I finished the 9000 Piece Minions Puzzle (and I did it really fast)

[@KarenPuzzles]

I can't believe it's done! What did you think of this 9000 piece puzzle series? Don't forget to head over to Patreon for a preview of my next giant puzzle!

[@catchick2008]

Better you then me. I don't think I could do a 9000 piece puzzle. I can barely do a 1000 piece puzzle.

[@aileenrobinson7557]

A would love an elephant family to 9000 pieces Code is 9000

[@kingofpuzzles8614]

@Karen Puzzles it DREW you into THE PUZZLE

[@MarvelX42]

Can you please link the other video that you said you were in?

[@87Cootje]

Hi Karen, is it me or is the date stamp of the puzzle days in this video incorrect. In this video you started at Feb 5th but in the speadsheet at the end it is March 5th when you start the last puzzle days.

[@renepena3024]

That was A LOT of blue! 😳 Almost every puzzle I do, I’m POSITIVE that I’m missing a piece, but no, never. 😂

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

LOL, you obviously have never done a used puzzle you've gotten from a garage sale, in a random box at a 3 for a dollar price at an auction, etc., because... that's a real craps shoot! Sometimes, people will put the date of completion and if there are any missing pieces at that completion date (I try to always remember to do that to any I do), but just as often, there's not even a warning, as in "1 blue piece missing," or "1 edge piece gone." 🙃

[@GetnBrains]

lmao

[@peacechickification]

I learnt a lot about myself when I did a puzzle that I got from a friend. Whenever I thought a piece was missing I was like ‘ahh! That fucking bitch! Gave me a puzzle she didn’t bother to make sure was kept together’ and… nope. All the pieces were there. I just loved blaming someone I thought I cared for for my own inadequacies. It was a hilarious way to have a wake up call of how I handle stress and how I treat the people I love vs how i’d like to care for the people I love/call friend.

[@Jackisafanofstarwars]

Can we just appreciate Karen’s editing timing of the snaps in the music matching clicking the pieces into place! Don’t know if that was intended Karen but I love it the little edited details 🤗!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Details like that is why it takes so long for me to get videos out 😅

[@Jackisafanofstarwars]

@@KarenPuzzles well quality over quantity Karen! And that’s why we love your vids!

[@satunbreeze]

Oh wow I didn't even realize that's what was happening! It was just so seamless I didn't notice! I have a whole new appreciation for this channel :o

[@kiddhkane]

"This is all that's left" *points at a few boxes that contains more pieces each than the biggest puzzle I ever done*

[@sofivear]

I find it so wholesome and funny that you undertook this huge challenge without watching any minions movies, just because you found the image interesting to work on as a puzzle. And I find it equally fascinating that I was completely engrossed by this 3-part saga despite my mild distaste for the little yellow creatures. The planning, the process of putting the whole thing together, the stats, your quality camera work to display everything, it just makes it so worth it. I’ve been aware of you since your graphic design video days, I lost track of you through the crafts years and I rediscovered you on this channel a few weeks ago and I’m so. invested. I’m thinking of what kind of puzzle I want to get because I want to make one so bad right now. Just had to put it out there jfnfhdhjskandhj

[@siyanflores]

why do u dislike them?

[@itsamazing101]

@@siyanflores I would like to know too

[@flickfox1798]

They look like yellow tik taks with clothes and eyes 😂😂😂

[@Vickymakesandbuilds]

Oh my goodness, the centre line issue with the 9000 piece Ravensburgers is an absolute pain! 😆 on my 9000 piece Disney Museum, I had the exact same issue that you had, except my pieces were more or less black instead of blue. I guess it wouldn’t have been as much of an issue if I’d done it in the sections, but doing it in one go makes it a little more complicated, so I definitely feel your pain! I have the Magical Dragon Forest 9k by them and I’m definitely doing it in the sections this time! I do love this puzzle too, it’s so bright and cheerful to look at 😃 and I’ve really enjoyed your videos. Thanks so much for sharing this 😍 9000!

[@TrunksWD]

I'm just finishing up a 3,000 piece Nickelodeon puzzle. It has been slow progress over the last few months. You are a master puzzler with how fast you can do a puzzle this big.

