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The Minion Bookmark

Pattern, Idea and Design

by Jonas Matthies (Supergurumi.com)
 Introduction
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Content Materials Techniques

• Page 1: The Minion Head • Yarn colors: Yellow yarn for the • Magic Ring

• Page 2: The Minion Body body, black yarn for the gloves, • Chain Stitch

• Page 3: The Minion Arms shoes and ribbon, blue for the • Slip Stitch

• Page 4: Continuation 1: The pants and grey for the glasses. • Single Crochet Stitch (SC)

Minion Body • 2.5 mm metric Crochet Hook • Half Double Crochet Stitch

• Page 4: The Minion Suspenders • Blunt Tapestry Needle • Increase

• Page 6: Continuation 2: The • Scissor and Polyfill • Decrease

Minion Body • 12 mm diameter Wiggly Eyes • Sewing / Weave In

• Page 6: The Minion Legs • This pattern was crocheted us- • Crocheting in Continuous

• Page 7: The Minion Glasses ing the “Schachenmayr Catania” Rounds

• Page 7: Finish the Minion Book- yarn in the following colors: • Crocheting in Rows

mark sonne/canary (# 208), schwarz/ • Color Change

black (# 110), ocean/mallard

(Nr. 400), silber/silver (# 172)

Have Fun Crocheting!

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 Crochet Pattern
IMPORTANT: This pattern is crocheted in spiral/continuous rounds, that means you continue
crocheting round for round unless the instructions says otherwise. Because of that, always
work a marker of any kind in the first stitch of each new round, to always know when a round
begins and/or ends.

round. (30 stitches)

The Minion 6. - 8. Round: 3 rounds, each round

Head
INFO:
If you do not like to sew crocheted
pieces together you will love this
pattern. Except for the glasses
everything on this Amigurumi is
crocheted in one piece. The head
of the Minion is crocheted in spiral
rounds with single crochet stitches.
The head is closed after finishing
with single crochet stitches.
START AND COLOR:
You start making a Magic Ring using
the yellow yarn.
CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Round: 6 SC into Magic Ring. (6
stitches)
2. Round: [ 2 SC into each stitch. ]
Repeat from [ to ] till end of round.
(12 stitches)
3. Round: [ 1 SC, 2 SC into next
stitch. ] Repeat from [ to ] till end of
round. (18 stitches)
4. Round: 1 SC. 2 SC into next
stitch. [ 2 SC, 2 SC into next stitch. ]
Repeat from [ to ] 5 times. 1 SC. (24
stitches)
5. Round: [ 3 SC, 2 SC into next
stitch. ] Repeat from [ to ] till end of
30 SC. (30 stitches)
9. - 10. Round: Color change to the
black yarn. 2 rounds, each round
30 SC. (30 stitches)
11. Round: 1 SC. Color change to
the yellow yarn. 29 SC. (30 stitches)
12. - 16. Round: 5 rounds, each
round 30 SC. (30 stitches)
17. Round: [ 3 SC, SC 4th and 5th
stitch together. ] Repeat from [ to ]
till end of round. (24 stitches)
18. Round: [ 2 SC, SC 3rd and 4th
stitch together. ] Repeat from [ to ]
till end of round. (18 stitches)
19. Round: Fill the head with a
good amount of polyfill before
closing it. Close the head. Press
the opening of the head together
so that both rows of stitches lay
parallel to each other while the last
crocheted stitch is the most right
one.

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 The Minion
Body
INFO:
Continue crocheting the Minion
Body with the yellow thread you

Now stitch the hook through the Repeat this for all other stitches used for crocheting and closing the

next stitch AND the stitch directly except the most right and left head. The body is crocheted in rows

opposite that first stitch (but not stitch. Always stitch through the with single crochet stitches. The

the last stitch you crocheted), yarn next stitch AND the stitch directly arms, legs and the body are cro-

over, pull the yarn through both opposite that first stitch. The head cheted in one piece, that is why you

stitches and crochet 1 SC. should be closed with a total of 8 should NEVER cut the yarn except

stitches. DON’T cut the yarn but the pattern is telling you to do so.

continue to crochet with the pat-

tern “The Minion Body”. But first
crochet 1 chain stitch and turn. (8
stitches)

START AND COLOR:

Continue crocheting with the yel-
low thread you used to close the
head.

CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Row: 2 SC into next stitch. 6 SC.
2 SC into next stitch. 1 chain stitch
and turn. (10 stitches)
2. Row: 10 SC. DON’T cut the yarn
and continue crocheting the pattern

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“The Minion Arms“. (10 stitches)
The Minion
Arms
INFO:
Always crochet this pattern when
you need to crochet a Minion arm.
Both arms are crocheted the same
way. NEVER cut the yarn used
for crocheting an arm except the
pattern says so because you usually
conitnue to crochet the body with
the same thread.
START AND COLOR:
Continue crocheting with the yel-
low thread you used to crochet the
body.
CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Step: Crochet 10 chain stitches.
(10 stitches)
2. Step: Yarn over the black yarn
and pull it through the loop on your
crochet hook.
3. Step: Crochet 7 chain stitches.
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4. Step: 1st Finger: 1 half double
crochet into the 3rd stitch from the
crochet hook. 1 half double crochet
into each of the next two stitches.
7. Step: You finished crocheting 3
fingers and one loop is on the hook.
Now stitch through the stitch left
from the crochet hook between
finger #3 (the finger you crocheted
5. - 6. Step: [ 5 chain stitches. 1 half
last) and finger #2 (the finger next
double crochet into 3rd stitch from
to finger #3), yarn over and pull
crochet hook. 1 half double crochet
the yarn through. Repeat this for
into each of the next two stitches. ]
the stitch between finger #2 and
Repeat from [ to ] 2 times. You have
#1 (the first crocheted finger) and
now a total of 3 fingers.
last for the stitch left from the first
finger. You should have 4 loops on
your hook.
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8. Step: Yarn over and pull the yarn
through all 4 loops.
9. Step: 1 half double crochet into
each of the next 2 stitches on the
chain from Step 3. Color change to
the yellow yarn.
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10. Step: 9 SC along the chain from
Step 1. DON’T cut the yarn and con-
tinue to crochet the pattern “Con-
tinuation 1: The Minion Body”.
Continuation 1:
The Minion
Body
START AND COLOR:
Continue crocheting with the yel-
low yarn.
CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Row: 3 SC into the 1st stitch on
the body. 9 SC along the body.
2. Arm: DON’T cut the yarn and
crochet again the pattern “The
Minion Arms” for the 2nd arm. After
finishing the 2nd arm continue cro-
cheting this pattern with Row 2.
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2. Row: 3 SC into the 1st stitch on
the body. 1 SC. Color change to
blue. 5 SC. Leave a long blue thread
from the first and last crocheted
stitch using the blue yarn. These
blue threads are used to stitch the
suspenders onto the body. Color
change to yellow. 2 SC. DON’T cut
the yellow yarn.
The Minion
Suspenders
INFO:
You now crochet the suspenders
onto the body. If you prefer to fin-
ish the Minion body first, do so and
get back to this step after you are
done. To create the suspenders we
have to slip stitch the blue thread
ONTO the body. This technique is
applicable to many crochet projects
to add easy and beautifull looking
designs and patterns.
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Start with the left suspenders, seen
from your perspective (the front
side of the minion is the side that
shows no transition on the black
ribbon going around the head).
Stitch through the most left blue
stitch, yarn over the blue thread on
the backside and pull it through the
stitch. You have now 1 loop on your
crochet hook.
Stitch now through the stitch
diagonal-left from the first stitch
you pulled the first blue thread
through. Again yarn over the blue
thread on the backside and pull it
through. You have now 2 loops on
your hook. Pull the 2nd loop (the
one closer to the hook) through the
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1st loop. You just crocheted your
first slip stitch ONTO the body.
Continue this till you have a com-
plete diagonal-left suspender that
starts at the blue part of the pants
to the edge of the body. The last
slip stitch has to be crocheted OVER
the edge of the yellow body part.
Repeat the same technique for the
righ suspender. When finished you
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should have left and right one sus-
pender, from the blue part of the
pants going diagonally to the edge
of the body. Leave the yarn as it is
to weave in later. Continue crochet-
ing the pattern “Continuation 2: The
Minion Body”.
Continuation 2:
The Minion
Body
START AND COLOR:
Continue with last used yellow
thread on the body.
CROCHET PATTERN:
3. Row: 1 chain stitch and turn. 2
SC. Color change to blue. 5 SC. Col-
or change to yellow. 2 SC. 1 chain
stitch and turn. (9 stitches)
4. Row: 2 SC. Color change to blue.
5 SC. Color change to yellow. 2 SC.
Color change to blue. 1 chain stitch
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and turn. (9 stitches)
5. Row: 2 SC into the next stitch. 7
SC. 2 SC into the next stitch. 1 chain
stitch and turn. (11 stitches)
6. - 60. Row: 55 rows, each row
11 SC, 1 chain stitch and turn. 55
rows created the perfect size for
my books (normal sizes) while
using the “Schachenmayr Catania”
and a 2.5 mm crochet hook so that
the Minion head and arms where
poking out from the top of the
book and the legs poking out from
the bottom. Test the length of the
bookmark by putting it inside your
books and adjust the lenght to your
needs by crocheting more rows for
a longer bookmark or by crocheting
less rounds for a shorter bookmark.
(11 stitches)
61. Row: SC 1st and 2nd stitch
together. 7 SC. SC 10th and 11th
stitch toegether. 1 chain stitch and
turn. (9 stitches)
62. Reihe: SC 1st and 2nd stitch
together. 5 SC. SC 8th and 9th stitch
together. 1 chain stitch and turn. (7
stitches)
Finish: DON’T cut the yarn! Con-
tinue crocheting the pattern “The
Minion Legs“.
The Minion
Legs
INFO:
The legs are the end part of the
Minion body. Continue crocheting
with the same blue thread that you
used for the body and DON’T cut it.
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START AND COLOR:
Continue crocheting with the blue
thread.
CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Step: 1 SC. 3 chain stitches. Yarn
over the black yarn and pull it
through the loop on your hook.
2. Step: 5 chain stitches. 1 half dou-
ble crochet into the 3rd stitch from
the crochet hook. 1 half double cro-
chet. 3 half double crochet into the
next stitch. Color change to blue.
3. Step: 2 SC along the chain from
Step 1. 1 SC into the SC from Step 1.
1 half double crochet on the body.
4. Step: 3 slip stitches. 1 chain
stitch. 1 half double crochet into the
next stitch. 3 chain stitches. Color
change to black.
5. Step: 6 chain stitches. 1 half dou-
ble crochet into the 3rd stitch from
the crochet hook. 3 half doube
crochet. 2 SC into the next stitch on
the chain from Step 5. 1 SC into the
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half double crochet from Step 4. 1
SC on the body.
Finish: Finally cut the yarn and
weave in all the leftover threads.
The Minion
Glasses
INFO:
The Minion glasses are crocheted
in spiral rounds with single crochet
stitches. In Round 3 you have to
crochet only into the back loop.
The back loop is the loop laying in
the rear of the two loops forming
the top of a stitch. Crochet a total
of 2 glasses. If you want you can
also crochet a single glass since
one-eyedness seems to be a nor-
mal thing to be in the world of the
Minions.
START AND COLOR:
You start making a Magic Ring using
the silver yarn.
CROCHET PATTERN:
1. Round: 6 SC into Magic Ring. (6
stitches)
2. Round: [ 2 SC into each stitch. ]
Repeat from [ to ] till end of round.
(12 stitches)
3. Round: Crochet 12 SC ONLY into
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the back loop. (12 stitches) shape that you want the mouth to
4. Round: Crochet 12 SC. (12 stitch- look like and stitch through a stitch
es) where the mouth is supposed to
5. Round: Crochet ONLY 1 slip end. Repeat this for the same line
stitch to even out the end. or do more and different angles to
Finish: Cut the yarn generously and form the mouth you want on your
leave long tail for sewing. Minion. After finish stitching your
mouth let the needle escape again

