Welcome to my Free Pattern section! Here you’ll find projects of all different types that reflect my love of kawaii things. I like to share patterns that are beginner-friendly so newbies can try out sewing without a lot of risk, patterns for established characters since they don’t infringe on the creator, and patterns that are experimental and unusual so maybe we can both learn something from them. Enjoy your browsing!
Plushies:
March 15, 2016 at 5:32 PM
Hey, I love your patterns, but wanted to let you know the link to the triforce pillow is broken and just links to the Wampa pattern.
March 16, 2016 at 6:57 AM
Oh no! Thanks so much for telling me! I think I have it fixed now 🙂
Thanks so much for the kind words too!
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October 26, 2016 at 2:32 AM
It seems the bat plush link is broken. It keeps saying “page not found”.
October 26, 2016 at 9:13 AM
Uh oh
Sorry about that! It should be fixed now, but here’s also a direct link to the pattern 🙂
https://cholyknight.com/2016/09/16/free-pattern-friday-bat-plush/
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April 24, 2017 at 3:31 PM
Love, love love, your projects. I just finished a Neko atsume. I was wondering if you have tips on how to have the eyes in the same spot? Thanks
April 25, 2017 at 7:29 AM
In addition to the trick I use in step 1 (where I hold the eye, then slide the paper pattern away), you could also fold the fabric in half after they’re fused to be sure they’ve lined up 🙂 Holding it up to a mirror to see if it looks right reversed is another good trick. But I mostly just do a quick measure from the edge of the eye to the edge of the fabric to be sure the numbers match up for both.
I hope one of those helps!
May 10, 2017 at 3:38 PM
Hey its me from etys I absolutely love your patterns they are the best I seen in a while I love making plushes but have trouble with patterns so this going to be go to place from now on 😃
June 20, 2017 at 8:32 AM
I would love it if you could help me design a Stormfly plush from how to train your dragon. I’ve been looking everywhere in thrift stores for a cheap Stormfly build-a-bear that I can disassemble and learn to create the body. I’ve tried sketching my own patterns but they never look all that great. She is my favorite dragon and your Toothless looks so nice I figured you are the right person to help me out. 🙂
June 21, 2017 at 9:20 AM
The shape of the body from Build-a-Bear looks very similar to my chibi plush body, so that might be a good starting point: https://www.etsy.com/listing/496236346/chibi-steampunk-animal-plush-sewing
The head might need some tweaking to form the elongated face, but hopefully that at least helps a bit!
July 14, 2017 at 3:51 PM
Looking for were wolf pattern
July 15, 2017 at 7:24 AM
It’s available for sale on my Etsy page 🙂
https://www.etsy.com/listing/477367987/werewolf-wolf-monster-lycan-lycanthrope
November 9, 2017 at 3:35 PM
Hi !
I really love all your plushies patterns !
Do you think the narwhal ou dino plushies are suitable for a 1 year old baby ?
Thanks !
November 11, 2017 at 9:14 AM
I don’t have first hand experience with it, but I think it should be okay 🙂 I know appliqueing the eyes is good since they can’t be pulled off, and the tiny horn, legs, and fins might be easy to grab onto.
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November 28, 2017 at 4:58 PM
I have two requests for 2018
If you make cat bus and jiji it would just make my day.
November 29, 2017 at 3:39 AM
These are so amazing. I was looking online to see what stuff i could give to my friends and I came across your blog and it is amazing. I am so excited to try these out and give them to my friends. Especially since I want them to know that I am always there for them. So thank you so much for making these super cute plushie patterns they are super cute.
January 13, 2018 at 3:48 PM
I love your patterns and made a few of your box shiba inus for friends and family for Christmas. This has lead me to discover my great enjoyment of sewing and I’ve even begun to try to my own at making patterns (with minimal success but I will keep trying), but I was wondering if you allow your free patterns to be used to make plushes with the intent to sell?
January 14, 2018 at 8:28 AM
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the patterns 😀 That’s so great to hear!
