Amigurumi Crochet Domo-Kun with Pattern
Domo looks menacing but is actually very polite and shy.
Domo-kun, a strange yet very polite creature that hatched from an egg, likes to rock, watch tv, hang out with an old rabbit dude and pass gas when nervous, is here for you in Amigurumi form. This Domo is a good medium size, finishes up to around 10 inches tall. Arms should be wired and it’s not a bad idea to weight his feet and bottom for stability. Black safety eyes or buttons are needed for the eyes. I used 8mm which I think were actually a bit on the small side.
I used felt to make the mouth panel because a crochet panel added too much thickness (I did try it and it looked wrong), and to switch colors in the actual pattern and work in the red as I went made a crooked mouth that slanted to the right because of the way the stitches are offset each from the previous row just a bit. I surface crocheted around the mouth to make it look a bit recessed and finish it off. The pattern, as with all of my patterns, is free.
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Cute little Domo butt!
Amigurumi Domo-Kun
Domo was made with a 3.5mm hook going through both loops. He is worked in a spiral without joining. I used Peaches & Creme in Chocolate but any brown yarn will do.
SC = Single Crochet
SL ST = Slip Stitch
INVDEC = Invisible Decrease
INC = Increase (2 SC in one stitch unless otherwise noted)
Head and Body
CH 14
starting in second CH from hook
1. INC, SC x 10 (down one side of the CH), INC x 2 (this serves as the U-turn at the end of your CH, the remaining stitches will work up the other side of the CH back to where you started from), SC x 10, INC; (28) (This video demonstrates working in both sides of a CH)
2. SC, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 10, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 2, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 11, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2); (36)
3. SC x 3, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 13, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 3, INC (3 in 1 ST instead of the usual 2), SC x 13, INC (regular INC); (43)
4. SC x 4, INC, SC x 15, INC, SC x 5, INC, SC x 15, INC; (47)
5. SC around; (47)
6 – 30. repeat round 5 24 times for rounds 6 to 30; (47)
31. SC x 3 then INVDEC; repeat 9 times; SC x 2; (38)
32. SC then INVDEC then SC; repeat 9 times; SC x 2; (29)
33. SC then INVEC; repeat 9 times; SC x 2; (20)
34. SC then INVDEC; repeat 6 times; SC x 2; (14)
35. SC then INVDEC then SC; repeat 3 times; SC x 2; (10)
36. INVDEC x 5; then finish off and weave in tail.
Arm (make 2)
CH 2 or Magic Ring or start however you like
1. SC x 6; (6)
2. INC in each ST; (12)
3. SC then INC; repeat twice; (18)
4. SC around; (18)
5. repeat round 4; (18)
6. SC x 4, INVDEC; repeat twice (15)
7. SC then INVDEC; repeat twice (10)
8. SC around; (10)
9 – 19. repeat round 8 for roundss 9 – 19; (10)
Cut with a long tail remaining for stitching to body. Stuff the hand and lightly stuff arm. Wire the arm so Domo-kun can pose and menace things (like kittens!)
Leg (make 2)
CH 2 or Magic Ring or start however you like
1. SC x 6; (6)
2. INC in each ST; (12)
3. SC then INC; repeat x 5; (18)
4. SC then INC then SC; repeat x 5; (24)
5. SL ST around (this will help to create a flat bottom for the foot); (24)
CH 1
6. SC x 24 in back loop only of round 4 (leaving the SL ST untouched); (24)
7. SC around; (24)
8. SC x 2 then INVDEC then SC x 2; repeat x 3 (20)
9. SC around; (20)
10 – 13. repeat round 9; (20)
14. SC x 10; CH 1, (turn); (10)
15. Skip first stitch, SC x 8, SL ST; CH1 (turn) (9)
16. Skip first stitch, SC x 7, SL ST; (8)
Finish off and leave long tail for stitching leg to body. Taller part of leg functions as a hip, shorter part goes at the crotch. Cut out a small cardboard circle to line the bottom of the foot on the inside so it sits flat, before stuffing.
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This is great! I’ve almost completed my first guy, and I have plans for a pink one requested by my daughter, and I’m planning a blue one with a mustache for me. Fun, easy pattern! Thanks! -Michelle
Thanks for pattern. I’ ve made 2. My grandson asked for a brown boy and a pink girl domo, I played with girl domo pattern , she has lips. It turned out great
I am trying to figure out how to alter this into a purse or small backpack, but would then need an opening near the top. Any suggestions?
It would need to be a lot bigger too because the doll is pretty small. For the opening you could just double the chain length and instead of working the first round in both sides of the chain, you’d work it across the entire doubled length of chain then join it. Good luck.
How do you make the slip stiches around the mouth be on top of the fabric? Thanks!
It’s actually beside the fabric not on top of it, although if you work it close the interior half of the slip stitches will cover the border of the fabric. The tutorial may be found here.
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What do you mean?
Thank you for this!!! I made one for my husband for Christmas. I’ve never tried amigurumi before, but this was relatively easy and he came out impressively well!
Which rows are the mouth opening? How wide should this domo be?
It’s 10 inches tall to give you an idea proportionately. If you look back in the comments to my comment of 23/11/2011 you will see a suggestion of where to fit in the mouth.
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Instead of using copper wires, what can you use? Are bobby pins fine?
Or.. can I heavily stuff it, and stitch it around?
The only role the wiring plays is to make the arms and legs benadable and poseable. If you don’t care about that then it’s too easy, stuff and attach as per normal.
If you want it to be poseable I wouldn’t recommend bobby pins because they will be more susceptible to breakage and are likely not long enough. If you don’t care about it being poseable then I would recommend scrapping the bobby pins and just attaching the limbs normally.
Thanks so much for all your awesome designs! Can’t wait to finish this domo-kun!
I’m just having a tough time with the legs.. row 6 is what’s really messing me up. I tried working in what I thought was the back loop, but it made the foot TOO flat.. looked like the bottom of a can lol. Is the back loop on the “wrong” or “right” side? It looks like the slip stitches are sitting on the “wrong” side.
Here’s a photo of what it looks like right now:
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7343/footi.jpg
(The loops in the back look loose ’cause those were the ones I tried working in..)
I’m so confused! Any help would be super appreciated!
That is what it is suppose to look like. Slip stitches are sitting on the right side and it’s all good. Once it is stuffed and applied to the doll it will be less flat but flat enough.
Ahh, kay.. after more stitches have gone on it doesn’t look so weird anymore. Thanks for the help. Sorry I asked this question again, I didn’t realize there were more comments than the ones showing on the first page.
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you’re awesome; your pattern helped me make a domo hello kitty for my friend :B
Will you please help clear up my confusion about keeping track of rows when knitting in a spiral like Domo’s body? I place a stitch marker on the 1st stitch of the row. Working rows 6-30 I have 47 stitch each row. But after completing several rows, I notice my stitch marker is moving backwards, away from the “U Turn”. The first guy I made, I tried to stretch my work on the bias, thinking I had crocheted weird, but I’m thinking I’m keeping track of my rows wrong. Thanks!
That is normal. Working in the spiral, the stitches are not stacked neatly one on top of the other, they are offset a little bit which causes that to happen. As long as you are counting the stitches out you should be fine. Have a look at this it might help make sense of it a bit more http://youtu.be/CJgoju_T53E?t=26s
Look very nice. Thanks for sharing this. !!!