Who doesn’t love the Minions? They’re tiny, adorable and apparently still incapable of going anywhere without causing a delightful amount of chaos. Whether you’ve loved these funny little yellow characters for years or have a brand-new Minion fan in your life, this free Minion crochet pattern is the perfect way to bring some of that mischievous charm to your crochet hook.

With his bright yellow body, signature overalls, oversized goggles, and wonderfully goofy expression, this crocheted Minion makes an adorable handmade toy, gift, or display piece. He is full of personality, fun to customize, and considerably less likely to destroy your living room than a real Minion.

Probably.

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Minion Crochet Pattern Notes & Tips:

This Minion crochet pattern is made using the amigurumi technique, which means you’ll work mostly in continuous rounds to create a firmly stuffed, three-dimensional character.

The individual pieces are crocheted separately and then assembled to create the finished Minion. Once you add the goggles, overalls, facial details, and tiny limbs, his personality really begins to take shape.

This is such a fun project for anyone who loves character-inspired crochet. The finished Minion would make a wonderful:

• Handmade birthday gift
• Movie-night surprise
• Nursery or playroom decoration
• Gift for a Minion collector
• Addition to a crocheted character collection
• Just-because project for someone who could use a little more nonsense in their life

You can also personalize your Minion by changing his expression, hair, eye style, or overall details. Every Minion has his own personality, after all—and a questionable understanding of workplace safety.

🌿 Eco-Friendly Crafting

What makes this crochet pattern eco-friendly and sustainable?

THE YARN: I use only sustainable and eco-friendly yarn that has been ethically grown/raised and processed, putting the people and the planet first. This is why I chose 100% natural yarn for this pattern.

HANDMADE FOR LONGEVITY: Creating your own minion crochet pattern promotes mindful consumption. This durable, handmade stuffy reduces the need for mass-produced alternatives.

THE SLOW YARN MOVEMENT: I’m participating in the Slow Yarn Movement. There’s far too much to talk about here, but please take a few minutes to learn about what this means by reading the article I wrote about the Slow Yarn Movement as part of my 6-part Sustainable Crochet Series.

If you’re interested in learning more about sustainable crochet you can read all about it in the 6-part series I wrote covering everything about Sustainable Crochet and how to implement it into your own crafting starting today!

Materials You Will Need For This Minion Crochet Pattern

A smooth cotton or acrylic yarn works well for this pattern because the stitch definition is great.

Cotton yarn creates a firm, defined fabric and holds its shape beautifully. Acrylic yarn is often softer, widely available, and comes in plenty of bright colors. Either can work well, so use the yarn that you enjoy crocheting with most.

The most important thing is to choose a cheerful Minion-yellow yarn. Subtlety is not the goal here.

You will need one ball or less of the following colors:

• Bright Yellow – 1 ball
• Cobalt Blue – 1 ball
• Black – leftovers
• Gray – leftovers
• White – leftovers
• Brown – leftovers

Here are some excellent yarn options

• Woobles Easy Peasy
• Caron All Day Cotton
• Lily Sugar ‘N Cream Cotton
• Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
• Big Twist Worsted Acrylic Yarn

Other yarn options

I chose the yarn recommended in this pattern because it works so well for this design. However, if you’re looking for substitutes or wanting to go with a fluffy chenille or velvet textured minion, here are some that would work well with this pattern. These are all bulkier than worsted weight so your minion will be much larger than mine! Also, you will need to adjust your hook size accordingly.

• Bernat Blanket Chenille (this is bulky yarn so remember your minion will be REALLY BIG!)
• Hobbymia Chenille
• Bernat Velvet

Crochet Hooks Needed

• Crochet Hook Size: 4.00 mm

Additional Supplies Needed

• Tapestry Needle (bent tips make all the difference!)
• Stitch Markers
• Scissors
• Stuffing
• OPTIONAL: buttons if you’d like to use them to embellish the trouser straps

Size & Gauge

Size: This Minion will end up being 10″ tall.

Gauge: 4″x4″ of single crochet = 14 stitches x 18 rows. Ultimately with toys, gauge doesn’t matter. It won’t have to fit someone’s body or a specific space. My patterns will include the size of the finished toy based on the yarn and hook I use. But if you want it smaller or bigger, just use a bigger yarn and hook! Just remember, when crocheting toys, crochet tightly and choose a hook one size smaller than the yarn size recommends in order to avoid holes between each stitch where the stuffing will show through.

Abbreviations used in the Minion crochet pattern:

ch – chain
st – stitch
hk – hook
sl st – slip stitch
mc – magic circle
sc – single crochet
fsc – foundation single crochet
BLO – back loop only
inc – increase
dec – decrease
(…) x – repeat instructions indicated number of times
[…] – number of stitches in row/round

Skill Level

Beginner/Advanced Beginner

A great next step after learning the basics. This pattern includes simple stitch combinations, shaping, or light assembly while still being approachable for newer crocheters ready to grow their skills.

FAQ & Terms

The Minion Crochet Pattern

EYE:

NOTE: The eye is worked in rounds – to minimize seeing the color changes, you will join and chain at the end of each round. Join with a slip st, and pull in the new color in with the chain.

Start with black yarn

Rnd 1: st 6 sc in a mc [6]

Switch to brown yarn

Rnd 2: inc in each st around [12]

Switch to white yarn

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) x6 [24]

Fasten off and snip leaving a long tail for sewing.

GOGGLE & STRAP:

NOTE: The goggle and strap are are worked as separate pieces – each beginning with a chainless foundation single crochet. If needed, you can find a video tutorial of how to make a chainless foundation single crochet in the resource library.

GOGGLE:

Row 1: fsc 28, join ends into a ring

Row 2-5: sc around [28]

Fasten off and snip leaving a long tail for sewing on. Fold ring in half, curling it into a double sided ring. Row 3 will end up being the center/top.