[@HarryBoSweets]

In the end, the overall piece count turned out to be OVER 9000! Great puzzling by the way! Love these big puzzle series.

[@kellster2193]

Congratulations on finishing the 9,000 peice puzzle Karen. You are so much tougher than I am. I tried a 2,000 peice puzzle from Disney in the winter. And it took us all the way from December to February to finish it. It was so hard. Keep up all the amazing work. I am also so glad you decided to tape the puzzle together. So you can go back in the future. If you rent out a warehouse. You should bring all your big puzzles. And put them back together and see what you accomplished.

[@patriciadesserud9402]

Puzzling large humongous puzzles vicariously through through Karen Puzzles. Thanks, I really enjoyed it.

[@mischievousmaria4428]

I always really appreciate the statistics at the end! Thank you Katie!

[@DanaPAH]

@@lazyhomebody1356 Her sister's name is Katie, so that might get confusing, haha. Karen sends Katie the numbers and Katie organizes them into charts and spreadsheets for Karen to share with us.

[@Lyntintin1]

The only way I'm doing a 9000 pc puzzle is by watching you! The biggest I've done is a 2000 pc puzzle and I thought I'd lose my mind!!!!! Great job!!

[@matthewscorner2990]

I think the nice thing about this puzzle versus the Zodiac puzzle is that there are so many distinct shapes, colors, and textures that for the most part, don't easily blend into each other, as well as no large sections of the exact same texture/color. Meanwhile the Zodiac puzzle has so many of the same texture throughout, including the massive sky that's all the same color/texture.

[@PaulEmsley]

That was marvellous Karen! So engrossing! Your comments at the end about the puzzle image will be (should be) extremely valuable for Ravensburger going forward. Well done! FWIW, I discovered you via Stand-up Maths - he would have, in fact, predicted using his script that the actual number of pieces is over 9000. Now I'm addicted.

[@Choam666]

9,000 pieces!! Wowee!! I enjoy your videos. If I had to pick what picture is on a 9,000 piece puzzle I would select a rainy day in Central Texas. Green cacti, yellow gold grass, various other plants in bloom and, of course, pictures of the animal life. Keep up the good work.

[@marilynndavis2513]

Great job on your 9000 piece puzzle. Placing a puzzle piece every 24 seconds is phenomenal! Congratulations, Karen! You are amazing!

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Impressive! Using the blue painters' tape is, indeed, the best thing to use, since it's designed to be removed easily! Me, I'm always bummed to put that last piece in. But then I really enjoy taking them apart and mixing up those pieces again! 😄 Yes, I am, indeed, here from Standupmaths! 😄

[@DiacriticalOne]

This is so zen for me. Very enjoyable and relaxing. On the DSLR - I’d suggest renting or borrowing a tilt-shift (wider rather than longer) and aligning the focal plane with the puzzle as a trial. It will make the whole puzzle available to the frame in focus with orthogonal edges (getting rid of keystoning). They are a bit if a pain to setup, but once done, the effect is simply stunning. Congrats on finishing so well!

[@bluovalgal]

It's been fun watching your puzzle videos for the past few weeks. Makes me want to pull out my old puzzles again. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm!

[@dianeb7902]

4 season puzzle. Pumpkins and colored leaves for fall. Winter wonderland for winter. Ocean for summer. Beautiful flowers for summer. 9000 piece. Love watching you're videos

[@missburn]

What brand and title is it? Sounds cool.

[@maikolosav]

It's so satisfying to watch! I've never made any puzzle larger than 2-3k pieces mostly due to space issues 😅 But I'm looking forward to doing that one day! I admit I don't love how the image is split into two very distinct parts. The one you showed at the end with the above and underwater theme looked much smoother as an overall image.

[@ratatataraxia]

Her power level is over 9000!!

[@ropolito1980]

I was worried at the end too that you didn’t have all the pieces. 😮‍💨 glad you did and I would have a picture of my heavenly puppy as a 9000 piece puzzle

[@jillmartin8255]

You are a jigsaw puzzling genius!!! I undertook my first ever puzzle the other week after watching you for several months and being inspired. It was 1000 pieces and I did it over 4 days. Ended up with 2 missing pieces and 1 piece that was an extra bit that didn't belong anywhere, is that a common issue (it was a brand new puzzle). One major learning curve.....note to self do not do jigsaw puzzles on the floor!! 9000.

