Domo-Kun Amirugumi

This amigurumi Domo-Kun is around half the height (5 inches) of my previous one and is also made differently, using joined rounds so that the stitches are not offset by a spiral and the red of the mouth can be crocheted rather than applied as a felt panel. I wasn’t thrilled with the felt panel for the mouth and wanted to try a crochet mouth. If you would prefer not to join and work in a spiral, ignore the “Join and CH1″ at the end of each round and work the entire piece in brown and apply a panel of red felt or a separate rectangle of red crochet fabric for the mouth at the end.

Because this ami is small, it can be completed in 2 or fewer hours which makes for good projects for people like me who have attention deficit issues with craft projects. As with all of my patterns, little Domo-Kun is free. If you have any questions or find any bits in the instructions confusing, please leave your query in the comments so all can see any clarifying responses provided.

To be or not to be?

Domo-Kun Rear End

Side view showing the line of joins

Click to get the Small Amigurumi Domo-Kun Pattern

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This tutorial video demonstrates my technique for wiring amigurumi doll limbs so that they are posable. I’ve been meaning to get this up for a while since it is usually asked about when patterns are posted that I had wired. The technique uses residential copper electrical wiring which is quite inexpensive and easy to find at most hardware stores and is much bettern than floral wire or pipe cleaners because it’s stout enough to hold a pose and be bent and manipulated without weakening and eventually breaking the wire. I’ll add a more extensive explanation with photos to the help files shortly!

In others news, the smaller Domo-Kun pattern used to demo the wiring will be posted as soon as I get his teeth on and take some pictures!

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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

Click to get the Amigurumi Domo-Kun pattern

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