Say hello to the mini yarn friends! These little friends are intended to be small and work up quick! They are perfect for stash-busting.

Use your imagination to make these buddies your own or use the demo mini friends as inspiration! This listing includes 2 PDF downloads (3 patterns in each) to ensure they are not too large to download.

Want to learn to crochet your very own mini friends? Grab this pattern pack to learn to make the ladybug, lightning bug, avocado penguin, roly poly, plum cat, and peacock!

The patterns are designed to be beginner friendly, so they explain beginner stitches. Each of the 6 patterns included has materials, abbreviations, explained stitches, and instructions.

Materials: any yarn and hook combination you want, felt (if you don’t want to embroider faces), glue (if using felt), polyfil or another type of filling, scissors, and a darning needle.

Skill level: beginner

Terminology: US

All patterns went through individual testing. Tester photos and Instagram handles can be found in the patterns. If you notice any errors or have any questions please reach out and I can clarify or fix!

The user is not permitted to sell, copy, or distribute this pattern in any form. The user is permitted to sell finished products created from this pattern, but must give pattern credit to Kirsten Roy/The Yarn Arts.

Last 3 photos featured are from testers @lemolinchen, wollmupf, and @re.crochet