Free "Despicable Me" Minion Knitting Patterns

By now my regular readers are well aware of the "Despicable Me" patterns I have designed, and Ravelry users will recognise them too. But I also know that it's kinda difficult to find the one you want, so I'm going to link all the current (and future) patterns on this post. Each hat or toy uses slightly different techniques. By checking each pattern first, you can mix and match elements to create your own unique knitted hat or toy.

Minion Toys
These are simple knits, with only a few challenges in the making. They are all knitted flat, but people have very successfully converted these for knitting in the round.
One eyed Minion

Two eyed Minion

Minion Hats
These are all really easy to knit. Some Ravelry users have made this as beginners. Because of the travelling yarn or intarsia in the tops, the inside tidiness isn't so important, so they are a pretty neat way of practising new techniques with limited risk.
One eyed Minion Hat

Two eyed Minion Hat

Two eyed Evil Minion Hat

Minion Ear-flap Hat


Edith Beanie


Other items
iPhone Cozy

Minion Fingerless Mittens

Minion iPad Cozy

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"Despicable Me" Evil Minion Hat - Knitting Pattern

After creating the One Eyed Minion Hat and the One Eyed Minion Toy, and both being quite popular, I turned my head to the 2 Eyed Minions, in both toy and hat forms. Check out both patterns. I've made the different so that you can chop and chose various elements for your own unique hat.

This one is for a 2 eyed Evil Purple Minion!



You will need
4mm needles
5mm needles
Purple, white, black and grey dk yarn

Cast on 80 in purple.
Rib (k1, p1) 10 rows.

Change to the 5mm needles.
Stst 10 rows.

Knit as per the chart. The four rows with black should be all black.
Knit 30, complete chart section, knit 30
Purl 30, complete chart section, purl 30 (repeat until chart completed)



At the end of the chart, stst 10 rows.



K3, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K1, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Cut yarn, thread remaining stitches onto the yarn, pull to tighten.

Glasses surround
Cast on 3 in grey
Stst 80 rows
Cast off.
Stitch around the white eye sections, and some of the purple to create an eyelid as shown in the image.


Teeth

Pick up 14 from the first row after the ribbed band.



Knit whole row
Knit 4 stitches as 4 short rows- cast off these 4.
Purl next 4, turn, k2 tog twice, turn, p2 tog, cut yarn, thread through remaining stitch.
Knit 2 stitches as 6 short rows, k2 tog, cut yarn, thread through remaining stitch.
Stst 5 rows. Cast off.



Darn in the tails. Attach the top of the teeth to the hat itself.



Stitch up the back, and darn in the tails.

I gave this hat tassels. You could make a pom-pom or the minion hair as shown in the One Eyed Minion Hat


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