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You don't have to do this in the same order I did, and there are probably way better ways to do it, but this is vaguely how it went for me as I bullshitted my way through. I did a mix of machine sewing and hand sewing.

(Red lines indicate where to sew, please account for seam allowance.)

The radiator piece on top is just a smaller version of the carapace top pattern (hence why I didn't make it its own pattern) and the actual "vents" themselves are just lines of that 11 stitch on my sewing machine. There's a bunch of different ways you can emulate the vents, but if you have a sewing machine this is the easiest way I figured to do it.

Sew that onto the centre of the carapace piece. I also put a small stitch connecting it at the very middle to keep it centred.

Sew all the sides to the top. If you want to have the clean edges/seams, then make sure to sew the fabric like sides to like sides.

Then sew all the sides to the sides except one so he's vaguely shaped (and inside-out.)

Flip him upside down and sew the sides to the bottom carapace piece, except for one near the two sides that are still open.

Then sew those remaining side pieces together (keep the bottom open), and flip him right-side-in through the open hole at the bottom so the preferred side of the fabric is on the outside and the seams are hidden inside. You can stuff him now and sew up the bottom panel if you want, or you can do it after the arms are attached.

The arms are pretty simple, just fold the rectangle in half (on the blue line), sew up the open side and one end to make a tube, flip it right-side-in the so the seams are hidden, stuff it, and sew up the remaining open end. Do that 5 times.

For the hands, sew three finger panels to the three small edges of the hand panel. Do that 10 times.

Take 2 hands pieces and sew them together, leaving the side that will attach to the arm open. Flip it inside out, stuff it, and then sew up that final side. Do that 5 times.

Sew all 5 hands to all 5 arms.

And then sew the arms to the carapace! (And stuff the carapace and sew up that last hole if you didn't earlier.)

Book Rocky plush!

Again, I completely fenagled mine and if I had followed my patterns perfectly to a tee it probably would look very different. There's definitely different and better ways to do this, especially depending on what materials and tools you're using.

i tried so hard to come up with a clever or interesting nightwing name for simon but it feels so goofy when his actual name is just. a real name. idk, a two word one with butcher? abysswalker? like something about the navigation aspect? listener goes hard since its the actual meaning of simon, but like i said in the notes, already a canon dragon. butcher is technically valid but i feel like the 1 word names are always positive or at least nonviolent... if anyone has thoughts i want them

also, couldnt fit it in my notes but. huge fan of the irony of simon being the tribe that has star patterns under their wings LMAO… i chose nightwing because of the limited resources and hell world, but thats so perfect

everything about grace being a rainwing was easy and perfect. no notes

i hate what wof did with scavengers in arc 3 HOWEVER… rocky is 100% a scavenger in this au. also hilariously ironic

What I used: 5 colours of yarn, Beige, brown, metal grey, aquamarine, turquoise Sewing needle Crotchet hook (Make sure your yarn and hook are compatible in size) Big sewing needle 2 colours of thread Dark brown, dark turquoise _

The pieces:

First I crotcheted a brown semi-flat circle, giving it just a little roundness to not look weird with the top. Then I swapped colours and built a dome on top. When the dome was nearly finished, I stuffed it with fluff, then closed it.

Then I made the three vents, two shorter and one longer for the middle. Each one is a simple worm-y shape of brown that I then surrounded by swapping colour to beige.

The legs were made with a magic circle of beige that I then built down like a tube. After that I swapped to brown and built a more flat bottom. Also stuffed before finishing.

The grey joint parts were made with the magic circle too but I left a big hole in the middle for easier stringing.

The toes look bad and my method kept changing, just find a triangle tutorial. Be smarter than me.

The mate mark is just a circle, I swapped the colour to build a lump next to it.

Attaching it all:

Sew on the vents, Rocky canonically doesn't have a front but in case your human heart yearns to imagine one, this is a great way to establish where it is.

"String" the leg pieces together for each leg using yarn. Start by tying a knot at the top of the biggest piece, and then push the needle through the rest so it exits at the top.

Once you have the leg pieces ready (you can sew the toes on now or later,) you can use the crotchet hook to pull the yarn in and out of the body. This way you can test the leg positions before committing. Once you're happy with their locations you can do whatever feels right with the yarn to attach them securly... I don't know, I just. Did a bunch of stuff.

Once everything was securely attached I finished the plushie with sewing on the mate mark.