Despicable Me Minion Free Crochet Pattern!!

Despicable Me is such a cute movie!!  Gru, the main character reminds me of my dad, the oldest little girl is just like my sister and I remind myself of the other two little girls (yes, both of them :]).  The little minions in this movie are super cute and have awesome personalities.  So.... If you haven't seen the movie, do it!  Then you can make your own army of adorable minions!

 Despicable Me Minion

Pattern created by Emily Lucero

Materials

F and G hooks

Yarn colores (Red Heart Super Saver)- yellow, blue, black, grey

2 Tiny buttons- I used yellow

Stitch marker (I used a safety pin)

Small amount of black and white felt

Body- yellow yarn, F hook

Rnd 1: 8 sc in mc (8)

Rnd 2: Inc every sc (16)

Rnd 3: Inc every other sc (24)

Rnd 4: Inc every 3^rd sc (32)

Rnd 5-19: sc around (32)

Rnd 20: Dec every 3^rd sc (24)

Rnd 21: Dec every other sc (16)

Rnd 22: Dec every sc (8)

Finishing: Stuff body completely.  Weave end of yarn through each sc of round 22 and pull tight.  Tie off and weave remaining yarn into the body.

Overalls- blue yarn, G hook

Rnd 1: 8 sc in mc (8)

Rnd 2: Inc every sc (16)

Rnd 3: Inc every other sc (24)

Rnd 4: Inc every 3^rd sc (24)

Rnd 5-9: sc around (24)

Rnd 10: sc 8, ch 1 and turn (8)

Rnd 11: sc 7 (stitching back along the 8 sc of round 10), ch 1 and turn (7)

Rnd 12: sc 7, ch 1 and turn (7)

Rnd 13: sc 7, ch roughly 32 st, sl st in opposite end of overall flap (this long chain will become the overall straps), weave in extra yarn

Rnd 14: With a new piece of yarn, connect yarn to overalls 8 st from the front overall flap.  Sc 8, ch 1 and turn (8)

Rnd 15: sc 7, ch 1 and turn

Rnd 16: sc 7, ch 1 and turn

Rnd 17: sc 7, flip (no ch 1)

Rnd 18: Connect work with floating chain about 12 ch from front flap, sl st 7

Finishing: finish off and weak in yarn.  Put overalls on the twinkie (or body ;)

Legs/Shoes- make 2-begin with black, switch to blue later, F hook

Rnd 1: sc 6 in mc (6)

Rnd 2: sc, 5 inc (11)

Rnd 3: sc around (11).  Switch to blue

Rnd 4-5: sc around (11)

Finishing: Finish off, leaving a long line to connect legs to body

Arms/hands- make 2- begin with black, switch to yellow later, F hook

Rnd 1: 5 sc in mc (5)

Rnd 2: inc every other sc (7).  Switch to yellow

Rnd 3-9: sc around (7)

Finishing: Finish off, leaving a long line to connect arms to body.  Attach arms to body with the chain over straps over his shoulders

Goggles- grey yarn, F hook

 Rnd 1: ch about 18, sl st in 1^st ch

Rnd 2: sc around

Strap of goggles- black yarn, F hook

Rnd 1: ch about 36 (put around head to make sure it will be long enough.  It should not meet completely- it should just be long enough to reach both ends of the goggle round), ch 1 and turn

Rnd 2: sc across

Finishing: Finish off and weave in extra yarn

Assembly of goggles- Cut out a circle of white felt that fills in the gap of the grey goggle.  Cut out a small, pupil-like black circle and glue this to the white circle.  Glue or sew the white circle to the grey yarn goggle you crocheted.  Stitch black strap around head (with both ends in the front.  The grey goggle will connect these two ends) and then stitch the goggle to the very front of the head.

Adjustments

~Cut out a tiny mouth and glue it to face in the desired position. 