[@pleasestopscreaming]

I have been working on puzzles since the start of the P-word, and have only gotten one with a missing piece (even including 2nd hand ones from ebay). So I think it's pretty rare. Provided you don't have kids or cats and checked under the couch lol, maybe contact the brand?

[@Irisarc1]

I was so excited when I saw what Matt's video was going to be about. I kept thinking,"He should ask Karen. I hope he asks Karen." I was so thrilled when he said that he did! It was almost like seeing a friend on TV. It's been 2 video releases for Karen since Matt's video came out, so I'd kind of resigned myself to being fine with the deal not being reciprocated. Then Karen mentioned the Stand-up Maths video, and it I kind of had the same "my friend is on TV" moment again. KZbin can be very cool sometimes. Unexpected crossovers like this are really fun.

[@ashleypeterson9897]

Hey Karen! Love your videos! Congrats on finishing this beautiful puzzle. And I like the tape method of preserving the puzzle. If you used a blow dryer or heat gun on low setting the tape will come right off without ruining it. Happy puzzling!

[@arwengrune]

9000, well done! Love the 'new' timelapse camera angle!

[@traci4187]

9000 - I would love to see a giant puzzle of the Michaelangelo art on the Sistine Chapel's Ceiling!

[@zoebevans1220]

It is done! Karen did it! I love you! You went through hours to finish this puzzle and for me this would be absolute torture. Anyways I am so happy that you finally finished it and now we have a huge puzzle that we can add to your finished puzzles. Great job Karen!

[@cindymorrison7116]

Congratulations on completing the 9000+ pieces! I enjoyed this build very much 😀 I recently did a 1000 piece puzzle that had quilts - it was bright & colorful. So I think if I did a 9000 piece it would be of quilts with fun colors and patterns.

[@SimonDonkers]

Wonderful journey on this ‘9000’ puzzle. Great to see that the collab with Standupmaths triggered you to more mathematically quantify your puzzles. The next big puzzle looks interesting, curious to see the time difference. I’m happy to see shorter videos as well, either here or Patreon. No reason to go to another platform.

[@unicornfan8347]

Congratulations Karen, you did a fantastic job working on this puzzle! I watched the first part of this video and was fascinated with this wonderful bright colours so my boyfriend brought me the same puzzle from ebay for my birthday at march 8th. I just finished the right side this morning, working on it every single day. This is so much fun! Thank you for inspiring me and greetings from Germany🌞

[@nintendolunchbox]

I’ve been subscribed to stand up maths for years and when you popped up in his video I literally yelled out OMG KAREN! I was so happy he got your input. :)

[@georgeturner2552]

"It's a beautiful, sunny day, so I'm so excited to spend the whole day working on my puzzle!" Mood. I'm glad someone else gets it lol.

[@minib5220]

So happy you mentioned the collab and the actuall number of pieces 😁👍 i thought about that while watching this video and hear you mentioning it at the end was really nice ☺️

[@leesquee]

Amazing work! And so speedy! If I was designing a huge puzzle it would have to feature a table with tons of cakes and sweets all over it!

[@heathervona7883]

Love watching you work on your puzzles.....I do not have the space to even contemplate doing anything above a 1000 piece puzzle, let alone a 9000 one.... I would love to get a Star Trek NCC1701-D puzzle....Stargate SG-1 (The actual gate)....

[@Kagedtiger]

Congrats on finishing the 9000 piece puzzle! What a ride. :) Looking forward to seeing what comes next! By the way, because of your videos my husband got me the 3D gradient sphere puzzle for Christmas last year, and it was so much fun to put together! So thank you!

[@LJG7654]

Congrats on finishing the 9000 piece puzzle! If I did a 9000 piece one, it'd have to be something like the minions where there are big sections that are distinguishable. I've done 1-2000 piece ones that were made of just a couple colors and they drove me mad trying to to finish because you literally had to go piece by piece in every open spot and even sorting didn't help that much! So, lots of colors, lots of sections...