STRAP:

Row 1: fsc 54, ch 1, turn

Row 2: sc across [54]

Wait to fasten off strap until you’ve made and stuffed the head to be sure it is long enough to wrap around the head.

HEAD & BODY:

NOTES:

• The head & body are worked in continuous rounds – do not join after each round
• Begin with yellow yarn

Rnd 1: st 6 sc in a mc [6]

Rnd 2: inc in each st around [12]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) x6 [24]

Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) x6 [30]

Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc) x6 [36]

Rnd 7: (sc 5, inc) x6 [42]

Rnd 8: (sc 6, inc) x6 [48]

Rnd 9: (sc 7, inc) x6 [54]

Rnd 10-26: sc around [54]

• ADD HAIR: Cut 6 strands of black yarn, 8″ each. Fold in half and pull one at a time to the inside in between rounds 1 & 2, plus one more straight through the center of the magic circle. Tie off to one another on the inside. Trim as desired.
• EYE: Sew the eye to the center of the head over rounds 11-19.
• GOGGLE & STRAP: Sew the goggle directly over the eye. Add the strap around the head, and sew along at several places to secure.

Switch to blue yarn…

Rnd 27: sl st around [54]

Rnd 28-30: sc around [54] Place Rnd 28 in between the top two loops of the sl st from Round 27

Rnd 31: (sc 7, dec) x6 [48]

Rnd 32: (sc 6, dec) x6 [42]

Rnd 33: (sc 5, dec) x6 [36]

Rnd 34: (sc 4, dec) x6 [30] STUFF

Rnd 35: (sc 3, dec) x6 [24]

Rnd 36: (sc 2, dec) x6 [18] STUFF

Rnd 37: (sc, dec) x6 [12]

Rnd 38: dec around [6]

Sl st in the next st and snip, leaving a long tail. Pull the tail through the final 2 loops. Using the yarn end and a tapestry needle, thread the yarn through the front loop only of the remaining 6 stitches and pull tightly to close. Bring the yarn to the inside and back out one of the side walls. Snip cleanly with the surface.

LEGS – make 2:

NOTES:

• The legs are worked from the bottom of the foot up
• The foot starts with a chain and is crocheted around both sides of the chain, and on up the leg

Using the black yarn, begin by chaining 5

Rnd 1: inc in 2nd ch from hk, sc 2, inc. Continue working on other side of the chain: inc, sc 2, inc [12]

Rnd 2: inc, sc 4, inc 2, sc 4, inc [16]

Rnd 3: BLO sc around [16]

Rnd 4: sc 6, dec 2, sc 6 [14]

Rnd 5: sc 5, dec 2, sc 5 [12]

Switch to blue yarn

Rnd 6-10: sc around [12]

Stuff and sew onto body/pants over rounds 33-36.

ARMS – make 2:

NOTE: The arms are worked in continuous rounds (do not join rounds) using the yellow yarn

Rnd 1: st 4 sc in a mc [4]

Rnd 2: inc around [8]

Rnd 3-14: sc around [8]

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

HANDS & GLOVES – make 2:

NOTES:

• The hands/gloves are worked in continuous rounds from the wrist down to the fingers, using black
• The fingers are worked individually onto the glove in continuous rounds

Leave a long starting tail and chain 10. Sl st to join into a ring and ch 1.

Rnd 1: sl st around [10]

Rnd 2: BLO sc around [10]

Rnd 3-4: sc around [10]

Rnd 5: (inc, sc 4) x2 [12]

Using stitch markers, split the round into fingers – each finger will have 4 stitches.

Picking up where you left off, begin making the first finger…

Rnd 6: sc 2, then join to opposite side of glove with a sc to close the round for the 1st finger, sc in next st, completing the first row of the finger.

Rnd 7-8: sc around [4]

Sl st and snip leaving a long tail. Using the yarn tail and a tapestry needle, weave the yarn through the front loop of the remaining 4 stitches and pull tightly to close. Bring yarn to inside.

Rejoin black yarn in the next available st, and repeat Rnd 6-8 for the 2nd and 3rd fingers. Pull all yarn tails to the inside except for the starting tail which you will use to sew on. Put glove onto hand and using a tapestry needle, pass the yarn back and forth several times under Rnd 1 to secure the glove onto the arm.

BIBS & STRAPS – make 2:

NOTES:

• The bibs and straps are worked in turning rows using the blue yarn – chain 1 and turn at the end of each row
• The turning chain does not count as a stitch

TROUSER BIBS:

Row 1: fsc 13, ch 1, turn

Rnd 2-3: sc across [13]

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the bibs onto the center front and back, lining the first row of the bib over the first round of the blue pants (round 27).

TROUSER STRAPS:

Row 1: fsc 20

Fasten off and snip leaving a very long tail for sewing on. Sew the straps onto the corners of the bibs, but wait to finish off the strap securing until after you sew on the arms – then you’ll know exactly where the strap should be sewn up over the shoulder. If using the optional buttons for the straps, sew those on now.

FINALLY, FINISH UP YOUR MINION CROCHET PATTERN:

• Stuff the arms lightly and sew them to the sides at round 21.
• Pull the trouser straps up over the shoulder and finish securing on by using a tapestry needle and taking several stitches all along it from out to in, out to in.
• Using black yarn, embroider on the mouth.
• Clean up, bringing all yarn tails to the inside and snipping clean with the surface.
• Stop, admire your skills and enjoy your Minion! Well done!

Show Off Your Work! ✨

I can’t wait to see your adorable minions! Be sure to tag me on social media @offthebeatenhook or use the hashtag #offthebeatenhook so I can admire your makes. ❤️

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