A Little Buddy

I don't remember how I learned about these but a while back I knit what I call a pocket buddy. I had trouble sewing him up so I left the project for a while.

Feeling the need to finish yet another UFO, I fixed the issue I had with it and finished it up last night. I'm not sure what to name him yet.

I had trouble embroidering his facial features and resorted to Hot Fix jewels for his eyes. I love how he looks like he's just standing around with his hands in his pockets.

The pattern is Izzy Teddy Bear Dolls by Esther Braithwaite and is available for free on Ravelry. The pattern includes the basic doll pattern with the striped sweater plus three options for cabled sweaters. I had difficulty stitching the 'arms' evenly on both sides which was my big sticking point initially. 

He's 26cm tall (5 3/4"). I used sport weight yarn from my stash and knit him in the round as per the pattern. He's a bit wonky but I think he's really cute.

The pattern is available for charity knitting. Here's the info about its history and where to donate (screenshots from the website):

Here's how it all started (again, a screenshot):