Amination_One-Eyed_Minion.pdf

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MINION (one-eyed)

by Despicable Me An Amination pattern


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Before you start

This pattern contains the necessary instructions to crochet a one-eyed Minion from the animated movie series Despicable Me. Gauge is not important in this project. This pattern refers to crocheting on the back loops, unless otherwise indicated.

You’ll be instructed to crochet first the body from top to bottom, while attaching the eye and arms as you go. You’ll then add the pants and legs.

Now, are you ready to crochet this mini Cyclops?

Material list

65m (71 yards) worsted weight (10ply) yarn in YELLOW

20m (22 yards) worsted weight (10ply) yarn in BLUE

10m (11 yards) worsted weight (10ply) yarn in BLACK

8m (9 yards) worsted weight (10ply) yarn in WHITE

8m (9 yards) worsted weight (10ply) yarn in GREY

A piece of LIGHT BLUE yarn

One 12mm brown safety eye

4-5 handfuls of polyester stuffing

You will also need

5.0mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

Stitch marker

Scissors


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Skills required

This is an intermediate-to-difficult pattern. In order to crochet the Minion, you’ll need to know how to:

Start your piece with a magic ring or sloppy slip knot

Single crochet (increase and decrease)

Slip stitch

Double crochet

Half double crochet

Make colour changes

Introduce a new piece of yarn into your item

Finish off your piece with tail

Attach (sew) pieces together

One video, a thousand photos!

This pattern does not include crochet instructions or photo tutorials for the basic skills required. In case you do not feel confident, I recommend watching (as many times as you feel like!) some of the numerous video-tutorials that are available on the internet.

Don’t know where to begin? Check out this helpful tutorial links by FreshStitches and AdrialysHC!

http://www.freshstitches.com/crochet-video-tutorial-help/

http://adrialyshc.blogspot.gr/p/video-tutorials.html

And of course, feel free to ask me about anything you may need (carfis11 on Ravelry)!

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

Sc: single crochet

Sc twice next st: increase

Sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease)

Sl: slip stitch

Dc: double crochet

Hdc: half double crochet

Rnd: round

St: stitch(es)

http://www.freshstitches.com/crochet-video-tutorial-help/

http://adrialyshc.blogspot.gr/p/video-tutorials.html


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Eye

Crochet in WHITE

Ch 2

Rnd 1. sc 6 in 2nd chain from hook (6 st) Rnd 2. [sc twice in next st] * 6 times (12 st) Rnd 3. [sc twice in next st, sc next st] * 6 times (18 st)

Crochet through the FRONT LOOPS only with GREY yarn

Rnd 4. sc each st (18 st)

Resume crocheting through the BACK LOOPS

Rnd 5-7. sc each st (18 st)

Fold the grey part outwards and whipstitch with the back loops of round 3, as shown below

Fasten off with tail; you’ll use it to attach the eye onto the head


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Strap

Crochet in BLACK, holding two strands together

Leave a tail and ch 35

Fasten off with another tail; you’ll use both tails to attach the strap to the eye

Hands

Make two

Crochet in BLACK

Ch 2

Rnd 1. sc 6 in 2nd chain from hook (6 st) Rnd 2. [sc twice in next st] * 6 times (12 st) Rnd 3. [sc2tog, sc next 2 st] * 3 times (9 st) Rnd 4. [sc2tog, sc next st] * 3 times (6 st)

Crochet through the FRONT LOOPS only

Rnd 5. [sc twice in next st] * 6 times (12 st)

Stuff hand, fasten off yarn and hide tail inside

Arms

Make two

Crochet in YELLOW

Introduce yellow yarn into the BACK LOOPS of round 4 of hand

Rnd 1-9. sc each st (6 st)

Fasten off with tail; you’ll use it to attach the arms to the body


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Head

Crochet in YELLOW

You’ll be crocheting from the top of the head to the bottom of the body

Ch 2

Rnd 1. sc 6 in 2nd chain from hook (6 st) Rnd 2. [sc twice in next st] * 6 times (12 st) Rnd 3. [sc twice in next st, sc next st] * 6 times (18 st) Rnd 4. [sc twice in next st, sc next 2 st] * 6 times (24 st) Rnd 5. [sc twice in next st, sc next 3 st] * 6 times (30 st) Rnd 6. [sc twice in next st, sc next 4 st] * 6 times (36 st) Rnd 7-26. sc each st (36 st)

Remove hook (don’t fasten off), secure the last stitch with a stitch marker

It’s time to attach the eye, strap and arms!


