Chaobu!

Ryunosuke is done! Designed by and made for an anonymous user.

This exact design will not be remade without permission from the original designer, please do not inquire. 🙏

This little one is made ENTIRELY of mochi minky and stuffed with mochi stuffing. They're 18 inches from the top base of the hood to the bottoms of their little dangly feet. 16 inches without the hood. Details are machine embroidered with a few that are machine appliqued. Their hood is removable but the rest of their costume is not. There are glass pellets in the snout of the hood to help keep the hood on the head. The hood cannot stay put without adjustments.

My first project that isn't a small premade plushie entirely of mochi minky 🫣 it wasn't difficult at all! I was expecting quite a bit of seam ripping, but it was minimal!

Making the hood was simple. Making it removable was not. 😅 To keep the shape of the reference, the hood is stuffed. The stuffing made the inside puff up too and it looked like they were wearing a pillow as a hat! I took as many seams as I could in, but not much helped. Making thread sculpted anchor points around a few points of the seams did help, but left dimples in the process. They could be hidden with adjusting (poking them out from inside) but the disappointment weighed heavy that I couldn't figure out something more hidden.

The little cowlick on the back of the head needs to be brushed to one side and the hood pulled over the head while you partially push their head back! Luckily the snout makes for an accessible handle. 😳 I contemplated if the hood was just too small/sh in the back but it fits fine when adjusted. 😮‍💨

To end on a positive note, I do not regret the extra time I put in the hood! 😊 I would like to do some research on adding structure and shape to a soft sculpture without adding fiddly stiff interfacing, but for now... Almost at my letter limit (copypasted from my IG reel, sorry!)!