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This cute costume is made of warm fleece and is great for wearing out on Halloween or just chillin' around the house. Good luck choosing which Pokemon you want to create your costume after!
I got the idea for this after my good friend Max purchased a pair of Pikachu Pajamas. With a hefty price of 74 dollars (on that site), I figured I could do one better and make my own for a fraction of the price. 40 dollars of fleece later, me and my other friend Evan set out about making our own Charmander and Meowth costume.
However, I didn't document the making of those costumes. It didn't cross my mind until we wore them to our band's first performance and after the show nearly every person we talked to asked me where I got those. Everyone seemed dumb-founded that I sewed them, and soon people were requesting Pokemon "Snuggie" costumes of their own.
That's is what this Instructable will cover. A few friends making their own Pokemon costumes, under my guidance. Naturally, I wont be making one for each Pokemon out there, but you can get some ideas about how it's done, and create your own!
These costumes aren't supposed to be an exact "spot on" copy of the character you are choosing. They have more of a melty vibe going to them, and keep in mind that most of this is meant to be floppy so you can be comfortable in them. We don't want any wires to hold up tails, because that would just be uncomfortable.
Also, I encourage you read through the entire thing before you get too exited and start crafting your own.
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Signing UpStep 1The Pattern and Some Size Issues
This project is rather forgiving since the whole idea behind this is that it is floppy and blanket like, so it doesn't need to fit well.
You can go about cutting your material a few different ways. One is to make patterns like I did and then lay them over the fabric and cut it out. Or you can just free hand it, by drawing the rough dimensions on the fabric and cutting it out without creating the pattern.
Body and Legs (Cut out 4 of these)
The body piece is the largest part of the project. Remember to modify the length of the leg section if you're much taller than 5' 8'', but you don't need to change the body part of the main piece. Cut out 4 of these.
Sleeves (Cut out 2 of these)
Simple enough. With the dimensions given in the picture below I had enough extra fabric to hem the sleeves, and they are still decently long. If you need to make the sleeves longer, extend the 22'' dimension to the size you need.
Hood
The hood is made up of 4 different pieces of fabric, and 3 different patterns. I would call the hood "Jedi sized", so you really shouldn't need to do any modification to this part of the project.
Tail
This is something that will vary depending on the Pokemon or character you choose to model your "Snuggie" after.
Size Issues
This pattern is taken almost directly from the Pikachu Pajamas that my friend Max ordered. These were not made for 6 foot tall men, they were made for tiny Japanese girls. Thankfully me and Evan are only 5' 8'', so the design here fits us fine, but if you're over that height I suggest making the legs longer and wider to accommodate your different height. You can see the Pikachu costume on Max and how the legs are shorter, the body is fine, but the legs will need to be made larger if you're tall.
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Supermoo had a question very similar down below. You could send them a message and ask specifically what they used, and what advice they have. I haven't tried making it with a different material, so I really couldn't say what works, but they might have some useful tips.
Good luck! Sorry if I wasn't much help...
Good luck!
I'll go to buy the materials on Saturday :D
I loved.
You could very easily do this with any material. I don't have any particular suggestions, but I feel that if you make the fabric too light and thin it may just end up looking like a weird Pokemon themed robe.
They aren't ridiculously warm if you wear light clothes underneath. My band played half a show in our costumes with just an undershirt and some gym shorts underneath, and we were doing some sweat inducing activities. Having a fleece one in a convention center with light clothes on underneath will probably be fine.
That's my two cents.
This is going to be a hit with all my friends. They're all obsessed with Pokemon.
I appreciate all the hard work you've put into your instructable. :D
Step 2 has the same information.
I think the fur might look a little out of place if you're using fleece for the body. I would try to craft a stuffed portion of the costume out of fleece. That's just my opinion, but it's all up to you!
Happy new year! :P
Also is there any chance of me commissioning you to make me a plusle one?
I stopped doing commissions, and it really wouldn't be worth it to have it shipped to New Zealand, for me anyways.
I guess, if you can't (for some reason) make your own pattern from the measurements given in step 1, I could ship my pattern to you.
But seriously, look at step 1.
I used Polyester Fiberfill to stuff them.
When you create the pattern for the "body and legs", the crotch of the costume ends up being around my knees, even a little lower. So, if you were to modify anything just change the height of the crotch part on the pattern.
Other than that you'll just end up hemming the arms and legs a little more than normal.
Hope that helps!
I used the Zigzag stitch for almost everything, but I used a straight stitch for the sewing the hood, and some details.