- Find two clean socks. One sock is the head, body, and legs of the monkey. The other sock will be the arms, tail, mouth and ears.
- Turn the socks inside out.
- Make the legs and neck from one sock.
- Fold one sock with the heel flat.
- Mark the center line of the foot from the toe to approximately one inch from the colored heel.
- With the sock still folded flat, sew up one side of your marked line and back down the other side, leaving approximately a quarter inch space between the line and your seam. (The width of your sewing machine presser foot usually works well).
line and back down the other side (approx 1/4 inch away from line)
- Cut the legs up the middle, between your two seams.
- Turn and stuff the entire sock.
- Decide where the "neck" will be and, using sturdy thread such as embroidery floss, stitch around the neck with quarter inch stitches.
- Pull the stitches snuggly until you get the size neck you want and knot the ends.
size. Tie the floss securely.
- Round the head area with stuffing as desired.
- Stitch the top opening of the sock closed.
- Note: If your sock opening is the same color as the body of the sock, just make a nice rounded head and stitch it shut. If it is a contrasting color, you will need to decide if you want to cut it off (makes a shorter body for the monkey) or use it as a "hat" by not stuffing the last inch or two and cinching the opening into a cone shape to simulate the crown of the "hat" as follows:
- Gather the tip with large stitches and snug/cinch them closed.
- Fold the raw edges to the center and tuck inside.
- Stitch the opening closed.
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Stitch closed.
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Cut the second sock as shown. You may also choose to follow the illustrations in the link below.
- Second sock, sewn and cut:
- Second sock, turned and stuffed:
- Attach the tail to the rump.
- Attach the arms to either side of the body.
- Make the mouth/nose from the heel of the second sock. Cut it out, stuff it, and sew it onto the "face" of the first sock as shown in photo.
- Sew the bottom edge to the monkey's chin. Right sides together, so that when you fold the nose up, the outside edge will be a fold (not raw).
- Add stuffing to make the nose puff out.
- Fold the raw edge under and stitch the top edge to the face.
- Turn the raw edges of the ears to the inside and stitch them closed.
- Add button eyes and there's your monkey!
xource: How to Make a Sock Monkey - wikiHow