Rucksack Minion

Rucksack Minion

Materials

Yarn (recommended for crochet 4 mm)

Crochet hook size 4 mm

Stitch Markers  

Yarn needle 

Scissors

Instructions

Colour blue 

ROW 1: 45 chains, 1 single crochet until end of row (in each corner make 1 triple increase)

ROWS 2 – 15: Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start each row. Mark the beginning of each row with a stitch marker.

Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change of colour: yellow

ROWS 16 – 29: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change of colour: black

ROWS 30 – 31: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change of colour: yellow

ROWS 32 – 42: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows (note: row 42 is the only one that I close with a slip stitch).

ROW 43: Go up with 3 chains and make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

ROWS 44 – 45: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Locate the back part of the rucksack

ROWS 46 – 47: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROWS 48 – 57: Go up with 1 chain, 1 decrease, make single crochet, 1 decrease at the end of the row. Repeat until the end of the rows.  

Make 1 single crochet all around.

Braid

Take 3 pairs of strands and make a braid crossing each other and pressing them alternately, up to 78 cm long.

Insert the braid in the row where we’ve done the double crochet.

Eye

Colour black

ROW 1: Make 1 magic ring of 12 single crochet. Close with a slip stitch.

Change of colour: White

ROW 2: make 1 increase until the end of the row. Close with a slip stitch.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Close with a slip stitch.

Change of colour: grey

ROW 4: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.  Close with a slip stitch.

Make another one identical.

Mouth

Make 1 chain of 15.

Pocket

ROW 1: Make 15 chains and 15 single crochet.

ROWS: 2 – 9: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. 

Make single crochet all around.

Braces (2)

ROW 1: Make 1 chain of 80 and make 80 single crochet.

ROWS 2 – 4: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. 

Finishing the rucksack

1. Sew the eyes on the black stripe.

2. Sew the mouth under the eyes.

3. Take strands of black wool and pass it down the middle of the rucksack’s lid, tie a knot and cut the excess wool.

4. Sew the pocket on the bottom (blue stripe).

5. Sew the braces on the back of the rucksack.