Green Bee 2 – Another Beautiful Buzz for Your Garden Medley Blanket
We’re back with another familiar face this week, the Green Bee 2 square! If you enjoyed working on Green Bee 1, this one will feel like second nature. The two bee squares complement each other beautifully, and once they’re both finished, you’ll start to see how they balance the rest of the blanket’s motifs.
If you’re just joining in, make sure you’ve read the main CAL post here for information on materials, color choices, and the full release schedule.
About This Square
You’ll only need to make one of this motif, and the pattern is a close match to Green Bee 1, just with a slight shift in positioning to add a bit of variety across the layout. It’s one of those squares that works up quickly but still feels satisfying.
Get the Full Pattern
If you’d rather work ahead, you can grab the complete Garden Medley Blanket pattern now as a printable PDF. It includes all 12 charts, full written instructions, joining and border tutorials, and a coloring page to plan your palette.
👉 Click here to get the full pattern
And if you love this look, take a peek at the Bloom and Buzz Bundle, it includes two matching cushions that go perfectly with this blanket.
Materials & Notes
You’ll need the following materials to complete your Green Bee 2 square:
Hook: 5 mm (or size needed to meet gauge)
Yarn: Amigo XL from Hobbii (Worsted weight, 100% Acrylic)
A – Ecru: 9 yards / 8 m
B – Black: 37 yards / 34m
C – Curry: 15 yards / 14 m
E – Hunter Green: 102 yards / 94m
Extras: scissors, yarn needle, stitch markers, yarn bobbins, and a bobbin holder
Video Tutorials
If this is your first time doing colorwork or you’d like a refresher, these videos will help you get started:
- How To Read A Chart
- How To Do Intarsia Colorwork
- Foundation Single Crochet Tutorial
- How To Work With Multiple Bobbins
- 5 Tips For Crocheting A Graphgan
- 5 More Tips For Crocheting Graphgans
- How To Weave In Ends On A Colorwork Project
Introduction
This pattern can be worked either by following the written instructions or the color chart.
Reading The Chart
The first row of the pattern is worked in FSC. For every following row, work a SC into every stitch. At the end of every row, ch 1 (not counted as a stitch) and turn. The ch 1 at the end of each row is not shown on the chart. The chart is worked flat. Read odd-numbered rows from right to left, and even-numbered rows from left to right. Each square equals one SC (or FSC for the first row).
Right and Wrong Sides
This pattern is worked back and forth in rows of single crochet. Both sides look nearly identical, but the RS and WS labels are used to keep the chart orientation consistent. The chart is read from the bottom right corner upward.
- Right-handed crocheters: Odd-numbered rows are the Right Side (RS)
- Left-handed crocheters: Even-numbered rows are the Right Side (RS)
This keeps everyone’s chart orientation consistent so the finished design faces the correct direction, no matter which hand you crochet with.
Color Changes
- To change colors, work last st with the current color until 2 loops remain on the hook, yarn over with the new color, and pull through.
- Use bobbins to add new yarn, do not carry the yarn that is not in use under stitches.
- When using the same color twice in a row, add multiple bobbins of color as necessary.
Chart
Written Pattern
A – Ecru
B – Black
C – Curry
E – Hunter Green
Row 1: (E) 39 FSC, ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-6: (E) 39 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: (E) 22 SC, (B) 4 SC, (E) 13 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: (E) 11 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 4 SC, (E) 19 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 9: (E) 17 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (E) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 10: (E) 9 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 2 SC, (E) 15 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 11: (E) 14 SC, (B) 3 SC, (C) 8 SC, (B) 6 SC, (E) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: (E) 8 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (E) 13 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 13: (E) 12 SC, (B) 7 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 6 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: (E) 7 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 7 SC, (E) 12 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 15: (E) 11 SC, (C) 2 SC, (B) 7 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 6 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 16: (E) 7 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 3 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 17: (E) 11 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 18: (E) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 5 SC, (E) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 19: (E) 10 SC, (C) 5 SC, (B) 6 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 5 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 20: (E) 7 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 4 SC, (B) 3 SC, (E) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 21: (E) 8 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 4 SC, (E) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 22: (E) 8 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 5 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 6 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 23: (E) 7 SC, (B) 7 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 6 SC, (B) 3 SC, (E) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 24: (E) 10 SC, (B) 3 SC, (C) 5 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 7 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 25: (E) 7 SC, (B) 7 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 5 SC, (B) 2 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 26: (E) 13 SC, (C) 5 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 7 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 27: (E) 7 SC, (B) 7 SC, (C) 3 SC, (B) 4 SC, (C) 2 SC, (A) 2 SC, (E) 14 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 28: (E) 13 SC, (A) 9 SC, (E) 3 SC, (B) 7 SC, (E) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 29: (E) 8 SC, (B) 5 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 12 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 30: (E) 12 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 5 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 2 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 31: (E) 8 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 2 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 5 SC, (A) 11 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 32: (E) 11 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 5 SC, (B) 2 SC, (E) 2 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 33: (E) 8 SC, (B) 2 SC, (E) 2 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 5 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 34: (E) 11 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 8 SC, (B) 1 SC, (E) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 35: (E) 19 SC, (A) 9 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 36: (E) 11 SC, (A) 9 SC, (E) 19 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 37: (E) 20 SC, (A) 8 SC, (E) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 38: (E) 12 SC, (A) 6 SC, (E) 21 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 39: (E) 22 SC, (A) 4 SC, (E) 13 SC, ch 1, turn.
Rows 40-44: (E) 39 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 45: (E) 39 SC. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Share Your Square
That’s it for the Green Bee 2 square! With both green bees complete, your blanket is really starting to take shape. These two motifs bring such a nice balance of color and symmetry to the overall design.
I’d love to see your progress, share your photos using #GardenMedleyCAL so I can find and feature them!
If you’d like a quick reminder whenever each week’s square goes live, you can sign up for email reminders below.
