These fun and crazy Minions are a perfect gift for any age! Purple Minion is 10 inches or 24cm tall excluding the hair, and Yellow Minion is 10 inches or 24cm tall.

Optional pipe cleaners in their arms makes them able to pose.

You can sell your finished Minion! Just credit me as the designer.

Materials For The Purple Minion:
3.25mm or 3US knitting needles and double pointed needles
40g or 1.4oz of purple double knit yarn
35g or 1.25oz of black double knit yarn
50g or 1.8oz of darker purple yarn for the hair
Small amount of white and grey double knit yarn
Stuffing
2 x 20mm googly eyes and adhesive
2 x 12mm clear buttons
4 x 18cm or 7 inch lengths of pipe cleaner (optional - for arms)

Materials For The Yellow Minion:
3.25mm or 3US knitting needles and double pointed needles
40g or 1.4oz of yellow double knit yarn
35g or 1.25oz of blue double knit yarn
Small amount of black and grey double knit yarn
Black embroidery thread
Stuffing
2 x 20mm googly eyes and adhesive
2 x 12mm clear buttons
4 x 18cm or 7 inch lengths of pipe cleaner (optional - for arms)

Methods used: Cast on, Knit or garter stitch, Purl stitch, KFB - Knit into the front and the back of the stitch (increases by 1 stitch), K2tog - Knit 2 stitches together as 1 (decreases by 1 stitch), P2tog - Purl 2 stitches together as 1 (decreases by 1 stitch), I-cord, Cast off.

Make the whole family! 4.5 Inch Minion pattern is available for sale here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/45-inch-minion and a 2.5 Inch Minion pattern is available for free here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/25-inch-minion