Sock monkeys!

spicyprawn

Yep lol I was thinking I'd have to buy a box hehe

Dex

My First Sock Monkey



He took ages but I think he turned out ok

Going to make one with fluffy socks next I think.

--wont work i'll have to try when i get home

xbrenx

Well, I finally made a start on a sock monkey. For someone who is not in any way crafty or arty I'm quite pleased with how easy they are. (Not saying it will end up looking great - just great for me ).

Has anyone got any tips on how to do the stuffing. I've bought a cheap pillow and using the stuffing from that. When doing the legs and body it easily went lumpy, is there a special way to stuff the tail that I haven't hit upon yet?
Thanks in advance.

pennib

There's no special way I'm afraid (or at least I've not found it!) just patience. I pass the stuffing duties to my dd as she can do it a lot better than myself.

spicyprawn

Ive found using a whole lump (enough to fill the whole animal and more!) will work better than pulling bits off and stuffing. So constantly feeding the stuffing if that makes any sense For tails I feed it in with a pencil using the blunt end

benbenandme

Went into Hawkins Bazaar today and they are selling sock monkey kits for £6 :eek: You still need to make it yourself, they just provide the stuff needed. Gotta love mse for providing the instructions and so much more for free :T

avstar

I've made a couple of sock monkeys for Christmas presents, they're for older girls so they've got button eyes but I might change them for felt eyes in case they ever get into tiny hands.

I'm also going knit the sockies a scarf cos they look a bit naked at the moment.
More pics on my blog.

thunderbird

these are all so cute! I think I may have a go myself - I'm not that crafty though...

jcr16

wow avstar i love your monkeys. i think monkeys are addictive.

i've got about 8 pairs of socks waiting to be turned into monkeys. i bought the eyes yesterday so hopefully this weekend i'll get making.

thunderbird

I am going to keep my eye out for suitable socks. What length/size do people tend to use?