Felt Pokemon Magikarp Plushie

     Looking for a DIY holiday gift for a Pokemon fan?  Why not try this felt Magikarp plushie?  For other DIY Pokemon gifts, check out my Meowth plushie, Snorlax plushie, Zubat plushie, and Vaporeon hair bow.

Materials:

*Orange felt
*White felt
*Yellow felt
*Black felt
*Pink felt
*Needle
*Black thread
*White thread
*All purpose adhesive
*Stuffing
*Metallic marker or chalk

Directions:

*Print out two copies of the Magikarp pattern below:

*Cut the various pieces of the template out and trace onto the appropriate colors of felt corresponding to the picture at the top of this post.  For everything except for Magikarp's "crown," bottom fin, and the oval shape that's separated from the rest of the template (which is used to make Magikarp's mouth), you'll need two copies, one for either side of Magikarp's body.

*Using black thread, stitch detailing onto Magikarp's fins, as shown below:

*Sew on Magikarp's eyes, side fins, and whiskers (not pictured) with white thread.

*Place the two Magikarp halves together, right side facing in, with the crown and bottom fin sandwiched in between, the pointy sides of the fins facing one another, and sew together from the top of Magikarp's mouth to the beginning of its tail, and the same thing from the bottom of Magikarp's mouth to the beginning of its tail.  Do not sew the mouth or tail closed.

*Fit the black oval inside Magikarp's mouth and sew it on.  You may have to trim the oval a bit to get a good fit.

*Turn Magikarp right side in.  It should look something like this:

*Add stuffing.

*Place the two tail fins inside the orange outer tail piece and sew closed.

*Glue on pupils.

*For Magikarp's lips, I started with the lip shape that is faintly outlined in the template at the top of this post.  I traced two lip shapes, meeting together in the middle.  I then cut this out and glued it to Magikarp's mouth.