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How To Make a Sock Monkey!

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1. 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.
   

   Two Socks
2. Turn the socks inside out.
3. 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.
     

     Center line marked.
   • 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).
     

     Sew up one side of the line and back down the other side (approx 1/4 inch away from line)
   • Cut the legs up the middle, between your two seams.
     

     Cut up the middle.
   • Turn and stuff the entire sock.
     

     Turn and stuff
   • Decide where the "neck" will be and, using sturdy thread such as embroidery floss, stitch around the neck with quarter inch stitches.
     

     Stitches for cinching the neck.
   • Pull the stitches snuggly until you get the size neck you want and knot the ends.
     

     Cinching the neck to 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.
       

       Gather at the point.
     • Fold the raw edges to the center and tuck inside.
       

       Fold raw/open edge to the inside.
     • Stitch the opening closed.
       

       Stitch closed.
4. 

   Pattern to cut and sew.
   Cut the second sock as shown. You may also choose to follow the illustrations in the link below.
   • Second sock, sewn and cut:
     

     Completed pieces.
   • Second sock, turned and stuffed:
     

     Turned and stuffed tail and legs. Ears turned, nose still waiting to be dealt with.
5. Attach the tail to the rump.
   

   Sew the tail to the rump.
6. Attach the arms to either side of the body.
   

   Arms sewn to either side of the body.
7. 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.
   

   Cut out.
   
   
   
   • 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).
     

     Bottom edge sewn to face.
   • Add stuffing to make the nose puff out.
     

     stuffing added to make a "nose".
   • Fold the raw edge under and stitch the top edge to the face.
     

     top edge sewn.
8. Turn the raw edges of the ears to the inside and stitch them closed.
   

   Turn raw edges in and close the ear.
   
   
   
   • Stitch the completed ears to each side of the head.
     

     Ears on head.
9. Add button eyes and there's your monkey!
   

   Eyes added.