I realized the minions are the same shape as my Pocket-Sized Robot so it was easy to get the basic body down. The overalls required a little intarsia in the round (though you can do duplicate stitch if you wish). The trickiest part was really the goggles. I knew embroidering them on wouldn’t give them the 3D goggle effect. I thought about using wiggly eyes & just painting a little silver around the edges but I couldn’t find the right size. Then I thought of buttons. I found flat white buttons with a shank on the back that would work just right. Building up the back of the buttons with glue after attaching them gives them stability & more of the goggle shape. Its a little tricky but I like the result. If you come about with another option I’d love to see it.

• Knitting in the round
• Intarsia in the round or duplicate stitch
• Decreasing & Increasing
• Basic embroidery & sewing
• I-cord

Your Own Personal Minion

Download the pdf of  Your Own Personal Minion Pattern

I used Aran weight yarn to make my minion on size 5 needles. My gauge was about 5 stitches per inch. My minion is about 4 inches tall & 6 inches around. You can use any size yarn & needles you want just make sure you are getting a tight knit so the stuffing doesn’t show through. The bigger the yarn & needles the bigger the minion & vice versa.

Supplies:

• Yarn of choice in yellow, denim blue & black (you need just the littlest bit of each)
• Four double pointed needles of the appropriate size
• tapestry needle
• Two 3/4-inch flat white buttons with shanks (or buttons appropriate sized to your minion)
• black & silver acrylic paint
• thick tacky craft glue
• poly-fil stuffing

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