Crochet Minion Container

Based on the Crochet Minion Pencil Case on the Petals to Picots blog. The same blog I found the owl apple cover on. The author is a truly inventive designer. The pattern calls for the inside paper roll from paper towels. Not having one at the moments and not going to be the one to unwind the roll to steal the cardboard, I nosed around for something to use in place of. Pringles or Lays Staxs don't last long in our house. There is usually an empty 'can' laying around somewhere waiting for recycling. The Lay's can is plastic. Better then paper for my rough and tumble boys! After a little experimenting my little minion would be proud to take this minion to school with his colored pencils and assorted boy junk inside. Adjusted pattern notes below pictures

 I used a hot glue gun to secure the top edge of the body and the top to the plastic lid

 For future models I would include a bit of looped ribbon, glued between the lid and crochet cap as a pull tab to easily open the can top. It isn't required but I think it will save wear n tear on the edging of the lip and body.

 Red dots are single drops of glue to hold eye and arms in place. The eye is sewed onto the body with the black ends from the eye center over the black line on the body.

Minion Potato Chip Can Cover (Lays)

1 empty Lays plastic can

G hook

Worsted weight yarn - Yellow, Blue, Black, White, Grey

Needle and scissors

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

* use slip stitch to join each round

　

Black

1. Magic Ring, ch 1, 6 sc, join (6 st)

2. - 6. increase in sets of 6 each round

2. *2sc in 1st st*, repeat around, join (12)

3. *2 sc in 1st st, 1sc in next st*, repeat around, join (18)

4. *2 sc in 1st st, 1sc in next 2 st*, repeat around, join (24) - and so on

5. (30), 6. (36), switch to blue in sl st

Blue

7. Sc around

8.- 9. Decrease round, *sc in next 4 st, dec2tog* repeat, join (30)

*sc in next 3 st, dec2tog* repeat, join (24)

*You should be crocheting with previous work on the can. Past this point it will be increasingly difficult to slide the already crochet tube on*

** when decreasing insert hook under the front loop of the stitch only. It creates a more even look.**

10. - 18. sc around, join (24)

19. sc in next 2 st, switch to yellow (carry blue behind or on top of stitches) sc in next 8 st, blue sc in next 4 st, yellow sc in next 8 st, blue sc in next 2 st, join

20. - 22. repeat row 19 3x in the same color pattern 2b-8y-4b-8y-2b, join (24)

23. reverse the pattern for this row, 2y-8b-4y-8b-2y, join (24)

Cont. in Yellow

24. - 32. sc in each st around, join, switch to black (24)

Black

33. - 34. sc in each st around, join, switch back to yellow (24)

Yellow

35. - 42. sc in each st around, join (24)

43. Increase row, *2sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 st*, repeat around, join (30)

44. sc in next 3 st, ch 18, sc in last 3 st, join (6st and 27 ch)

45. sc in each st and ch around, join (30)

46. sc in each st around, join (30)

47. - 50. Decrease rows, *sc in next 3 st, dec2tog* repeat around, join (24)

*sc in next 2 st, dec2tog* repeat around, join (18)

*sc in next 1 st, dec2tog* repeat around, join (12)

*dec2tog* repeat around, join (6)

Leaving tail fasten off. Thread tail though last 6 st and pull closed. Hide end.

Eye

Black

1. Magic circle, ch 1, 6 sc in ring, 6 slst in each sc around., join (6) fasten off leaving tail to attach to body.

White

2. Working in back loops under slst join white with sc, scin same st, 2sc in each st around, join (12)

3. Increase row. *2 sc in 1st st, sc in next st* repeat around, join switch to gray. (18)

Gray

4. sc in each st around, join (18)

5. sl st over each st around, join (18) and fasten off. Hide tail

Use Black tail to fasten eye to black line on body. Hot glue was used to secure 4 spots around eye.

Arms

Join yellow in center of yellow side stitches, ch 27 slst around same st on opposite side, sc back along ch (25 as I skipped 1st and last) slst in first ch, fasten off. Hide end

Using Black sew center of hands to front layering long stitches over front.

Finishing: I used got glue to set edges of top and lid in place, 4 spots ot secure eye, and 2 spots on each arm.