Sock monkeys!

RustyFlange

As promised pics of the socks I picked up half price in asda today.
you can sort of see the shimmer of silver in the pink one in the pic.

mary43

Brilliant load of piccys and handy they're all in one place like that. Makes it a lot easier. Must make note of where it is so I don't go trawling round searching another day...............lol..............thanks for that link:j

Love the socks Rusty :j

luxor4t

RustyFlange wrote: »

Dora he is lovely! So muchbetter than my poor effort lol ... I have stuffed him this afternoon and have stuffed his tail and ears, just his arms and mouth to go but I am still thinking of a different mouth as I think I will screw it all up ...

Here is a progress picture ... no laughing or you will make me cry! lol oh and the pink and black stripey socks for my next one


Thanks Wartime ... need a cloth? :rotfl:

I was quietly sitting at the computer planning out a few monkeys for my Xmas boxes when DH looked over my shoulder and saw the above work in progress

I won't repeat what he said but I told him he was going to have a red one - that will teach him better manners .

Thank you all for the brilliant help on this thread!

RustyFlange

luxor4t wrote: »

I was quietly sitting at the computer planning out a few monkeys for my Xmas boxes when DH looked over my shoulder and saw the above work in progress

I won't repeat what he said but I told him he was going to have a red one - that will teach him better manners .

Thank you all for the brilliant help on this thread!

Lol I know it was a bit of a disaster and looks all out of shape, I have bought new socks and plan to try again tonight hopefully these will turn out better.

P.S can you tell me what he said? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

luxor4t

RustyFlange wrote: »

Lol I know it was a bit of a disaster and looks all out of shape, I have bought new socks and plan to try again tonight hopefully these will turn out better.

P.S can you tell me what he said? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It is NOT a disaster! I do best when working from pictures, and with fiddly things a big photo helps,so thankyou.

What did he say? well, (blush)...the conversation went like this:

DH (peering over my shoulder at the screen without his glasses)"what are you doing?"
Me "planning to make some Christmas presents"
DH "will mine look like that?"
Me (thinking of my spare socks)"well, when I've finished it will be bright red"

I have absolutely no idea why he laughed in such a vulgar way

RustyFlange

luxor4t wrote: »

It is NOT a disaster! I do best when working from pictures, and with fiddly things a big photo helps,so thankyou.

What did he say? well, (blush)...the conversation went like this:

DH (peering over my shoulder at the screen without his glasses)"what are you doing?"
Me "planning to make some Christmas presents"
DH "will mine look like that?"
Me (thinking of my spare socks)"well, when I've finished it will be bright red"

I have absolutely no idea why he laughed in such a vulgar way

:rotfl::rotfl: Tell him if he is horrible again then all the posters on this thread will make one in hideous colours and send them all his way lol

luxor4t

RustyFlange wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl: Tell him if he is horrible again then all the posters on this thread will make one in hideous colours and send them all his way lol

he didn't think I was talking about a sock monkey when I told him his would be red
(well, he is getting a bit vain and won't wear his specs so he just saw the shape in the photo rather than the detail!)

tootiefrooties

hi everyone!

i'd like to join in on all the sock monkeying - i can't believe how amazing all your monkeys look! they are SO cool.

i've never been able to sew and they didn't teach it at school, but i have my mum's old sewing machine and have been practising today (damn bobbins!) making wheat bags for xmas. so far, so good (well, not bad anyway).

i am the second eldest of ten children, so there's lots of kiddies to buy for at xmas. One of them isn't even a year old yet, and they range all the way up to 23. phew! so i'm thinking the sock moneys would make really cool presents as you can personalise them for all ages and personalities.

Wish me luck, I'm about to get started with some cool stripey socks I got from asda today...:D

bestpud

piefacerecords wrote: »

hi everyone!

i'd like to join in on all the sock monkeying - i can't believe how amazing all your monkeys look! they are SO cool.

i've never been able to sew and they didn't teach it at school, but i have my mum's old sewing machine and have been practising today (damn bobbins!) making wheat bags for xmas. so far, so good (well, not bad anyway).

i am the second eldest of ten children, so there's lots of kiddies to buy for at xmas. One of them isn't even a year old yet, and they range all the way up to 23. phew! so i'm thinking the sock moneys would make really cool presents as you can personalise them for all ages and personalities.

Wish me luck, I'm about to get started with some cool stripey socks I got from asda today...:D

Good luck!

And pleeease can we see a piccy when he/she is done?

Maggie_Bob

Well, I finally started my first sock monkey today. Have made, stuffed and sewn the body/legs, and arms, and went back to my sewing machine to do the tail, and the bloody thing jammed up!

Hubby (who has no idea about how a sewing machine works, but took over when I threatened to throw it out the window) seems to have fixed it now, so I'm going to head back to the sewing machine and give it another go - fingers crossed!