Sock Monkey

How to make a Sock Monkey!

Start with a pair of socks

Flip one of the socks inside out, and fold it so that the heel is facing up. Cut the legs and stitch around all of the open edges.

Round off the toes.

 Flip the sock inside out and stuff the whole thing 

with stuffing cotton

Take the other sock and flip it inside out and cut out the,

arms,ears,tail and nose

note: I cut the nose out of a white sock, that's why you don't see it on the picture 

you are suppose to cut the nose out of the heel ;) 

Sew around ears.  Sew around the arms, rounding the hand area.  Sew around the tail, making the tip pointed.

 Gather and sew the nose part, so that it is round and three dimensional 

but I forgot to do that so it doesn't look the way it should :P

I just sewed around the edge--

Turn each of the parts right-side out 

and fill the arms,tail and nose with cotton stuffing

Gather and sew the top of the head by 

pinching folds of sock together to create a rounded top,

as shown below. 

Stitch a line around the neck,then pull tightly to gather, in order 

to make the neck thinner than the head 

For the ears, nose and arms, fold the opening inside 

and stitch to the body

 Fold the opening of the tail inside 

and sew it onto the body

Use your favorite buttons for the eyes and nose.

Sew a red mouth and sew in the ears and you're done!

I saw this design in the book,

Sock and Glove

by

Miyako Kanamori 

You can find it on Amazon-- there are many other cute sock stuffies to create!