This year, I got it into my head the the boys (now almost 2) NEEDED to dress up as little minions for Halloween. You should see them when they run around - they bob up and down just like real minions - they even TALK like them. :)
For some reason, I'm kind of opposed to buying premade costumes. Growing up, we always made them ourselves, the best we could. I guess I just feel like homemade is more authentic. Maybe I'll change my mind next year...
Anyway, I set about trying to find yellow hats and yellow shirts - I tell you, it is IMPOSSIBLE! Sure, I found yellow shirts, and maybe even a few hats - for adults. My kids are still in size 18 months. Sigh.
SO. I did some more digging and found THIS tutorial from Chucksforchancho. It was AWESOME! So detailed - Monica was so generous to share this tutorial with us. The only problem was this - I didn't know how to crochet!! I think I've done it before - 12 of 13 years ago my Mom taught me a few basics, but it never stuck. SO. I borrowed a crochet hook from Mom and proceeded to do lots of reading and youtube watching. And I learned how to crochet. THIS website (Maybe Matilda) was a LIFESAVER. Excellent tutorials and lots of extra links for videos and stuff.
And look, it worked! I spent about one evening learning how to crochet, then two more evenings (I won't tell you how many hours...) making these hats and I still can't believe how well they turned out! They are far from perfect, but way better than I expected them to be!
I ended up making them different sizes - the first one seemed a tad small, so I made the second one one size up. They both still fit pretty well, luckily. And I tried adding a mouth, but just couldn't get it to look right, so I left it off.
I'm not much of an overall person, but I found these two online, barely worn for only $3. SCORE!
And, to top it all off - I even ended up dying a couple of onesies because of the atrocious lack of yellow clothing available for 18 month olds. Go me!
