Plushie-time again, it is!
This is one of the awaited chrismas present tutorials, a gift we’ve made for a good friend who happens to like everything thats cat-ish, especially – of course – if it has its origins in otaku-culture, like this:
![Nyamo and Miyuki (figure)](http://www.thebanzaieffect.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/figma_miyuki_summer.jpg)
We decided to give a Nyamo (the small catish thingy) a try and make it. As a base we used the well known Poring Plushie pattern, attached ears and tail, cut the right face and swoosh, there it was. But step for step for now…
First take a sheet of Cloth thats quadratic if you fold it in half, so 25x50cm for example, add the markings as shown.
![Folded cloth with markings](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6921-550x366.jpg)
Sew along the markings, fold the cloth over and add the markings once again, this time on the folded side, like this:
![After sewing fold over again, mark again, go](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6922-550x366.jpg)
After cutting off the excess fabric it should look like this:
![Cut off the excess edges](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6923-550x366.jpg)
Then we want to cut off a round piece so we can attach a circle which works as a base later:
![Mark the bottom cutout](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6924-550x366.jpg)
You need to measure the base with a flexible measure to know how large your circle has to be (notice saber lily in the background watching the action!)
![Pin the bottom to the bottom cutout](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6945-550x366.jpg)
We decided that the tail will be simple sewed from a large piece (27x12cm) of cloth with a double round shape (4cm in heigt) at the end so the end (when sewed together and turned inside out) will look nice and round.
![The tail ... mockup](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6947-550x366.jpg)
See the markings for the round cutout at the end:
![Pin up the tail for sewing](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6948-550x366.jpg)
Fill and close the tail now so its ready for attaching.
![Tail sewed, mockup (aahhh, don't look at that shape)](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6949-550x366.jpg)
Attach the tail, you’ll notice you filled it too much :P.
![Fastening the tail to the corpus](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6950-550x366.jpg)
Then the most important part, the Neko-Mimi…. i thought i’d not scan the Shapes and provide them as a pattern cause its so dead-simple, everyone can make it. So you also have a bit more of your own.
![Yay, Neko Mimi](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6951-550x366.jpg)
They consist of 3 parts each, two “main ear” parts and the “inner pink” which will be hand-sewed onto the sewed-together-and-already-turned-inside-out-main-ears
![This is how the pink gets on the Nekomimi](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6953-550x366.jpg)
![Don't make the same mistake as i did...](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6954-550x366.jpg)
![But sew it on there nicely](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6955-550x366.jpg)
![XFin](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6956-550x366.jpg)
![Yay, the ought to look nice](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6957-550x366.jpg)
The face, as always is one of the biggest problem, cause it will determin how cute and nice the plushies look will be when finished, so some experimenting needs to be done, first the eyes, with standard-sparkle….
![Cut out eyes, glue the sparkle on the eye-black](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6958-550x366.jpg)
![No Hitler-beard for Nyamo...](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6959-550x366.jpg)
Not bad already, the mouth wasn’t quite it… also the eyes are not too nice. If you’ve seen lucky star all that nyamo does is yawning, so a more sleepy face needs to be found…
![Better ... not quite](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6960-550x366.jpg)
![Yay, but too ... awake and lively](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6962-550x366.jpg)
Its not nyamos face in that state, but THAT IS IT! 😛
![Better, smiling knee](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6963-550x366.jpg)
![And sleepy eyes on Nyamo](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6964-550x366.jpg)
![Only the whiskers are missing](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6965-550x366.jpg)
And fin, with whiskers!
![And yay, with whiskers](https://blog.ram.en.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6966-550x366.jpg)
Now, i hope this is a nice idea for everyone who loves making things themselves, and loves lucky star. If you have a dear otaku/nerd whose birthday is coming up, or who you want to give this for chrismas (well, planning early … a bit) or any other occasion, i think nyamo is a nice idea :P. I hope you enjoyed this tut, and maybe also enjoyed making a Nyamo yourself.
Hope to read you soon again, up for more plushies, tinkering and general nerdism :P.
Nyamo shure is taking it easy in the 2.0 facial expression version… ~nya
Really interesting. It\’s nice of you taking the time to taking photos of each steps. Final result is cute. 😀 We want to do some cuddling.
hahah! This is adorable! Thanks for sharing! 😀
Awww. This is totally adorable. I might just make one for myself over the summer! Hehe. Thanks for the motivation and tutorial. :3