Sock monkeys!

LJM

i think its a great pattern may use it myself

Troythecat

chatty123 wrote: »

This weekends makes.
3 of which are currently in the post on their way to a lovely lady who is an avid sock monkey fan.. of course Miss Kitty does now have eyes.

they are fabulous chatty!!

gemsmember

have decided to make him brown leather brogues as that is what the recipient wears.

gemsmember

Have finished 'playing' now and need to get back to proper work.

I have got 4 more monkeys to make for my Christmas orders so going to try to get them cleared today - then I can go on to sort out the final Christmas gifts etc. that I still need to think about

nuttybabe

He is brilliant gemsmember. Got to admit, thats why most of mine are themed, its because i find it more fun to dress them up. i am just finishing the last one for xmas presents. then its just 4 more for xmas eve hamper so can do them next week.

and i got my little made with love charms today. so have been sewing them on all the ones for presents. they look so sweet.

keelykat

Wow! I wish I had a sewing machine to make things like this! My two year old has loved looking at the photo's of the sock monkeys on here, does anyone on here make them to sell?

keely.

LJM

you can make them by hand i did before i got my sewing machine

gemsmember

keelykat wrote: »

Wow! I wish I had a sewing machine to make things like this! My two year old has loved looking at the photo's of the sock monkeys on here, does anyone on here make them to sell?

keely.

Hi Keely

There are quite a few of us who make them to sell. Everyone makes a different style, so the best thing would be to look at the ones you like the best and send a pm to that person.

chatty123

nuttybabe wrote: »

He is brilliant gemsmember. Got to admit, thats why most of mine are themed, its because i find it more fun to dress them up. i am just finishing the last one for xmas presents. then its just 4 more for xmas eve hamper so can do them next week.

and i got my little made with love charms today. so have been sewing them on all the ones for presents. they look so sweet.

Yes I agree. i feel the monkeys are too naked if i dont dress them.

well i mean it is winter and we have a duty to keep them warm.

laurylaury

In order to jazz up some soon-to-be-made sock monkeys, I decided I'd need to buy some fabric. But then i thought, 'Why not order some free fabric samples?'. I'm sure the sizes of the samples will be quite small but they'll still be large enough to make little love-hearts and stars out of to sew onto the monkey.
Here's some places I ordered from:
http://www.nabru.co.uk/fabric_samples
http://www.sofa.com/shop/free-swatches

There's also another MSE thread where some other places you can order samples are given:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/801725

I'll report back when I receive all the freebies And to show everyone my sock monkeys when they're done