I was sorting out some crap supplies in the garage and came across leftover wool from a bath mat I knitted yonks ago. It’s a dark-brown’ish shade and I immediately thought of Domo-kun. Remember this little guy? I never watched the episodes, but saw his images on just about every message board and forum I lurked.
I am not a seamstress, nor an avid knitter, I just like to fiddle around a bit with different crafts and hobbies. I didn’t have a pattern and I didn’t want to make the same mouth. I googled for some more ideas and am in love with these. I didn’t want to stuff the legs, but wanted more of a shelf sitter monster. Lastly I simply love the simplicity of garter stitch (every row is kit – no purl in sight!). Doesn’t matter which side is front and it fills out nicely when stuffed.
{ Learn from my fail} Only after I knitted the arms did I figure out to cast on the appendage sets simultaneously. No need to keep track of how many stitches or rows to duplicate.
You will need:
- At most 1 ball of double knit yarn/wool/plarn
- Nr 5 knitting needles and darning needle
- White felt and matching thread
- Assortment of buttons for face. (I used 2 big black and 4 small white)
- Stuffing (like teddy bear stuffing or foam off cuts. Heck, you can even use old newspaper)
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