YELLOW MINION

My wife is crazy for the minions from the Despicable Me movie.  This obsession got worse when Dreamworks released Despicable Me 2 that had purple minions in it.  The pattern for a large purple minion is in the works and will be posted as soon as I get everything worked out with it.  

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn:  Black, yellow, delft blue, gray, red and white
E crochet hook
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle

BODY:
Rd 1: With yellow, 9 sc in magic ring.  (9)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (27)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (36)
Rds 5-36: sc in each sc around.  (36)
Rd 37: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (27)
Rd 38: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (18)
STUFF BODY AT THIS POINT FIRMLY.
Rd 39: sc2tog around.  (9)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.

GOGGLES:
TWO-EYED MINION:
LENSES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black, 9 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc.  (9) Change to white.
Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc.  (18)  Change to gray.
Rd 3: Working in back loops only, ch 1, sc in each sc around.  (18)
Finish off.  Sew two LENSES together.

STRAP:
Rw 1: With black, ch 29, sc in second ch from hook and in each sc across.  (28)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn;  sc in each sc across.  (28)
Finish off.  Sew each end of STRAP to LENSES.
Place GOGGLES on MINION.

ONE-EYED MINION:
LENS:
Rd 1: With black, 9 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc.  (9)  Change to white.
Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip in first sc.  (27)  Change to gray.
Rd 4: Working in back loops only, ch 1, sc in each sc around.  (27)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.

STRAP:
Rw 1: With black, ch 33, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (32)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (32)
Finish off.  Sew each end of STRAP to LENS.
Place GOGGLES on MINION.

OVERALLS:
Rd 1: With delft blue, 9 sc in magic ring.  (9)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (27)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (36)
Rd 5: (sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (40)
Rds 6-17: sc in each sc around.  (40)
BACK OF OVERALLS:
Rw 18: sc in next 13 sc leaving remaining sc unworked.  (13)
Rws 19-21: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (13)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.
FRONT OF OVERALLS:
Rw 18: skip next 7 sc, attach delft blue, ch 1, sc in next 3 sc leaving remaining sc unworked.  (13)
Rws 19-21: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (13)
STRAPS:
LEFT:
Ch 7, slip st with first sc of Row 21 of BACK OF OVERALLS, slip st in next sc, ch 1, turn; sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 7 ch, sc in next 2 sc.
Finish off.  Weave in ends.
RIGHT:
Attach delft blue with slip st in last sc of BACK OF OVERALLS, ch 7, slip st in first sc of Row 21 of FRONT OF OVERALLS, slip st in next sc, ch 1, turn; sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 7 ch, sc in next 2 sc.
Finish off.  Weave in ends.

LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black, 9 sc in magic ring.  (9)
Rd 2: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around.  (15)  Change to delft blue.
Rds 6-12: sc in each sc around.  (15)
Finish off leaving a long tail to sew LEGS on OVERALLS.  Sew LEGS to OVERALLS stuffing before closing.
Place OVERALLS on MINION.

HANDS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black, 8 sc in magic ring.  (8)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rds 3-5: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 6: ch 4, sc in each sc around.  (12, ch-4 space)
Rd 7: sc in each sc and ch around.  (16)
Rd 8: (sc2tog) 4 times, sc in next 8 sc.  (12)
Rd 9: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 10: Working in back loops only, 2 sc in each sc around.  (24)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
Rw 10: Working in free loops of Rd 9, attach yellow with slip st, sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rws 11-20: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing ARMS to BODY.  Stuff ARMS.  Sew ARMS to BODY through armholes of OVERALLS.

Embroider mouth on MINION.

HAIR:
Fringe 3 pieces of black yarn in top of head.  Length up to the person making MINION.

Minions, Despicable Me, and Despicable Me 2 are copyright Dreamworks and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (April 2014).  Please do not claim this pattern as your own.  If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site.  You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.