You are definitely allowed to sell items you’ve made with the patterns. Crediting me (Choly Knight) or my brand (Sew Desu Ne?) would be much appreciated if you’re able 🙂
February 24, 2018 at 4:35 AM
Recently finished the Koi Plush! I’m gonna be just handsewing the eye appliques on, since the hearts stayed put easy enough for me to hand sew them. But they’re super cute! Bigger than I expected, but that’s definitely a plus.
Next to try is the Octopus I bought from you!
February 24, 2018 at 9:32 AM
They look fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing the photo ♥ I’m really glad you enjoyed the pattern 🙂
February 10, 2020 at 10:46 PM
ooo is this for valentines day!
March 8, 2018 at 3:49 AM
You are my fav toy designer Choly! I love how you make them look sooooooooooo cute!!!
March 8, 2018 at 7:25 AM
Thank you very much! You’re so kind ♥
April 29, 2018 at 2:37 AM
Your very welcome Choly.
March 30, 2018 at 10:32 AM
Its truly an amazing and adorable plishie! The pdf I downloaded cut out part of the pattern, so I’m left with half the body and some other weird pieces. If you could tell me how to fix this that would be great! Thanks!!!
March 30, 2018 at 10:34 AM
Oh no! I’m sorry it gave you trouble! If you could let me know which pattern it was that had the error I’ll do what I can to fix it 🙂
March 31, 2018 at 11:18 PM
Has the Wampa pattern been deleted?
April 1, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Just from this page 🙂 This page is more of a “best of” now because I have so many patterns. But the old ones are still here! https://cholyknight.com/2013/05/04/the-wampa-plush/
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August 1, 2018 at 11:28 AM
We LOVE you free designs. I am teaching to girls 7 & 9 how to sew. We found you page, and we just love it.
Free Patterns – Plushies Your embroidery designs for them. Do you have them in smaller hoop size. My hoop is B hoop inside is 8 3/4 X 6 3/8 inch. I tried to resize but not sure how. We would love to have these is a JEF format to fit my hoop.
Thank you Marion, Anabelle and Amelia
August 2, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m so glad the patterns have been working well for you!
I am sorry that the embroidery files are causing trouble! They should actually fit the hoop you mentioned. I know that the way I exported them in the past didn’t jive well with Janome machines and .jef formats, but I’ve since found the issue. So all of the patterns with embroidery should have working .jef files for download now 🙂 If there was a certain one you needed I can message it to you directly, but you can find the whole list in the link ♥
I hope that helps!
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October 19, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Do u guys have categories like magazine
October 20, 2018 at 6:35 AM
The projects are split up into sections on this page: https://cholyknight.com/free-projects/
But you can also find a list of categories on the right side-bar 🙂
November 8, 2018 at 12:00 PM
I really love your plush patterns what a taleted lady you are. My great nephew now has the bat and I have just finished a purple and green toothless for his Christmas present. I’m going to have a go at the dragon scarf next. Thank you so much.
November 8, 2018 at 6:25 PM
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the patterns!
December 5, 2018 at 5:19 PM
Hi there! How do you feel about people selling creations made from one of your patterns? I wouldn’t be selling the pattern itself, of course.
December 6, 2018 at 7:21 AM
You are more than welcome to sell items you’ve sewn from my patterns 🙂 A credit back to me would be most welcome, but not absolutely necessary.
Thanks so much for asking!
January 5, 2019 at 12:51 AM
I absolutely love the Love dragon pattern! Easy to make such a small and cute dragon plushie! I’m also planning to do the bat so I can have a gift to give to my friend! Thank you so much for the patterns!
January 5, 2019 at 9:45 AM
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you like it 😀
February 2, 2019 at 3:45 PM
Schön! Gute Anleitungen , Super!!!
Gut, auch mal was kostenlos!
Weiter so!
March 19, 2019 at 3:06 AM
omg they’re all so cute! I’m thinking of which one to do. btw your floppy dragon pattern turned out great👌🐻
March 19, 2019 at 7:09 AM
I’m so glad! Thank you very much! ♥
April 1, 2019 at 11:01 PM
Hey, I love love your patterns. They are so cute! I’ve made a couple for my family already and I was wondering if I could donate the animals I make from your patterns to a childrens hospital? Thanks!