[@bkackman]

I don't think a 9,000 piece puzzle is anywhere in my future but I do really enjoy your statistical recap at the end. I'm an engineer so that numbers are really interesting to me. So thanks for including them.

[@elinborgpalsdottir4901]

It'd take me 9,000 years to finish that puzzle! I try to stick to my 1000-2000s, as it's not as demanding of my time and more casual. If I could have any picture on a 9,000 piece puzzle, I'd love something like the Cloudberry Poster puzzles! Just finished Skyline from them, it was maybe one of the more fun pieces I've done! It'd also be fun to have any Colin Thompson puzzle in 9,000, think of all the tiny details!

[@Natalie-hg3gh]

There is a yellow like "sensitive" version of painters tape that would probably be even better at not pulling up the back cardboard!

[@karenholland5873]

That was amazing. 9000 pieces, just wow. You are the best.

[@jakebates5918]

love your bright positive personality! thanks so much for making people feel welcome in the puzzle community!

[@LLS-cf1iz]

I know this comment probably won’t be seen as this video was posted some time ago. But I really enjoyed this 3 part video of you putting the “9000” piece minions and despicable me characters together. If I could have any image on a 9000 piece puzzle it would be ALL the characters of My Hero Academia. All the characters and colors and actions of each character and supporting character coming together on a huge puzzle like this would be amazing!!!!!

[@donnapalmer1727]

I would love a 9000 piece puzzle of Yankee Stadium but an over head shot to cover the entire stadium!! As a fellow Jersey girl, I really enjoy watching your videos!!!

[@josefinamrn]

I'm so happy you finished! and without missing pieces 👏🏼 it's such a pretty and colorful puzzle I'm craving a giant puzzle now lol

[@Name-js5uq]

It was really nice to see you smiling as you are putting your puzzle together that was really nice to see.

[@lisablatt7287]

Great job 👏 👏👏 This puzzle would look fabulous behind my minion collection I have about 100 of them in many different sizes. I am sure your back must be very sore so I am sure you need a break from the giant ones. Thanks for sharing

[@giddingsa75]

Fantastic job Karen!! I would love a 9000 piece puzzle of donuts and coffee 😋

[@lizhart81]

Wow, well done, Karen! The ill-fitting pieces on that central band would drive me to distraction, and I would not be able to move on until I was 100% sure that everything was in the right place. Your gradient design tweak would definitely make that part less stressful. With regard to what image I would choose for a 9000 piece puzzle, it would have to be some kind of Wimmelbilder - I want lots of tiny characters all doing different activities, in a city, a factory, a huge building or a spaceship. If we're talking existing artwork, pretty much any Where's Wally images would be great.

[@ArtJourneyUK]

This was a labour of love. 🥰. What is it you enjoy so much about puzzling? Is it the mindfulness? Do you listen to anything when you puzzle?

[@holdenbeach4ever]

I found you from TikTok and I'm obsessed!! Love your content 🧩

[@puzzlerpolly4821]

Oh my goodness! 9000! Great job, such a fun puzzle as well!

[@Alex_Off-Beat]

If you ever do try to un-tape one of your puzzles, you could try hitting the tape with a hair dryer as you peel. The hot air can melt the adhesive and makes it less sticky

[@annabethwilliams8866]

This 9000 piecer was great! You definitely should watch at least the first one- it’s hilarious! I recently did a puzzle of quilts and I loved it! It would be fun to have one of quilts that large!!

[@rbranch234]

9000. That’s was cool. Glad to see you are on TikTok too.

[@kirkmilliren2356]

Absolutely fantastic! I love the minions, but not sure that I'll be able to get this one. 9,000 pieces sounds like a lot of fun and a challenge, but paying for it will be a challenge for me. This would be a puzzle to save for. Keep going Karen, I enjoy watching your videos.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “What else do I do with my life when there’s a puzzle to finish?”

[@PaulEmsley]

That made me smile too.

[@Chipayon]

I was waiting for this, it’s finally done!! That’s a lot of blue for a minion puzzle 😊

[@juliewilburn2942]

Because of your inspiration I am tackling my first 2000 piece puzzle 🧩 At the half way point and I needed to see this to day!!!

