Sock monkeys!

QueenBee

irishgirl62 wrote: »

i have these gorgeous cupcake socks.... alas it wouldnt work with the sock monkeys as the patterns of the cupcakes would be upside down.

I made a sock monkey from a pair of cupcake socks - and 'she' still looks cute despite pattern being upside down..... she sits on our table when we do a school bake sale fundraiser.....lots of people comment on how cute she is! x

irishgirl62

stardrops I love the snowmen sock monkey! is it easy to do? i can visualise these all in different sizes in my house at christmas!

stardrops42

The snowmen are soooooooooo easy to do:D They are an ideal craft for kids. All I did was fill a mans trainer sock with rice to just below the openiing of the sock. Stitch the opening shut. Add a scarf and hat (could use felt or something to make them if you haven't got a knitted one;))Then glue on buttons for eyes and the(erm) buttons:D then I used a pom pom for the nose. Draw on a mouth by using a permenant marker and thats it!

For a no sew project for kids you can use a white ankle sock fill to just passed the heel, tie some yarn to close the top then fold excess back over to make the hat - someone posted the link to this method but I can't find it, will keep looking;)

stardrops42

Found the link for the sock snowmen(originally posted by Owens3116)

http://kids-holiday-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_make_a_sock_snowman_this_winter

3_cheeky_princesses

stardrops42 wrote: »

The snowmen are soooooooooo easy to do:D They are an ideal craft for kids. All I did was fill a mans trainer sock with rice to just below the openiing of the sock. Stitch the opening shut. Add a scarf and hat (could use felt or something to make them if you haven't got a knitted one;))Then glue on buttons for eyes and the(erm) buttons:D then I used a pom pom for the nose. Draw on a mouth by using a permenant marker and thats it!

For a no sew project for kids you can use a white ankle sock fill to just passed the heel, tie some yarn to close the top then fold excess back over to make the hat - someone posted the link to this method but I can't find it, will keep looking;)

Fantastic thank you :j My children will love making these. :jCould i use suffing would they sit ok or is rice more sturdier?

To create the head does the scarf do that if you pull it tight enough?

They look so cute! :T

stardrops42

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

Fantastic thank you :j My children will love making these. :jCould i use suffing would they sit ok or is rice more sturdier?

To create the head does the scarf do that if you pull it tight enough?

They look so cute! :T

yes you will need to use rice as this is really what makes them sit;) stuffing would definately be too light. Yes it's the scarf that creates the head when you pull it tight and strangle the poor snowman:D Thats why you need to add the hat and scarf before you do the face;)

3_cheeky_princesses

stardrops42 wrote: »

yes you will need to use rice as this is really what makes them sit;) stuffing would definately be too light. Yes it's the scarf that creates the head when you pull it tight and strangle the poor snowman:D Thats why you need to add the hat and scarf before you do the face;)

Fantastic thank you. Cant wait to make some now. I am going to end up with 100's of them all round the house now

irishgirl62

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

Fantastic thank you. Cant wait to make some now. I am going to end up with 100's of them all round the house now

me too! it is quite addictive! I made a baby sock monkey there now her arms seems very long will post a pic of it as my DD snatched it as i finished it and sent me this link via her computer upstairs!


http://www.myspace.com/redheelmonkeyshelter

3tabbycats

Hi everyone!
I've just been admiring all your monkeys!! They're fabulous! I'm itching to have a go now, I made hampers, snowman soup & flannel reindeers last Christmas & was having a browse for this years inspiration, I think I've found my first project! But what do you stuff them with? Is it toy stuffing? If so, roughly for a pair of small socks, how much would I need? I know I might be asking how long is a piece of string! We've nowhere round here to buy crafty things so was looking on ebay & have no idea how much I might need. Thanks in advance!

stardrops42

I use toy stuffing for mine:D I used to buy the small bags from hobby craft (250g I think) this would be enough for 2 monkeys but I do really like to stuff my monkeys;) Be careful with ebay I ordered a 1kg bag from there and it was awful stuff, kept going lumpy coudn't use it at all:mad: I now make sure I feel and touch the stuffing before I buy it even if it means "accidently" putting a hole in the bag so I can pull a piece out;)

3tabbycats wrote: »

Hi everyone!
I've just been admiring all your monkeys!! They're fabulous! I'm itching to have a go now, I made hampers, snowman soup & flannel reindeers last Christmas & was having a browse for this years inspiration, I think I've found my first project! But what do you stuff them with? Is it toy stuffing? If so, roughly for a pair of small socks, how much would I need? I know I might be asking how long is a piece of string! We've nowhere round here to buy crafty things so was looking on ebay & have no idea how much I might need. Thanks in advance!