Sock monkeys!

mumhug

I am now totally addicted to making my little monkeys I finished number four this afternoon. Even my mil wants one :rotfl:

butler_helen

hayley83 wrote: »

I am not sure how everyone does theirs but here is how I did mine.

I used embroidery thread. I tied a knot in the end and cut off the excess, this knot became one of the monkeys nostrils, then I sewed through the mouth to one of the corners of the mouth then around the outside of the monkey to the other end of the mouth, back through the inside and out again for the other nostril with another knot, again cutting off the excess thread.
To keep the mouth in position I used some thin black thread and sewed a couple of stitches through the embroidery thead.

I hope that makes sense, I haven't explained it too well.

thank you!! I will try this with this weekends ones- I have some dark pink embroidery thread and some light fluffy pink socks.

Oddly, on my sock hunt, I bought a two pack from Tesco of fluffy pink ones in the childrens section, got them home and reaslised a) I had been charged £1.50 and not the £3 on the tag and b) they fit my size 8 feet- so they are now being worn until the cold weather goes away!

alienbuffy

I came across this tread just before christmas, these sock monkeys are geat, well i finally got my hubby to get my sewing machine out the loft and bought some socks to make one or two, i got abit carried away after that and i have made 13 in two weeks, i am now buying sock every time i go out, my son even had a go and made a sock monster (he's 19) here are some pictures

i found out the fluffy ones are the hardest to make

these 2 below i have called punkeys, the pink fluffy one below was the first one i made

these bight ones are made from over the knee socks

made from pink glittery sock, and the baby ones i love these

this sock monster was made by my son with a little help from me

donna73

alienbuffy, i love that sock monster he's fab!
here's my latest creations ( fingers crossed this works)



just realised you have to log into facebook to view those links, maybe this will work better

butler_helen

donna73 wrote: »

alienbuffy, i love that sock monster he's fab!
here's my latest creations ( fingers crossed this works)



just realised you have to log into facebook to view those links, maybe this will work better

they're brilliant! I especially love the red monster

starmummy_3

alien buffy those punk monkeys are great my daughter would love them

Popkins

alienbuffy wrote: »

I came across this tread just before christmas, these sock monkeys are geat, well i finally got my hubby to get my sewing machine out the loft and bought some socks to make one or two, i got abit carried away after that and i have made 13 in two weeks, i am now buying sock every time i go out, my son even had a go and made a sock monster (he's 19) here are some pictures

i found out the fluffy ones are the hardest to make

these 2 below i have called punkeys, the pink fluffy one below was the first one i made

these bight ones are made from over the knee socks

made from pink glittery sock, and the baby ones i love these

this sock monster was made by my son with a little help from me

Really loving the punk sock monkeys and the baby ones!! Bought a fab book today with different patterns for sock creatures/monkeys!!

Sian_the_Green

I'm getting a little addicted to making them too. I showed one to a work colleague and now I am going round to her house for dinner so I can show her daughter how to make a sock monkey. My housemates think I am a loon!

Natbag

I have made another due to several requests from friends and family. Here he is:

deedledee_2

Natbag, your monkey is so cute. I like the close up photo so we can see the detail. How did you do the eyes, is it two buttons per eye?