[@ineedanap1085]

That was amazing! Thanks for sharing. 💖 I also had difficulty with pieces of the same color on a puzzle recently. I gave up and had to be satisfied it was finished.😊

[@allgirlreview433]

This was great. I can't believe you did more than 9000 pieces and still haven't watched one of the movies. They are adorable.

[@jstabel100]

Wow, I admire your dedication and commitment. I don't think I could do the same puzzle for almost 70 hours. Great job. This was a fun series to watch.

[@christinehartfield6204]

I'm in the process of doing a 6000 piece puzzle .l have to thank you because l have been inspired by watching your channel. I think its harder than the minions because its all pastel colours whereas there are definitely colours that pop out on the minions than you can fill in the rest. It is definitely teaching me patience but lm loving it

[@keithwoodbridge1220]

Another amazing meditation session, so satisfying to watch ... thank you ....

[@jjacks50]

Who else has extreme joy when Karen rubs her hands over the finished puzzle? 9000

[@leahbell7661]

So if I could have any 9,000 piece puzzle and any picture on it, I’d probably stick to a space themed one or a Disney themed one. I love my Disney puzzles.

[@invadermedras]

it's so satisfying watching you "unzip" the puzzle and tape it together for storage!! 😅

[@ThatBia]

9000! So glad you taped it! Great job! 🤗

[@su-almaraz777]

My six year old son Sebastian , loves puzzles too. Right know he's doing a 1, 500 pieces. Greetings from Texas.

[@danniellebrown8996]

Your patience for tedious tasks (ie sorting, taping) is so amazing. That is one life skill I really struggle with.

[@ivanamulovic1774]

Wow, I love it! I love puzzles, too ( not big ones like this), but 1000 peace puzzles are my range. I buy one every year on my vacation, and I have one, but with 3 kids, I couldn't find time. I love this big puzzle, thank goodness you had all the peaces. ❤️

[@britaccent4352]

Congrats on those fast flying fingers finishing in a flash! The only way I would attempt a puzzle that big is if it were very detailed, like library bookshelves, a cabinet of curiosities, or maybe a wall of portraits. That might help me to be able to break it into smaller sections in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed! I feel like I’ve learned a lot from watching you puzzle, but I also just find you and your process interesting and enjoyable! Thanks so much!

[@rmoenmjea]

If you like bookstore designs look at the puzzle "The greatest Bookstore in the world" it "only" has 1000 pieces but I really enjoy it. It has really interesting piece shapes

[@lauraharmon2721]

I'm new here but I wat he'd al, three of these it's so fascinating watching the pieces move around in fast speed. Also I'm glad you decided to type it. You worked super hard and you deserve to keep it.

[@traceyshenanigans]

So I am going full on puzzle nerd here - but - I think it would be awesome to have the same puzzle as Karen and we could all have the chance of sitting around with Karen doing the puzzle together. We could listen to her playlist and, I don't how to do an in the moment chat feed, but I'm just saying that I would love that so much. However, it would have to be a lesser than 9,000 piece puzzle - maybe a 1,000 or 2,000 piece puzzle. Totally nerdtastic and totally unrealistic. Great video as always.

[@pikidabeek6806]

Well done Karen! A magnificent feat. Can’t wait to see what’s next. ☺️

[@AssignableJack]

Top effort, lass. And once again carrying us all with you on your wave of enthusiasm.

[@KateMedland]

9000! Wow I think a really large nature themed puzzle would be a great challenge. Sometimes realistic rather than cartoon. Maybe a desert? A forest? Or a really cool merger where it starts in the water, goes to shore, then forest, then desert!

[@MsNicoleoly]

9000! If you were to watch the minions movie the whole time you worked on this puzzle you would’ve watched it approximately 51 times! Lol

[@sams5963]

Congrats on finishing this puzzle. Watch the first Minions movie! It's fun! I don't know what your budget is, but a horizontal bar attachment for your tripod and a fish eye lens would let you photograph these large puzzles from above.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Re what would I want on a puzzle if I could choose what to have on a 9000 piece puzzle? Owls! Tons and tons of different owls! Flying owls, perching owls, nesting owls with owlets, hunting owls... all things owl! That's definitely a 9000 piece puzzle I'd buy and do!

