Domo-kun jumpers and almost-frogged projects

So a couple of weeks ago my cousin had a baby, and for most of the time she was pregnant i was always meaning to knit the baby something, but kinda put it off in favor of  Friends + How I Met Your Mother reruns, so when i heard the news i was immediately running ninja-style to my yarn stash.

Anyway, as i was rummaging through my stash i realized that unless the baby wanted a bright orange cotton concoction, than i had no nice yarn left. But then the next day my darling mother discovered a little market stall, there was a whole pack of pure wool for $10! It was brown, but i thought i would be able to put a teddy of something on it to liven it up.

I got a suggestion from a friend to do a domo-kun sweater, i had no idea who domo-kun was (*bows head in shame*) but a quick google search revealed all, and i thought he was so cute! i couldn't find any domo patterns online, so i had to chart him up myself (obviously, this is a major accomplishment for me because this is the first time i've charted anything up!) so here he is.......

yeah, he's a bit mangled at the sides, but i've sewed him up and he looks fine now :)

Oh, and after i made him, i started on a new project. Its taken me awhile to finish because i keep getting the gauge wrong (i never gauge, because i'm way too lazy, i know i should, and it will help me, but i dont.) i used a variety of yarns, and i'm fully aware of how the orange looks. I've come close to frogging this so many times, but i'm sticking with it :)

happy weekend!

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