Some time ago I started to learn Crochet, and this super small Minion was made back in November 2013.
It’s an easy pattern, although a little fiddly as it’s so small. The original pattern can be found here for free:
http://philaeartes.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/mini-minion/
There’s loads of variations around. Check out this happy little fellow:
http://amiguruthi.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/despicable-me-minion-free-pattern/