Crochet Minion Toy Pattern Guide

The joy of crafting with this crochet pattern for a Minion toy. Perfect for beginners, it guides you through creating the body, head, and limbs with simple stitches. Fill it with love and stuffing to bring this charming character to life. A delightful project for fans and crafters alike!

What You Need

Yarn: Woll Butt Camilla (100% cotton, 125m/50g), colors: a small amount of white, blue, yellow, black and skin color
Hook: 2.5 MM
Filler for soft toys
Trikotagenaya band

IT IS DONE LIKE THIS:
All actions are performed inside-out, unless otherwise indicated at the end of the work.

Tummy (Color Of Yarn: Blue Or Yellow)

Start working with blue yarn.
1 r.: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2 r.: inc x6 [12]
3 r.: 1 sc, inc repeat x6 [18]
4 r.: 2 sc, inc repeat x6 [24]
5 r.: 3 sc, inc repeat x6 [30]
6 r.: 4 sc, inc repeat x6 [36]
7 r.: 5 sc, inc repeat x6 [42]
8-14 r.: 42 sc [42]

Switch to yellow yarn.

Back (Color Of Yarn: Blue)

15 p.: 7 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 7 sc [36]
16-38 p.: 36 sc [36]
39 p.: 5 sc, dec repeat x6 [30]
40 p.: 4 sc, dec repeat x6 [24]
41 p.: 3 sc, dec repeat x6 [18]
42 p.: 2 sc, dec repeat x6 [12]
43 p.: 1 sc, dec repeat x6 [6]
44 p.: dec x3 [3]

Finish the work by pulling the yarn through the remaining stitches, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the back to the tummy, stuffing the toy well before closing. The sewing thread should match the color of the toy. Make sure to stitch only the top part of each piece. Then later you can insert your hand inside the toy.

ARMS (2 pieces, color of yarn: blue and yellow)
Start working with black yarn.

Please note that some abbreviations are common in crochet patterns:

sc: single crochet
inc: increase (two single crochets in one stitch)
dec: decrease (combine two stitches into one)
r.: round
p.: possibly stands for 'row' or 'pattern' depending on the context.
The numbers in brackets indicate the number of stitches you should have by the end of the row or round.

Legs (2 Pieces, Color Of Yarn: Blue)

1 r.: crochet 5 sc into a magic ring [5]
2 r.: inc x5 [10]

Head (Color Of Yarn: Skin)

1 r.: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2 r.: inc x6 [12]
3 r.: 1 sc, inc repeat x6 [18]
4 r.: 2 sc, inc repeat x6 [24]
5 r.: 3 sc, inc repeat x6 [30]
6 r.: 4 sc, inc repeat x6 [36]
7-12 r.: 36 sc [36]
13 r.: 4 sc, dec repeat x6 [30]

Eyes (Color Of Yarn: White)

Prepare white yarn and form the initial magic ring, then crochet the following pattern:
1 r.: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2 r.: inc x6 [12]

Eye Patches (Color Of Yarn: Blue)

Chain 10 with blue yarn, then turn and crochet in the following pattern:
1 r.: 9 sc, chain 1, turn [9]
2-4 r.: 9 sc, chain 1, turn [9]

Beak (Color Of Yarn: Yellow)

Start with yellow yarn and crochet:
1 r.: chain 6, turn [6]
2 r.: skip 1 chain, 5 sc, chain 1, turn [5]
3 r.: skip 1 chain, 4 sc, chain 1, turn [4]

Tail (Color Of Yarn: Blue)

Chain 13 with blue yarn to begin the tail, then work in sc:
1 r.: 12 sc, chain 1, turn [12]
3-6 r.: 1 sc, dec, repeat around [6 sc in each round]

Please note that some abbreviations are common in crochet patterns:

sc: single crochet
inc: increase (two single crochets in one stitch)
dec: decrease (combine two stitches into one)
chain: a basic crochet stitch that begins most patterns
turn: turn the work to start a new row

Boots (2 Pieces, Color: Black)

1 r.: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2-6 r.: 6 sc in each round [6]

Proceed with two pieces. Fill the boots with stuffing. Crochet the working thread through the last round and pull tight to close. Pass the thread through the center and secure on the other side. Finish off. Each of the boots should cover the second color of the legs.

Mouth And Hair

In the final rounds of the head in black yarn, thread a strand between the blue combination rounds at the mouth, and a couple of black strands on the top for the hair.