Minion In Overalls Hat

If you search Ravelry, I'm sure you'll find some cute minion hats - they are out there - but they are all missing one key feature - the overalls! You can't make a minion without the overalls. It's like s'more without the chocolate.

Here is the minion with his pants on:

Materials:

Cascade Superwash 220 in Colonial Blue Heather (904), Lemon (820), and scraps in black, white, navy, and grey.

Size 7 circular needles (I used a 16")

Stitch Marker

Pattern:

Cast on 88 stitches in Colonial Blue. Place maker (important), join and work in a knit 2, purl 2 rib for 10 rows.

Work next row in all knit stitches in Colonial Blue.

For the next few rows you will be carrying colors not in use on the inside of the work. It is very important to make sure that you leave enough yarn inside the work for the piece to stretch. This is a rather difficult balance to master so that the yarn inside isn't too loose or too tight - it may take a couple attempts if you have not knitted with multiple strands at the same time.

Overalls:

Rows 1-3: Knit 10 in Lemon, Knit 4 in Blue, Knit 16 in Lemon, Knit 4 in Blue, Knit 20 in Lemon, Knit 4 in Blue, Knit 16 in Lemon, Knit 4 in Blue, Knit 10 in Lemon.

Row 4: Knit 10 in Lemon, Knit 10 in Blue, Knit 4 in Lemon, Knit 10 in Blue, Knit 20 in Lemon, Knit 10 in Blue, Knit 4 in Lemon, Knit 10 in Blue, Knit 10 in Lemon

Rows 5-6: Knit 10 in Lemon, Knit 24 in Blue, Knit 20 in Lemon, Knit 24 in Blue, Knit 10 in Lemon

Row 7: Knit 20 in Lemon, Knit 4 Blue, Knit 40 in Lemon, Knit 4 Blue, Knit 20 in Lemon

Rows 9-10: Knit in Lemon

Row 11: Knit 37 in Lemon, Knit 1 in Black, Knit 12 in Lemon, Knit 1 in Black, Knit 37 in Lemon

Row 12: Knit 37 in Lemon, Knit 14 in Black, Knit 37 in Lemon

Row 13: Knit 37 in Lemon, Knit 1 in Black, Knit 12 in Lemon, Knit 1 in Black, Knit 37 in Lemon

Rows 14-26: Knit in Lemon

Rows 27-29: Knit in Black

Rows 29+: Knit in Lemon to desired length for size - I knitted 15 rows for a large adult hat

Decrease:

DRow 1: Knit 9, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 2: Knit

DRow 3: Knit 8, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 4: Knit

DRow 5: Knit 7, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 6: Knit

DRow 7: Knit 6, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 8: Knit

DRow 9: Knit 5, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 10: Knit

DRow 11: Knit 4, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 12: Knit

DRow 13: Knit 3, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 14: Knit

DRow 15: Knit 2, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 16: Knit

DRow 17: Knit 1, K2tog. Repeat

DRow 18: K2tog. Repeat

Sew up remaining stitches and firmly attach. Weave in all loose ends (will be quiet a few).

To make one eye:

With navy yarn and size f crochet hook, chain four and join. Chain 2 then double crochet into loop 15 times and slip last stitch to first chain. Switch to white yarn and double crochet into each stitch on the previous round twice. Work two rounds in White, then switch to grey yarn and work around eye again in grey. Sew eye onto hat so that it is centered about mouth and on the black band.