Finishing the through the back of the head pull

the thread tight and cut it close to

Minion Bookmark the head to let it dissapear inside

the head.
INFO:
After finish crocheting the book- I choosed a very unhappy look for
mark body and the glasses it is my Minion (i can imagine being
time to sew them together, stitch a squeezed between book pages is
mouth and add the hair. not that happy of a situation) but
you are free to choose whatever
Glasses: The front of the Minion is facial expression you like.
the side where there is no ragged
color change on the black ribbon.
Sew the two (or one) glasses with
their flat bottom part and close to
each other onto the black ribbon.
After sewing the glasses onto the
head put glue on the backside of
the wiggly eyes and push 1 wiggly
eye for each glass deep into the
crocheted glass. Use the pictures
as guidance to position the glasses
correctly.
Mouth: Next we stitch the mouth
onto the Minion face. Take a black
yarn and your tapestry needle
and stitch through the back of Hair: The haircut is the same as
the Minion head with the tapestry the mouth, it is a matter of choice
needly holding the black yarn. Let what kind of hairstyle you whish for
the needle escape on the font side your Minion. There are a couple of
of the Minion face through a stitch very typical Minion hairstyles, the
that will be part of the mouth. Draw “Palm” is a bundle of hairs in of the
the black thread over the face in a middle of the head. The “Dexter”,

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a hairstyle with hair that lays from
the middle to the left and right side
of the head in an orderly fashion or
the “Wild” haircut with unordered
hairs spread over the whole head. I
choosed the last one but all of them
are similarly done, feel free to try
out your own and new hairstyles.
And finished is your own personal
The “Wild” Hairstyle. Take again the Minion crochet bookmark, congrat-
tapestry needle and a single black ulations and enjoy reading!
thread. Stitch the tapestry needle
holding one black thread through
a stitch on top of the head where
you want a hair to be placed. Let
the needle escape through another
stitch on the top of the head where
another hair is supposed to be
placesd. Leave the thread so that
from both stitches you stitched

Done!
through a hair is poking out. Repeat
this with another thread and create
2 more hairs. When you are happy
with the placement of the hair cut
them to a equal hight or leave them If you have questions to this pattern,
as they are. looking for more crochet patterns,
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Jonas Matthies

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