Knitting Christmas Plush Minion Making

 

Hello amigurumi lovers and beautiful visitors!
I wanted to share the free amigurumi patterns for you here. In my article, I will share 1 pattern and how to make it for you. At the end of my article, I will share amigurumi patterns that can generate ideas for you.

Materials

• Yarn; YarnArt Jeans, 55% cotton, 45% polyacrylic, 50g / 160m
• White (62), red (51), black (53), yellow (35), blue (17), grey (46)
• Yarn; Alize Softy, 100% micropolyester, 50g / 115m
• White (55)
• Hook 2mm
• Wire
• Plaster
• Pins
• Stuffing material
• Scissors
• Needle for sewing
• Markers
• Black thread

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• ch - chain
• dec - decrease
• inc - increase
• slst - slip stitch
• (..) – amount of stitches
• dc - double crochet
• tr - treble crochet
• (..)*2, (..)*5, (..)*6 – repeat the sequence in brackets (2,5,6) times
• BLO - back loops only
• FLO - front loops only

MINION with 2 eyes, difference

*** crochet 1 row less

*** crochet arms to the body in 11th row, not in the 14th. (that is, the body is three rows smaller)

Everything else is the same

Arms (x2)

Take black yarn

• Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR
• Rnd 2: 5 inc (10)
• Rnd 3-4: 10 sc
• Rnd 5: 5 dec (10)
• Change yarn to yellow
• Rnd 6: 5 sc
• Rnd 7: (inc + 4 sc) (6)
• Rnd 8-12: 6 sc (5 rows), fasten off, add stuffing till the 5th row.

Legs (x2)

Take black yarn

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3: 12 sc
• Rnd 4: 2 sc, 4 dec, 2 sc (8)
• Change yarn to blue
• Rnd 5: 8 sc
• Rnd 6-8: 8 sc (3 rows)
• First leg: Fasten off, cut the yarn.
• Second leg: Do not cut the yarn. Stuff.

Body

Continue to crochet with blue yarn

Make 4 ch, join legs and put the marker (the beginning of the row).

• Rnd 1: Work 8 sc on the first leg, 4 sc on the chain, 8 sc on the second leg, 4 sc on the opposite side of the chain (24)
• Rnd 2: (3 sc + inc) * 6 (30)
• Rnd 3: (4 sc + inc) * 6 (36)
• Rnd 4-7: 36 sc (4 rows)
• Change color to yellow
• Rnd 8: BLO 36 sc
• Rnd 9-13: 36 sc (5 rows)

The main thing is that the arms are placed symmetrically.

• Rnd 14: Crochet arms to the body
• 4 sc, 3 sc (arm + body), 14 sc, 3 sc (arm + body), 12 sc. You may crochet a different number of stitches between arms (36)
• Rnd 15: Continue to crochet arms to the body
• 4 sc, 3 sc (arm + body), 14 sc, 3 sc (arm + body), 12 sc (36)
• Add stuffing, insert wire into the arms.

• Rnd 16-26: 36 sc (11 rows)
• Rnd 27: (4 sc + dec) * 6 (30)
• Rnd 28: (3 sc + dec) * 6 (24)
• Rnd 29: (2 sc + dec) * 6 (18)
• Rnd 30: (1 sc + dec) * 6 (12)
• Rnd 31: 6 dec (6), pull to close the hole, fasten off, cut the yarn

Finishing the Minion’s Base

Then:

• Rnd 1: Take blue yarn, join the 8th FLO: 8 sc, 1 ch. turn
• Rnd 2-4: 8 sc, 1 ch, turn (8)
• Fasten off, cut the yarn
• Turn the minion, take blue yarn crochet from the back
• Rnd 1: 12 sc (FLO in 8th row), 1 ch, turn
• Rnd 2-4: 12 sc, 1 ch, turn (12)
• Crochet a chain and join to the opposite side with slst, make 7 sc, then again chain, and join to the opposite side with slst.

Eyes

Take white yarn

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Change yarn to grey
• Rnd 3-6: 12 sc (4 rows)
• Change yarn to black, make chain and join to the opposite side.

Sew the eye, add stuffing while sewing. Embroider the pupil and mouth with black yarn.

Cap

Take white yarn

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3-4: 12 sc, add stuffing
• Rnd 5: 6 dec (6)
• Change yarn to red
• Rnd 6: 6 sc
• Rnd 7: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 8: 2 ch, (tr + inc) * 6 (18), 1 slst
• Rnd 9: 2 ch (tr + inc) * 6 (24), 1 slst
• Rnd 10: 2 ch (tr + inc) * 6 (30), 1 slst
• Change yarn to white
• Rnd 11: 1 ch, 30 dc, 1 slst, fasten off and cut the yarn.

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All Finished!