Febuary Challenge / sewalong - Sock monkey

I love the socks from Primark, cheap and cheerful but some funky patterns and they don't stretch too much either Oh, got some good ones from George@Asda too, packs of 3 pairs in the sale

no Primark here

But I will now have to stalk the aisles of Asda asap

Cute monkeys, might have a go at one myself

Cute monkeys, might have a go at one myself

You definitely should/.

When I made the first one, I was a bit meh about the whole thing but DD has loved her monkey so much and making the 2nd and 3rd monkeys has been lots more fun.

Go on, have a go

Any sock monkeys out there?????

I just finished number three and there is so much improvement. Will try and get a group pic tomorrow when its daylight as all the ones I have taken tonight look grainy.

I finished a sock bunny the other night (didn't fancy making the sock monkey ). I'll take a picture of it later today along with the sock zebra I did earlier. Wish I'd taken photos of the other ones I'd made

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My socks are sat here looking at me !!

I have promised the park in the morning, will meet a friend for papers and coffee while the kids play but I think I'll try to have a go in the afternoon!

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As many of you know I've been a little busy this year so have had little time for crafting however I have finally started my sock monkey, I just need to finish sewing him together. I think I'll have to re-do one of his arms as it is not exactly the same length at the end (where you sew into the edging area of the sock) so it is bugging me perhaps I need to stop being such a perfectionist and get on with it

Will try to get it done in the next few days and get pics up!

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I can't beleive how long this monkey is taking me literally weeks in front of the TV . He is now a wibbly wobbly monkey who's face is on crooked and now only needs his eyes which I think I may put on crooked too (to make it look like it was supposed to be like he is ) and then I'll get pics up!

the sock zebra I did earlier.

I love that - did you use a tutorial? I'm thinking it may be less annoying that the monkey

:drama: I can't beleive how long this monkey is taking me literally weeks in front of the TV . He is now a wibbly wobbly monkey who's face is on crooked and now only needs his eyes which I think I may put on crooked too (to make it look like it was supposed to be like he is ) and then I'll get pics up!

the sock zebra I did earlier.

I love that - did you use a tutorial? I'm thinking it may be less annoying that the monkey

sock monkeys always looked a little too fiddly for my liking I think I used a tutorial to start with, I'll have a look around for you.

This is the first one that I made http://sewmakebelieve.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/sock-toy-tutorial/ very easy as the arms are formed out of the body. The ones I made after this one I kind of adapted and added separate arms and did the ears differently. Once you get the hang of which parts of the sock make the best body parts you can make loads of different ones

Sock owls are very easy to do and look incredibly cute http://httpecho.deviantart.com/art/Sock-doll-tutorial-98753371?offset=10 just click on the photos to make the tutorial bigger. Love making these.

You have to post piccies up of course