Sock monkeys!

nuttybabe

all mine look funny to start off with. what i do is sew by machine the main bits - the legs, arms, tail. then i do the main body. i stuff it a bit. it does look funny at that point. then i sew on the mouth which i use the heel for. then i put on the eyes. it still looks odd!!! :P and then i stuff the body until i am happy with the shape. i like mine cuddly! then i sew on tail, arms and ears and knit the scarf/hat or make the clothes.

babyfreckles

nuttybabe wrote: »

does anyone know of any cow print socks? just been asked to make a cow!! :P

You can get some cow socks either £2 from Dorothy Perkins (They have a purple toe and heel) or Peacocks do a pack of 3 socks for £3 with a cow print, and I think the toe/heel is pink

nuttybabe

thank you. peacocks it is. (dont think we have a dot perkins here!!!). have to pop into town next week so will add that to my list!

Shelley3774

Hello just returned from a lovely 2 night stay in London with the hubby so haven't done any monkeying for a few days.

Angela72 like Nuttybabe said they can all look a bit funny intially and it takes lots of practice in the beginning to get them looking monkeyish. I use ladies socks 4-7 but I round the heads off as I prefer mine that way. I found they looked a bit long too and I then use the toe for the mouth.

Nuttybabe I use cow print socks and they have a 3 pack in peacocks and matalan. I have also bought the ones in DP and currently making up a batch of monkeys in these as most people seem to want to the cow one!!

babyfreckles

Thought I would show you all my weeks progress using my sewing machine for the second time!



Sorry if this comes out HUGE I am not to technical with things like this lol Still needing limbs and faces, but need to get some more of the see through cotton stuff.. :-)

hogshead

Reminds me of The Grinch, which I just love.
Well done.

nuttybabe wrote: »

well, looks like noone wants an illumious yellow santa. Both of the people who ordered want green ones. so dd will be happy as she will get him, just need to buy more fluff!!!

the green one looks like this!

mummyslittleboy

My mum has finished the hats and scarfs for my monkeys :T I just need to finish making them now :eek:

Shelley hope you had a lovely time away I do like london more so when I dont have the kids with me and can actually look around although we mainly end up going shopping there after DS has been to see his specialist at great ormond street the girls love it there so do I but could spend a fortune;)

sethsgran

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Sock-Sewing-One---Kind/dp/0715330160/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288477391&sr=1-1
Just bought this book from Amazon, some great ideas and tips in it.

mummyslittleboy

sethsgran wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Sock-Sewing-One---Kind/dp/0715330160/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288477391&sr=1-1
Just bought this book from Amazon, some great ideas and tips in it.

Thanks sethsgran have just ordered it

babyfreckles

sethsgran wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Sock-Sewing-One---Kind/dp/0715330160/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288477391&sr=1-1
Just bought this book from Amazon, some great ideas and tips in it.

I treated myself to that book to just last week Cant wait for it to come xx