Create Your Own Adorable Crochet Minion Granny Squares

Create your own adorable crochet Minion Granny Squares with this fun and easy pattern! These cute little squares are perfect for adding a touch of whimsy to any project. Whether you want to make a Minion-themed blanket, pillow, or even a cute little bag, these squares are sure to bring a smile to your face.

Materials

• Worsted Weight Yarn in yellow, blue, white, gray, and background color (I used cream)
• Size H crochet hook
• Small black button
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

• SC = Single Crochet
• HDC = Half Double Crochet
• DC = Double Crochet

Minion Granny Square Pattern

Starting with Yellow

Magic ring, chain 1, and make 8 HDC in ring, join, chain 1

Rounds 1-4

Round 2: 2 HDC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 HDC)

Round 3: 2 HDC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (32 HDC)

Round 4: HDC in first 19 stitches, change to blue yarn and HDC in remaining 13 stitches, join (32 HDC)

Change to background color (cream)

Round 5

*Chain 4 (loosely), skip 3 stitches, join with SC, repeat from * around. You should end up with 8 chain spaces. Join to the bottom of the first chain 4.

Round 6

Now working inside the chain 4 spaces… Chain 3 + 2 DC all in same space, Chain 1, *3 DC + Chain 1 + 3 DC all in same space, Chain 1, 3 DC in next space, Chain 1, Repeat from * around, slip stitch to join to the top of the first chain 3, fasten off.

Round 7

Attach the same color to corner space (or a different color if you choose): Starting in corner space… Chain 3 + 2 DC + Chain 1 + 3 DC all in same space, Chain 1, 3 DC in next space, Chain 1, 3 DC in next space, *3 DC + Chain 1 + 3 DC all in same space, Chain 1, 3 DC in next space, Chain 1, 3 DC in next space, repeat from * around, slip stitch to join to the top of the first chain 3.

Round 8

Continue to SC in each stitch around except when you get to the corners, make 2 SC + chain 1 + 2 SC all in same space. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Minion Eye

Creating the Eye

With white yarn, magic ring, chain 1, and make 6 SC in ring, join, chain 1.

Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around (12 SC)

Attach gray yarn

Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off (12 SC)

Sew small button to center of eye.

Adding the Minion Features

With black yarn, chain 15 or however many chains it takes to make a piece long enough to fit across the Minion head. Sew chain down and sew eye over black chain.

Stitch one smile with black yarn and tie on black yarn for hair (trim short).

If you stitch on your embellishments by only working your tapestry needle between the stitches (not all the way around the back of the stitches), you could also stitch on an eye/face on the back of the square to make it reversible!