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Hive Worm Destiny 2 Crochet Pattern (Unfinished): Pattern Overview

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Finished crocheted worm with a black and light green segmented body, black spikes along the back and sides, pale green round eyes, a red crocheted rose with a teal leaf at the front, and a purple ribbon tied around the body, resting on a wo

Project introduction

This overview covers a crochet pattern for the Hive Worm from Destiny 2, created by Lee-Anne Morris in August 2022. The designer made this project as an anniversary gift for her boyfriend, who loves the game. The source labels the body section of this amigurumi worm as unfinished, so it is best treated as a starting point rather than a complete walkthrough. The designer also asks crafters who try it to tag @Anteaterlovescrochet on Instagram or leave a comment, and she welcomes questions by Instagram direct message or through her site.

You can download a high quality free pdf pattern here: Link to PDF (EDIT Nov 2024, I have updated the pattern on the blog due to some errors, The PDF is not entirely accurate!!)

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The original creator offers a free PDF version of the instructions, and that PDF is a separate destination from the blog post. In a November 2024 edit she explained that she had updated the pattern on the blog because of some errors, and that the PDF is not entirely accurate. For the most current guidance, read the Original designer’s pattern and instructions on her blog rather than relying only on the downloadable file.

Working this creature calls for specific supplies. The designer used milk cotton yarn in 5ply weight, and the source lists one 50g ball of light green, two 50g balls of coffee, and one 50g ball of glow in the dark yarn in light green. She notes that she bought the glow yarn from AliExpress. You will also need pipe cleaners, scissors, and a tapestry needle, plus a 3.5mm hook for every part of the worm.

  • Milk cotton yarn 5ply: light green 50g x1
  • Coffee 50g x2
  • Glow in the dark light green 50g x1 (purchased from AliExpress)
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Scissors
  • Tapestry needle
  • 3.5mm crochet hook

The body is crocheted in coffee, in the round, with a slip stitch and chain one at the end of every round. Early rounds build a base of single crochet stitches that widen into a segmented shape, and rows ten through thirty bring in colour changes between brown and green to form distinct bumps along the back. The designer marks the pattern as unfinished at that point.

She suggests continuing with your own crochet knowledge by decreasing a bit every two or one rounds during the last two green bumps, which she lists as rounds 31 to 44, before switching back to brown for the tail. She kept decreasing to the end for the tail and notes that hers was about 8 to 9 rows, and that the tail needs to be big enough to crochet the tail spikes onto. Rounds 45 to 52 or 53 switch to coffee and decrease exponentially to create the tail point.

Embroidered lines are added in brown wool with a tapestry needle, using whipped back stitch and back stitch between the bumps. The source points to a whipped back stitch tutorial and a separate backstitch tutorial for anyone who needs a refresher on those techniques.

Several parts are crocheted separately. Fourteen legs are made in brown, seven for each side, starting with six single crochet in a magic ring and increasing over four rows. Two tail spikes are worked in coffee across thirteen rows, with increases and decreases that form an angled point, and a small piece of pipe cleaner is inserted inside each spike and attached with a tapestry needle so it can be bent into shape later. Two eyes are simple circles made from the glow in the dark pale green yarn.

Back spikes come in three sizes, all in coffee: small, medium, and large, with three of each. Every size follows its own increase sequence to reach a different height and width, and extra rows are attached near the cast off edge to create the angle used for sewing them onto the worm’s back. An optional rose accessory uses a separate pattern credited to The Loophole Fox. That flower calls for red and dark green wool plus a green pipe cleaner wrapped in wool, and the source says it was pinned to the mouth with a normal pin.

Assembly starts with the legs. Pin seven on each side of the brown belly, angled outward, with the first leg pointing forward toward the face. Position the tail spikes at the end of the worm, sew them on either side, and bend them into shape using the internal pipe cleaner. Place one large, one medium, and one small spike on top of the body, using the embroidered lines between the bumps as placement guides, then repeat for the spikes on either side. Tie off and secure the yarn, and weave in the loose ends.

The pattern is an original design by Lee-Anne Morris, dated August 2022. Her notice asks that it not be claimed as your own and that it not be reprinted or reposted on another site. Personal use is fine, but selling or distributing the pattern, or items made from it, is not allowed.

If you enjoy fandom inspired projects, you might also like this Ravelry: Worry Worm Finger Puppet pattern by Divina Rocco: Pattern Overview for another small character project.

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