Thursday, May 5, 2016

Yo-Kai Watch Schmoopie Plush

My son is a huge Nintendo fan, and the newer game Yo-Kai Watch is no exception. To be fair, Yo-Kai Watch is only new in the U.S. - it has been out in several incarnations in Japan for years now. It's been so successful, though, that apparently now it's gone to other markets, worldwide.

He got REALLY into the game while he was playing it, and collected as much of the plush as he could. Remember, he is a collector. His plush collection is mighty impressive.

Of the Yo-Kai characters, he has Jibanyan, Goldenyan, Robonyan, and another Jibanyan (pictured), and not pictured are Pandanoko, Mini Robonyan and Whisper. Like Pokemon, there are many many Yo-Kai characters, and one that he really wanted and we never found a plush for was one called Shmoopie.

Enter Mama the Plush Maker. A new project to hone my plush-making skills. His original request was that I make two - one for him, and the other for his BFF. But for practice (and maybe to sell), I went ahead and made a few more. This is what Shmoopie looks like in the game: 



And here is my best approximation:


The hardest thing was his hat. I learned all about different kinds of Samurai hats in order to make these right. 


The side views. 



"Shmoopie" is a portmanteau of the words smooch and pie. Smooch is the sound heard when kissing someone and pie is sometimes used as a way to make something cute.



    Shmoopie is so adorable. Cute little fluffy tail!


    10 comments:

    1. I would love to buy a shmoopie plush from you, can you make more? It's on my son's Christmas list and I'm really starting to panic!

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    2. These are amazing! I notice that they are no longer available on your Etsy. Will you be making anymore?

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    3. Would you happen to have a pattern that you might be willing to sell? I’m not as talented as you but I have made one other stuffed animal for my boys, so I might could do it with a pattern.

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      1. One of these days I will dig it out and hopefully make it into a proper pattern. I improvise some when I make plush so I'm honestly not sure if I did make a full pattern or at the very least have the pattern pieces with which to make a proper pattern.

        We've been through a couple of moves since I originally made this, so the pieces, if I have them, are still packed away. I'll look and see if I can find them this week, and if I can make a proper pattern out of them.

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    4. Thank you! Please let me know if a pattern becomes available.

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    5. Hi, I have looking for this Yokai character for my niece, are these plushes for sale? I'm not having any luck with finding this character. If you are willing to sell please email me at:

      matthewcanada123@gmail.com

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      1. I'm not planning on making any more in the near future, but I'll let you know if that changes.

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    6. Would you be willing to make a few more? I really wanted to have one for my niece. She loves this Yo-Kai.

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