Sock monkeys!

Angie100

SugarSpun wrote: »

Hey all - it occurred to me that if you made a monkey with children's socks and stuffed it with charcoal instead of stuffing, he'd make a pretty horrible stuffed toy but an excellent shoe stuffer.

Get rid of stinky feet smells from stinky shoes, only cutely

I was thinking of other things to use as stuffing and thought about lavender and wheat so then it could be a smelly monkey or a hot monkey (heat in micro!!)!

Has anyone tried to use kids socks, wonder if it would be too fiddley trying to turn out to stuff. Small ones could be joined together to make hanging monkey for a kids room.

Angie100

Shelley I pinned mine as the instruction showed also and found it kept it all together which made it easier for me to sew!!!

I haven't got nostrils on mine so may sew that on later!!!

Krystaltips

Angie100 wrote: »

Wow thanks, if I get my £5 play voucher from Quidco may well spend it on this book. Is it easy to follow???

It looks simple enough, there are line drawings showing where to cut and where to sew... Haven't attempted anything out of it yet though...

SugarSpun

Angie100 wrote: »

I was thinking of other things to use as stuffing and thought about lavender and wheat so then it could be a smelly monkey or a hot monkey (heat in micro!!)!

Has anyone tried to use kids socks, wonder if it would be too fiddley trying to turn out to stuff. Small ones could be joined together to make hanging monkey for a kids room.

I'm using children's knee socks for my first monkey and it's not as hard as I'd expected. He's a bit unattractive, but that's not because of the size of the socks!

Angie100

SugarSpun wrote: »

I'm using children's knee socks for my first monkey and it's not as hard as I'd expected. He's a bit unattractive, but that's not because of the size of the socks!

Lol - why is he unattractive????

SugarSpun

He's squinty eyed and bockety looking and he has tiny little ears.

See?!

Trow

I think he's lovely! Mind you, I like odd-looking things - just take a look at my OH for the evidence of that!!

Shelley3774

SugarSpun wrote: »

He's squinty eyed and bockety looking and he has tiny little ears.

See?!

He's lovely and has got sooooo much character. Very quirky LOL :T:T:T

fraz_babe

Wow !!

They are all fab. And different which is good because they are hand made. Cant wait to seee more and make some myself ! !thanks xxxxx

SugarSpun

Thanks

One of his eyes is made of Danish money, the other out of a button that came off my trousers. He's also stuffed with cotton wool because I had no stuffing - hope he doesn't ever get wet