattern is a fun project, that's sure to become a treasured keepsake.

Design your own original crochet blanket with customizable butterfly motif, with this advanced beginner pattern. Crochet a modern blanket for your couch, nursery, or bedroom. Process photos and written instructions are included for you to accomplish this lovely spring blanket project.

Keep your loved ones warm this winter with a cute and cuddly toy. This soft and squishy crochet pattern is perfect for snuggles and cuddles. Made with love in mind, this little love bug is sure to become a favorite stuffed animal.

Spread love at any time of the year by gifting a sweet buggy softie full of hearts and love! With a cap, heart, body, limbs, wings and antennae, there's lots of colours you could make use of from your leftover scrap yarn. Making this a wonderful little scrapbuster project. This is an advanced beginner amigurumi pattern.

Turn your yarn scraps into a simple, yet practical handmade token of your love. Most of us use lip balm these days, and these super cute holders can be hung as a keychain! Make a just because gift, using any one of the 3-in-1 crochet bug patterns! There's a ladybug, bee and caterpillar design included, all of which a child, teacher or other family member or friend will adore!

Get creative with the mini butterfly/bee amigurumi pattern. Change up the yarn colours to make a bee or a butterfly amigurumi. The same pattern is used to make a cute little bug toy, it really is that simple! And you can use any yarn weight too! The thicker the yarn weight, the larger the doll, and vice versa. So you can easily make use of your leftover yarn scraps.

Brighten your day with this cute and colourful amigurumi caterpillar pattern. Craft a simple pattern using your beginner skills and basic stitches! There are process video tutorials linked throughout the free pattern, to help you make this stuffed toy, even if you're brand new to crocheting amigurumi patterns!

This low-sew dragonfly amigurumi crochet pattern is an easy, advanced beginner-level crochet pattern. It can be made in many different colours and shades. Some of the techniques you'll need to know are magic circle, HDC, increase, decrease and some basic embroidery skills.

Craft a cute little cricket with this free crochet pattern, using plush blanket yarn! The instructions are clear and easy to follow, provided you’re familiar with basic amigurumi stitches and techniques. This is a free, no-sew amigurumi pattern that's best suited for intermediate makers. But it's a quick make! So it'll be a good project to add to your market table!

Made up from blanket squares containing all manner of crochet bug patterns, this is definitely a blanket pattern that brings the outdoors inside! Mix and match the different designs, which include a bee, lady bug, lunar moths, butterfly, beetles, caterpillar, fly, dragonfly and leaf insect. There's a bonus moth square pattern too!

This free crochet snail applique pattern, perfect for beginners, creates an adorable heart shell shaped snail, ideal for adding to all sorts of projects. Embellish an outfit, blanket, or even create a cute snail brooch with this adorably versatile design. There's also a sweet Valentine's day gift idea in the pattern's post too.

Kids love interactive toys! And it's always a great idea to gift them handmade. So here's the reversible caterpillar friend that will keep their hands busy and minds active, in queues and waiting rooms! This fidget toy is loads of fun to make and play with. It uses blanket yarn, so it will work up quickly and be soft and squishy when finished.

Here's a cute crochet pattern that you didn't know you wanted to make - until you saw this photo! Keep your little one's ears warm, while also making them easy to keep an eye on at the playground. Be careful though. The other Moms will want one for their kids too!

This 2-dimensional grasshopper could double as a throw pillow! It’s designed in the ragdoll style, making it a perfect choice for a soft and huggable gift. Worked with Bernat Velvet bulky yarn and single crochet stitches, this crochet insect pattern could help to create a fun, unique plushie that kids and adults alike will adore.