April 2, 2019 at 6:49 AM
Most definitely! I would be honored if you did that 🙂 Thank you so much for asking first ♥
April 7, 2019 at 2:49 PM
please make a jiji pattern. my daughters want me to make one but I cannot find one. your patterns are great. please help.
April 8, 2019 at 7:01 AM
Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll definitely keep it in mind 🙂
May 2, 2019 at 8:28 PM
hi! i ran across your page trying to find a way to make a narwhal horn (i made the pattern, it…. wasn’t great, but the recipient loved it) in my second attempt at plushies. i very quickly was drawn back and made the axolotl (at half size, because i didn’t think i had enough fabric 🙄). anyway, i’m working on the bat now at full-size and i have several projects lined up for various reasons soon. i just ahve a few questions. first, when you’re doing seams that aren’t basting or a ladder stitch, do you use a machine? second, what do you use to sew the appliques after fusing them (machine or hand sew)? and finally, on older patterns such as the love koi what does the arrow represent? sorry for the long reply, i really love your page and i’m excited for my plushies!
May 3, 2019 at 8:25 AM
Thanks so much for trying out some of my patterns and for the kind words about them! I’m glad you’re excited 😀
To answer your questions, when I’m doing a regular straight stitch I do use a machine 🙂 Though if you wanted to sew by hand you could also use a back stitch.
I also machine sew my applique using a zigzag stitch right over the raw edge of the applique fabric.
And regarding the arrows on the older patterns, that’s for the nap or grain of the fabric. I hope that clears things up!
May 3, 2019 at 7:49 PM
thanks for replying! I’m actually coping with exam stress with this bat, and it’s good to see that ive been sewing right lol. I’ll definitely keep the applique machine sewing in mind for my next thing; something for my mother!
May 9, 2019 at 2:51 PM
Wow i love this, Thank you so much
May 11, 2019 at 1:51 PM
My SO keeps whacking me in the face with the Chain Chomp I made her. I blame you entirely. 😛
May 13, 2019 at 9:20 AM
Eeeexcellent 😀
May 16, 2019 at 4:05 AM
thank you for all these awesome free patterns. I made the love koi (one of them) for a new baby that’s coming to my daycare soon. also my daughter of 13 is delighted to try to make toothless. We’re having so much fun with this!
May 18, 2019 at 8:53 AM
Thank you very much for these patterns and brilliant detailed instruction!!!
May 23, 2019 at 9:27 PM
Do these patterns work with hand stitching as well or should i invest in a machine?
May 24, 2019 at 7:26 AM
They do work with hand stitching 🙂 I have a whole infographic that goes over how to replace machine stitches with hand stitches: https://cholyknight.com/2018/02/27/hand-sew-your-way-through-anything/
I hope that helps!
June 4, 2019 at 5:17 PM
Hi! I love your patterns and am trying to make a stuffed Italian greyhound but I’m having trouble with the muzzle. Is there any chance you could put out a pattern for that? No pressure 🙂
June 5, 2019 at 8:46 AM
I’ll definitely consider it! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂 I hope your project goes well!
August 11, 2019 at 11:38 AM
Thank you for sharing these patterns! I find this difficulty rating pretty amazing. And those Shiba Cube plushies are so adorable!!!!
August 24, 2019 at 5:10 PM
I really love these patterns! Have you ever thought of doing other Final Fantasy creatures? Spriggans, perhaps? 🙂
August 25, 2019 at 7:20 AM
I have! I’ve mostly received suggestions for Cactuars, Tonberry, and Carbuncle 🙂 But I’m open to others!
September 18, 2019 at 7:28 AM
Good Day, I simply love your patterns. I have made a couple for my son as well as other family members. Do you have a Pikachu and a bunny pattern perhaps? Thank you for making the patterns free as well.