~Sew buttons to the front top corner of overall flaps

~Optional- Using a few pieces of yarn, add hair to the top of his head

Enjoy!!  Please feel free to leave any questions or comments, and I LOVE to see your pictures. :)

Smurfette Free Crochet Pattern!!

The Smurf collection is never complete without Smurfette, so here she is!!  I had a lot of fun designing her and I hope you all enjoy her too!  Fyi, she is one biker babe and she can stand on her own! :) 

 Smurfette

Pattern created by Emily Lucero

Materials:

G hook

Yarn colors (Red Heart Super Saver)- turqua, white, yellow, small amount of black

Stitch marker (safety pin works)

2 safety eyes (I used blue)

Head (turqua)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

Rnd 2: inc around (12)

Rnd 3: sc, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 3 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st (16)

Rnd 4: (inc every third st) 5 times, sc in last stitch (21)

Rnd 5: sc in next 2 st, inc in next 3 st, sc in next 7 st, inc in next 3 st, sc in next 6 st (27)

Rnd 6-7: sc around (27)

Rnd 8: sc in next 2 st, dec 3 times, sc in next 7 st, dec 3 times, sc in next 6 st (21)

Rnd 9: (sc in next 2 st, dec) 5 times, sc in last stitch (16)

Rnd 10: sc, dec 2 times, sc in next 3 st, dec 2 times, sc in next 4 st (12)

Rnd 11: dec around (6)

Finishing: Place eyes between the 4^th and 5^th rows, with two stitches between.  Stuff head firmly.  Weave end of yarn through each stitch of Round 11 and pull closed.  Fasten off, leaving a length of yarn for attaching head to body.

Nose (turqua)

Rnd 1: 3 sc in mc (3)

Rnd 2: inc around (6)

Rnd 3: dec around (3)

Rnd 4: sc in next 2 st, finish off.

Finishing: Only 2 of the 4 stitches of round 4 have sc made in them.  This makes the nose a bit uneven.  Attach the nose to the face, just below the eyes with the two stitches of round 4 on the bottom.  This forces the nose to point slightly upward.  Weave in the extra yarn.

Hair (yellow)

Loop yellow yarn around and around (length isn’t important, just make sure the hair is longer than necessary, then trim later.  In the end the hair should reach down to the bottom of her dress).  Tie the top part of the loop together using a stray piece of yellow yarn.  Cut the bottom of the loop so that you are left with a bunch of hair strands free at the bottom yet connected at the top.  Do this three individual times, creating 3 clusters of hair.  Attach the hair to Smurfette’s head.  I attached the 3 clusters strategically: two facing back and the third to act as her bangs so coming across her head just above the forehead.  For the bang cluster, gather them up so they push out a little bit, then pin to her head where her ear would be.  I tied the hair back slightly from her face to avoid her hair covering her face. 

Hat (white)

Rnd 1: Ch 33, sl st in 1^st ch to form ring

Rnd 2: sc around (32)

Rnd 3: (sc in 6 st, dec) 4 times (28)

Rnd 4: (sc in 2 st, dec) 7 times (21)

Rnd 5: (dec every other) 7 times (14)

Rnd 6: sc in next 6 st, ch 1, turn (6)

Rnd 7: sc 15 st around (stitching back across the 6 st from last rnd, and dropping to the remaining stitches from row 6), sl st in last stitch of rnd 7 (15)

Rnd 8: sc in next st, (dec every other) 4 times, sc in next 2 st (11)

Rnd 9: sc around (11)

Rnd 10: sc, dec, sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 2 st (9)

Rnd 11-15: sc around (9)

Rnd 16: sc, dec 4 times (5)

Finishing: Weave end of yarn through each stitch of Round 17 and pull closed.  Stuff tip of hat lightly, fold over in front and attach to round 6 of hat.  Stuff the rest of hat lightly before attaching to head.  Attach to head, on top of hair.  Make sure that Smurfette’s hair is spread out evenly under the hat before attaching.

