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A crochet amigurumi inspired by a Minion from Despicable Me: a yellow capsule buddy with one big goggle eye and blue overalls. About 11 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A free pattern with every round counted, a 3D model to turn around and a printable PDF. Unofficial fan-made design, not affiliated with or endorsed by Illumination.
How to crochet the Yellow Capsule Helper
Beginner-friendly · 11 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 6 pieces in rounds: Body, Goggle, Arm ×2, Shoe ×2 (57 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 7 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 12 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 37 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 6.8 cm at the widest, 10.7 cm long; 35 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
- Change to yellow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R19).
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 4.8 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 9 rounds.
- Change to goggle (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 3.1 cm long; 9 rounds.
- Change to yellow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 8 mm thick.<!-- flattened 50 % -->
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