September 19, 2019 at 6:10 AM
Thank you so much for the kind words about my work! I’m glad you’re enjoying the patterns 🙂
I currently only have one bunny pattern: https://cholyknight.com/2016/08/19/astrobunny-plush/
And my Pikachu pattern is for a pouch and not a plush: https://cholyknight.com/2018/05/04/pikachu-pouch/
But I’ll certainly take those ideas into consideration for future patterns!
October 10, 2019 at 3:16 AM
I just finished my first-ever 3D plush with your narwhal pattern! I decided to just keep him a whale though, because none of the fabric I have around goes well for the horn. He’s the first thing I’ve made on my new sewing machine! He’s pretty lopsided, and one of the darts makes a point instead of rounding him, but goodness he’s SO CUTE and the perfect size. Seriously, thank you for all the work you put into these patterns. I’m going to be using a lot of them to learn to machine sew now :3
October 10, 2019 at 6:31 AM
Oh wonderful! That’s so great to hear 😀 Thank you for sharing your story ♥ I’m really glad you enjoyed using the pattern and you’re ready to try more!
October 28, 2019 at 8:09 PM
Thank You SO Much! I have such a hard time with making plushies! I can’t wait to start making!
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December 27, 2019 at 1:33 AM
Hi Choly—I’ve just discovered your patterns! How did I know know?!? I was looking for the T-rex that I saw on pinterest, can you point me in the right direction? Thanks so much
December 27, 2019 at 9:38 AM
Sure thing! It’s this one here 🙂
https://cholyknight.com/2019/07/05/t-rex-plush/
December 28, 2019 at 5:58 PM
Wow, you’re an angel for sharing it for free, thank you very very very very much
February 5, 2020 at 6:14 PM
Hi!! Thank you for the patterns!! Is there any way you could put a Rainbow Monkey Pattern from Codename kids next door on here? I’m cosplaying Kuki and I really need the plush..
February 6, 2020 at 10:11 AM
Hello! Thank you for the suggestion! I haven’t had any other requests for that character yet, but if I should get more I’ll certainly consider it! ♥
February 20, 2020 at 9:01 PM
Thank you for making these free patterns. They look very easy and they have given me confidence to start making my 1st plush when I get the materials. I am a beginner at sewing and I have always been intimidated by all the plush patterns but you just make it seem easy. 🤗🤗
February 21, 2020 at 10:15 AM
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad they’ve helped you take the first step! ♥
March 18, 2020 at 6:06 AM
what is this material called???
March 18, 2020 at 8:59 AM
Most of the items in this category are made from minky 🙂
April 4, 2020 at 10:15 AM
can you make a lucky cat plush like you see on the counters at Chinese restaurants? I think that would be really cool
April 5, 2020 at 8:03 AM
I have a free lucky cat pouch 🙂 https://cholyknight.com/2017/02/17/maneki-neko-coin-pouch/
And one of my paid patterns has an option for a lucky cat: https://www.etsy.com/listing/578126906/pudgy-pet-plush-sewing-pattern-pdf
Hopefully something like that is what you were looking for!
April 24, 2020 at 1:02 PM
I’ve been searching everywhere for a hamster pattern and yours was the closest blog I could find. Would you happen to have any hamster patterns or know of any? I can’t wait to try the ferret one in the meantime!
April 25, 2020 at 7:41 AM
I don’t have a hamster pattern currently, but I do plan to make one in the near future 🙂
In the meantime, this might be helpful: https://www.etsy.com/listing/474753480/plush-sewing-pattern-pdf-hamster-mouse
May 1, 2020 at 3:35 PM
I fell in love with your bumblebee pattern. Could you make a chibi praying mantis or would that be too difficult. They are my favorite type of bug because they looks so cool
May 3, 2020 at 7:31 AM
Thank you so much! If more people should request a praying mantis I’ll certainly consider it 🙂 Thank you for the suggestion!
May 3, 2020 at 1:46 PM
Count this as a vote for the praying mantis
May 13, 2020 at 9:23 AM
your patterns are fantastic and fun to make. I made one fox and cant wait to make more to bring to our Seniors home. Thank you so muc