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Assembly: Eye to head

Place the safety eye on the centre of the eye circle.

You’ll use the two tails to attach the strap ends on the eye, diametrically opposed.

Then, place the eye on the head between rounds 5 and 12. Secure the safety eye in-between rounds 8 and 9. Use the grey tail to attach the eye all around.

Now, the arms! Flatten your piece, slightly stuff and attach them to rounds 16-17.


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At this point you can embroider the smile, 2-3 rounds below the eye.

Note: I attached mine at the end, hence the photo. It’s easier to hide the knot and tail, if the piece is not “closed”.

Grab your hook and resume crocheting!

Body

Crochet in YELLOW

Rnd 27. [sc2tog, sc next st] * 12 times (24 st)

Stuff body

Rnd 28. [sc2tog] * 12 times (12 st) Rnd 29. [sc2tog] * 6 times (6 st) Rnd 30. sc2tog next and 4th st together

Fasten off, hide yarn tail inside


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Overalls

Crochet in BLUE

Ch 2

Rnd 1. sc 6 in 2nd chain from hook (6 st) Rnd 2. [sc twice in next st] * 6 times (12 st) Rnd 3. [sc twice in next st] * 12 times (24 st) Rnd 4. [sc twice in next st, sc next st] * 12 times (36 st) Rnd 5. sc each st (36 st) Rnd 6. [sc twice in next st, sc next 5 st] * 6 times (42 st) Rnd 7-11. sc each st (42 st)

Fasten off with long tail; you’ll use it to attach the pants to the body

Overall front patch

Crochet in BLUE

Introduce blue yarn into overalls (the overall yarn tail shall go to the back of the minion)

Row 1. Sc in next 8 st (8 st)

Crochet in BOTH LOOPS

Row 2-6. ch 1, turn, sc next 8 st (8 st)

Fasten off

Front patch pocket

Crochet in BLUE

Ch 3

Rnd 1. dc 5 in 2nd chain from hook (5 st, plus the chain of 3 st at the beginning of the rnd) Rnd 2. ch1, hdc in next st, hdc twice in next st * 4 (9 st, plus the chain of 1 st at the beginning of the rnd)

Fasten off


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Overall braces

Make two, crochet in BLUE

Leave a tail and ch 2

Row 1. turn, sc in next st (1 st)

Crochet in BOTH LOOPS

Row 2. ch 1, turn, sc next st (1 st) Repeat row 2 until you have braces of approximately 17cm (6.7in) each

Fasten off with another tail; you’ll use both tails to attach the braces on the overalls

Assembly: Overalls to body

Place the pocket evenly on the front patch, the curved side facing down.

Embroider, using a light blue piece of yarn.

Use one of the brace tails to attach one end of the braces on the front patch.

Repeat for the second brace.


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Place the overalls on the Minion.

Guide the braces over the arms and to the back, forming an ‘X’.

Use stitch markers where they should be attached and sew them using the brace tails. A little bit of each brace might be hidden inside the overalls.

Using the overall tail, attach them all around. The overall comes up to about 5 rounds under the arms.

I attached the front patch as well and hid all tails (from patch, pocket etc) in there.


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Legs

Make two

Crochet in BLACK

Ch 2

Rnd 1. sc 6 in 2nd chain from hook (6 st) Rnd 2. [sc twice in next st, sc next st] * 3 times (9 st) Rnd 3-5. sl next 5 st, sc next 4 st (9 st)

Stuff and continue crocheting in BLUE

Rnd 6. sc each st (9 st) Rnd 7. [sc2tog, sc next st] * 3 times (6 st)

Fasten off with tail; you’ll use it to attach legs on the body

Assembly: Legs to body

Flatten the unstuffed part of the legs and attach them to rounds 3-4 of the overalls, so that your Minion can sit right.


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Adding hair

Use the method indicated below to add as much hair as you want.

Fold piece of black yarn (6cm-2.5in) and pass the folded part through the stitch you want to attach it to, using a crochet hook. Remove the hook.

Hold the two tails together and pass them through the loop. Pull tight to secure the yarn.

If your yarn tails are uneven, give your Minion a haircut!


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Phew! And now you are done!

Come and share your one-eyed Minion on Ravelry!

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