Body (Body, legs and feet done as one piece) (Turqua)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

Rnd 2: sc around (6)

Rnd 3: inc around (12)

Rnd 4: inc every other (18)

Rnd 5: sc around (18)

Rnd 6: inc every 3^rd st (24)

Rnd 7: sc around (24)

Rnd 8: inc every 4^th st (30)

Rnd 9: sc around (30)

Rnd 10: dec every 4^th st (24)

Rnd 11: dec every 3^rd st (18)- Do not break yarn.  First leg will be crocheted directly on this rnd.  Second leg will be connected later

Leg #1 (continuing with turqua, then white later)

Rnd 1: sk 8 sc of rnd 11 of body, sl st in 9^th st, ch 1, turn

Rnd 2: sc 9 (9)

Rnd 3-sc around, inc in last st (11)

Rnd 4: sc around leg (11)

Rnd 5: (sc, dec) 3 times, sc in last 2 sc (8)

Rnd 6: sc, inc in next 3 st, sl st in next 4 st (11)

Rnd 7: sl st in next 2 st, inc in next 4 st, sl st in next 5 st (15), Switch to white 

Rnd 8: sl st in next 5 st, inc in next 5 st, sl st in next 5 st (20)

Rnd 9: In front loop only, dec around (10)

Rnd 10: tr in next st, sl st in next st

Finishing: Pull triple stich out so it pokes out like her high heel.  Stuff body, leg and foot completely.  Whip stitch foot closed from one side to the other.  This will make the foot longer rather than wider to match the general shape of a smurf foot.  Finish off and weave extra yarn into leg.

Leg #2 (with turqua, then white later)

Rnd 1: connect yarn to middle front of body with loop.  Ch 1, sc 9 around

Rnd 2: sl st in st of other leg, ch 1,

Rnd 3: sc around next 11 st (11)

Rnd 4: sk 1 st, sc around (11)

Rnd 5-10: same as rnds 5-10 of Leg #1

Finishing: Pull triple stich out so it pokes out like her high heel.  Stuff body, leg and foot completely.  Whip stitch foot closed from one side to the other.  This will make the foot longer rather than wider to match the general shape of a smurf foot.  Finish off and weave extra yarn into leg.  Attach Smurfette’s head to her body.

Body Adjustment: 

~With a stray piece of turqua yarn, connect to the side middle of Smurfette’s belly.  Take yarn through her body and pull, thinning out her body slightly, kind of like a girdle… oh the joys of being a girl. ;) This will help her look more feminine and help the dress fit a bit better.

~With black yarn, sew on a mouth

Hand (turqua)- make 2

Rnd 1: ch 8, sl st in 1^st ch to make loop

Rnd 2: sc around (8)

Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, dec) 2 times (6)

Rnd 4-7: sc around (6)

Rnd 8: inc around (12)

Rnd 9: sl st, tr st, sl st, sc in next 9 st (12)

Rnd 10: (dec every other) 4 times (8)

Rnd 11: dec around (4)

Finishing: whip stitch fingertip end closed.  Pull yarn through to outside of palm, thread yarn through hand, pulling to make her hand cup slightly, tie off then continue weaving yarn down the wrist until it comes out through the bottom.  Do not stuff.  Use remaining yarn to attach arm to body in desired position.

Dress (white)

Rnd 1: chain 26, sl st in 1^st ch to form a ring

Rnd 2: sc in next 6 st, ch 6, sk next 6 st, sc in 7^th st, sc in next 5 st, ch 6, sk 6 st, sc in last st (25)

Rnd 3: sc around (25) (Fit dress onto body with arms poking out the two arm holes.  Finish dress while Smurfette is wearing dress)

Rnd 4-7: sc around (25)

Rnd 8: inc around (50)

Rnd 9: inc in next two stitches (move safety pin here) (sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc, sl st) 6x, making the waves on her dress.

Finishing:  Weave extra yarn into last round of dress.  

Please feel free to ask any questions (in some places it was difficult to describe what I did) or leave any comments. :)  Enjoy!!