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[kimba616]

My computer crashed a little over a week ago, so in order to keep myself entertained without internet I started making plushies; one of them a pokeball. I'm kind of new to pattern making, so it was a little rough at first, but I think it came out ok in the end.

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[astroma]

That's so cute! It looks really good. :)

I know nothing about patterns though!

[straydogstarbck]

Cute! It came out nice.

Depending on what you want to make, you could probably appropriate, like, a dog pattern into a canine pokemon, and so on. If you've got existing plushies kicking around, study them (or take some apart, if you don't mind) to get a better idea of how they go together.

You might try asking at pkmncollectors too, there are a lot of custom plush makers on there who might be willing to offer tips.

[kimba616]

Thanks, I think I'll ask over there, too! :)

And, yeah, I've been considering tearing apart some of my old plushies. <<;

[kimba616]

I found that thread a few days ago, it was really helpful to an extent(the people who kept asking the same questions were kind of annoying, I felt bad for the OP.) Thanks! :D

[meuniere]

I don't think there are any official patterns for pokemon style plush- I make custom plush, but for the most part I figure out how to shape the body by observations... I look at actual plush, usually. (Though I did use my cat lunchbox to help me figure out how to pose a shinx plush!)

Take a trip to a thrift store and pick up some cheapo plush, and unpick the seams- you don't have to put them back together, just look and notice how they all connect and interact with each other... it'll help a lot!

For really hard-patterned plush (like... shinx line or electabuzz or things) I either look at an official plush of the character or I make a paper mock up out of paper or cheap fabric, and add darts/lines/markings to determine how to shape the pattern.

Durrrr I don't know how to english good 8( if you don't understand, I could probably use pictures.