Sock monkeys!

Rummer

Oh I think I am going to make some of these as extras for christmas this year! I can spend my October holiday filling the house with mini monkeys!

3tabbycats

Hi all.. I've just a quick question, well several questions really!

I've started making hats & scarves for my monkeys and some of you have put pom-poms on the hats which look really cute, do you make the pom-poms wrapping 2 bits of circular card with a hole in the middle? or is there an easier way being as they're little pom-poms? If you use the circles of card, roughly what diameter do you use?
Thanks in advance!

I've discovered now that mine need their ears moving down else the hat just perches & looks daft!..something else to sidetrack me from the housework tomorrow!

Claire_Bear

I was wondering if I could be incredibly cheeky and ask one of the knitters to make me a mini knitted hat for my OH's monkey? I think his ears and face are too low down so now he has a really giant head and it looks a bit silly, plus he already has a little scarf which I found. Of course I'd pay for all wool and postage costs Sorry if this is being rude in any way

sethsgran

I was in Primark today and got some fabulous black and white check socks. They have skull and crossbones on each square white ob black then black on white! I am making my sons sock monkeys so with these I am going to make a Captain Jack Sparrow like this one...
For my other son I am making Mr T ....

and for my grandson a Buzz Lightyear.. like this one... http://www.flickr.com/photos/justmonkeys/3022570183/in/photostream/

These are not mine, I wish, but ideas of what I am going to try make, 2 monkeys are now ready for dressing!!

nomoney

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a pattern or instruction on how to make a knitted hat for the monkeys, ive tried googling them but no luck!

x

NEgirl

Wow Sethsgran they look fabulous! Makes me want to make some for my boys!

Ninno820

Hi nomoney - I just cast on about 24 stitches and knit 4, purl 4 until the piece looks big enough. I then sew up the sides and "catch" the top corners together inside the hat to give it some shape. Turn over the ends to give a rim and attach a couple of small pom poms.

Hope this helps.

sethsgran

http://www.sockmonkeyfun.com/Goodies_1_Sock_Monkey.html hope this helps

nomoney

NEgirl wrote: »

Wow Sethsgran they look fabulous! Makes me want to make some for my boys!

Erm maybe they will already be getting one for xmas!!

i think im becoming obsessed, just took me 5 mins to log on was trying to log in as NO MONKEY!! Couldnt work out why i cudnt get on here! lol

NEgirl

Yayyy thats cool then - saves me making them :rotfl: Does their mummy think she might be getting one too or does she have to make her own??