With the release of the family hit movie “Despicable Me 2” in July 2013, the minions have stolen our hearts once again. If your kids (or even you!) can’t get enough of the delightful little crazy-eyed critters, you can crochet your own with these free patterns. With patterns for minion hats, amigurumi stuffed minions - even a minion purse - there’s bound to be something for every minion-lover on your gift list.
Free minion hat patterns
Minion hat – sizes ranging from 0-3 months to adult
Minion earflap beanie – should fit child to small adult
Free stuffed amigurumi minions
Plushie minion – smaller amigurumi figure should be quick to work up
Despicable Me minion – with removable clothes and goggles
Minion amigurumi pattern – another smaller minion
Three minion amigurumi patterns – patterns for tall skinny, short skinny, and short round minions – something for everyone!
Amigurui Frenchie the 2 eyed minion – adorable minion wearing a French maid outfit
Miscellaneous minions
Minion purse – includes bonus cell phone holder
Minion keychain – fun way to keep track of your keys!
Minion mini snug blanket – a minion atop a granny square, perfect for little hands to grab and snuggle with
It shouldn’t take much yarn to crochet any of these minions, so if you have any amount of blue and yellow yarn on hand, plus scraps of black, white, and gray, you could be whipping out a whole minion family without having to make a special trip to your local yarn store.
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