Sock monkeys!

Sian_the_Green

I just made a monkey for a friend who is moving back to China
He has worked out pretty cute and my mum crocheted him a hat and put a bobble on it, it looks ace. I am trying to work out what else I can add to really finish him off, I was thinking of putting a tag on him, like a luggage tag, a bit like Paddington. Any advice on wording?

Kaleidoscope27

Wicked new sock monkey's!

Can I ask advice on doing mouths? What do you guys use for them and how to you sew them on? I was thinking of using wool and just sort of stitching it on at intervals to it keeps it shape. But I thought I'd ask some experienced people first

sm1971

For mouths, I just use a back stitch in embroidery thread, although there might be a better way of achieving a better effect.

pennib

I have just started a blog not a lot on it just yet tho but thought I would let ya know!!

pennib

Klimny. It must be the month for engagements cos 'Brenda' has an engagement ring on as
well. You have a big rock tho on your pinky sockie hope you have a similair one in real life!!

nuttybabe

Kaleidoscope27 wrote: »

Wicked new sock monkey's!

Can I ask advice on doing mouths? What do you guys use for them and how to you sew them on? I was thinking of using wool and just sort of stitching it on at intervals to it keeps it shape. But I thought I'd ask some experienced people first

Hi

I have used wool and done a back stitch across but now I do chain stitch with thick red thread which I think works quite well.

cuddles123

Just finished more



Lots of ways of doing mouths. I use embroidery thread, start at left end of mouth, knot. go to left nostril, knot, right nostril, knot, right end of mouth, knot, then back to left end of mouth. I then hand finish with matching thread to catch in all the ends.
I like my monkeys to smile instead of a straight mouth, but it's all a matter of taste really.

Kaleidoscope27

Thank you for the suggestions on the mouth I think I'm gonna try a couple of methods out in a piece of spare sock ( :rotfl: never said that before) and see what I find easier/prefer.

li'l_p

Well, I have almost finished my monkey... she just needs her mouth sewing on when I can get some embroidery thread.

Really pleased with how she turned out, especially given that it's the first one I have ever done and I expected it to be awful!

cuddles123

Well done li'l_p - great monkey, very pretty.
Who is it for?