Pokemon Go lovers would surely want to know how to make a plushie! Pikachu is one of the more popular Pokemon characters, you would surely want to add this to your plushie collection. It’s soft and cuddly and made with items that are readily available. It also does not contain small parts so little kids can also play with it. Don’t just settle with catching a Pikachu! Make one and own one instead!
Pikachu is a small and chubby mouse-like mammal. It’s bright yellow color is unmistakably linked with the Pokemon fame. It is of little wonder that I am featuring this cute anime in today’s tutorial.
How to Make a Plushie | DIY Pikachu Out of Yellow Sock
Pokemon! Gotta Catch em’ All!
The Pokemon Go game has caught on and spread like wildfire. While everyone one is busy burning carbs chasing those Pokemon monsters, I’m here at my studio checking out cute Pokemon- themed themed crafts like how to make a plushie tutorial. While I’m sure my kids will go gaga over this, I’m afraid my husband would want one for himself too!
What you need:
Yellow socks
White, black, red, brown felt fabric
Stuffing
Foam
Black embroidery thread
Black Sharpie fabric marker
Pikachu Plushie Pattern
- Fabric Type: 100% Cotton
- Import Designation: Made in the USA or Imported
- Fabric care instructions: Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry Low
- Licensed by Nintendo for Robert Kaufman this cotton print fabric is perfect for quilting apparel and home decor accents. Colors include blue green brown yellow black red pink and white.
Step 1. Stuff the sock
Grab some stuffing and pack it inside the socks. This will give your plushie’s body its shape.
Step 2. Cut and seal the Sock
Next, we are going to cut the top of the socks. Then, we will do a running stitch along the edges. To close the gap, we need to pull the thread and tie a knot to seal it. Make sure you tuck in all the rough edges before tying a tight knot by winding the thread on the needle a couple of times to seal the socks closed.
Step 3. Create a curve with a running stitch
We will now create the shape of the body by sewing around the middle with a running stitch. Once the two ends meet, pull the end of the thread to create a dent in the middle. When you notice that there is a clear division of the body, you can now join the two threads with a knot.
Step 4. Create Pikachu’s arms, legs, tails, and ears
Now we will gather the excess fabric from the first sock and turn it inside out. Do the same to the second sock. Then, with a ball pen, draw Pikachu’s feet, arms, ears, and tail on the fabrics. Then, sew along the lines with a back stitch. Lastly, cut out the shapes but leave a 5mm seam allowance.
- Fabric Type: 100% Cotton
- Import Designation: Made in the USA or Imported
- Fabric care instructions: Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry Low
- 44'' wide. Fabric is sold by the yard and cut to order. For example, order of 1 yard (Qty=1) is 44'' x 36''. Order of 3 yards (Qty=3) is 44'' x 108''.
Step 5. Stuff the arms, legs, tails, and ears
After sewing the edges, cut out the patterns then turn them inside out again. Stuff only the arms, feet and ears.
Step 6. Making the face
Cut out two big red circles for the cheeks, two medium sized black circles for the eyes and two small white circles for the white spots on the eyes. Cut out a small black triangle for the nose as well. Arrange these cut out felt patterns on Pikachu’s face. Then, pin them in place. Next, draw Pikachu’s mouth with a felt tipped pen then sew along it with a black embroidery thread. Finally, glue the felt patterns in place.
Step 7. Attach the arms, legs, tails and ears
Then, glue on the felt patterns to the plushie’s face. Attach the ears and arms to Pikachu’s body with a ladder stitch. Close the legs with a ladder stitch before sewing it to Pikachu’s body.
Step 8: Making the tail
Cut out the tail pattern out of a foam. Then tuck it inside the tail you have sewn earlier. Next, sew it on to the plushie’s butt. Make sure that you bring the needle through the foam as well.
- Fabric Type: 100% Cotton
- Import Designation: Made in the USA or Imported
- Fabric care instructions: Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry Low
- 44'' wide. Fabric is sold by the yard and cut to order. For example, order of 1 yard (Qty=1) is 44'' x 36''. Order of 3 yards (Qty=3) is 44'' x 108''.
Step 9. Felt Patterns
Cut and glue the felt pattern on Pikachu’s back. The corrugated one is going to be wrapped around Pikachu’s tail. Cut any excess felt fabric.
Step 10. Pikachu’s ears
Color the tip of Pikachu’s ears with a black felt tipped marker.
We’re done!
We’re done! We made our first Pokemon plushie Pikachu!
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Gotta catch ’em all with this super adorbs Pokemon Pikachu plushie made of socks! Learning how to make a plushie is really cheap and easy to make. This is a low cost toy for your kids.
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