[@ericathefae]

About the "seconds per puzzle piece" number: since the sorting has such an impact on the ability to narrow down placement (and therefore overall speed), I think it would be better to include all the time spent, from opening the box to final piece. I would be interesting to see these numbers for your old puzzles too - maybe an idea for a cool graph? It would probably be possible to see your improvement over time that way. Hmm, or maybe there should be two different numbers: a puzzle piece placement one and a sorting one (which could then be used to perhaps categorise and compare different types of puzzles and/or strategies)?

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

yes, Karen, you MUST do a graph with your per-piece speed on all puzzles ever done!!!

[@howardtira1286]

then you could correlate the difference in times when you've invested more time sorting and see how beneficial acute sorting is or isn't. I'd like to think investing more time sorting improves overall time, but i could be wrong. The numbers don't lie ☺️

[@_Claire_Louise_]

I always love your videos but I've just tested positive for covid so I'm stuck in my bedroom so today I love it even more!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Oh no, I hope you're doing ok!

[@SheLovesVampires]

Awesome job Karen!! I'm actually not sure what image I would pick for a 9000 puzzle. Something colourful and gradient-like!

[@kathleenemenecker7260]

The puzzle is really colorful. I wonder if there are lower pieces like 500 and up. Keep up the great puzzles…also I really got a lot of tips from you also it’s great watching and listening to you ….. Thanks Till next time Kathy E.

[@alfredm9763]

Well done! 9000 pieces is an awesome achievement. 👌

[@quietone748]

You have really good editing skills! Congratulations on getting this behemouth done.

[@sandrasimpson8588]

You did great. It's a joy watching you work on a puzzle. I would love to do bigger puzzles but the most I have room for is a 2000pc. I do wish you would get yourself a good back brace though. All that bending over just isn't good for you. We want you to be able to continue doing puzzles for a long, long time because we know how much you enjoy doing them. So sweetheart please take care of yourself. Get the support you need for your back and keep on puzzling. We love you Karen.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Wow! The completed bit looks so cool! 👏🏽

[@Meekachii]

I just purchased the new 9,000 piece dragon puzzle from Ravensburger and I’m so excited! My biggest fear is always having a puzzle that big and be missing pieces in the end.

[@glendamp2537]

Hi Karen, awesome video as usual. I can’t visualize any image for a 9000 piece puzzle. I don’t feel comfortable with more than 1000. Congrats to all of you brave puzzlers.

[@brendan7851]

Amazing series Karen! Congratulations on completing the puzzle. If I did it myself it would probably take me about 9000 hours 😂😂

[@KolyushaOnYT]

The first idea that came to my mind for a large puzzle was an ancient map of the world. Ideally hand drawn on some nicely aged parchment for some variation in background color and ink, and with lots of imaginary sea monsters in the oceans for variety.

[@sdb-s4k]

I just started the educa around the world puzzle. Just sorted the first part, I’m so excited!!

[@julieandrews730]

You are amazing! So much fun to watch the whole 3-part series!

[@worldofbeautycraft8112]

Karen's power to do jigsaw puzzles...IT'S OVER 9000!!! 😂

[@cutestephie1313]

Congratulations on finishing it! 🎉 It's always so satisfying when all pieces are there 😊. It was a great series and I enjoyed it very much. That is a hard question: maybe a Harry Potter puzzle but with the illustrations of the seven books (the front covers) or the illustrations from Jim Kay. Or I would like something that has to do with fashion (famous designers, handbags, design illustrations, Vogue covers,...) 😊 9000 And for all people who are interested: yes, small section by Ravensburger Puzzles are really hard to move, but I must say, when I finish a 1000 or 1500 piece puzzle it is never a problem to move it or turn it around. I really don't know why 🤔, maybe because of the weight. 😅

[@krakensgirl]

9000 pieces is so crazy! if i could have a puzzle that big, id want it to be of all my fur babies :)

[@Karitolbe]

Your videos are my favorite part of Sundays