I have now finished making my sock monsters, below is a picture of the 5 finished toys. I made the first monster for the last project. The next two monsters i made in reading week (green and black stripes and purple ladybird) with a little help from a handy friend with a sewing machine! However, this means that the quality of these two is a lot better than the others. For the first 3 sock monsters i used the same basic design found on both the Blue Peter website and, quite randomly, the Monster Munch website - (see bottom of post for links)
The Fish Sock Monster...
For this sock monster i didn't really use any of the templates from the previous sock monsters, but the basis of the templates aided me to visualize what type of monster the sock would become. It wasn't really designed before hand but came to me as i went through the process of making it.
- Take one sock and place it flat down with the heel at the side. Cut upwards from the opening of the sock to about half way between the end and the heel. These will become the tail fins. Then turn the sock inside out and sew up the end of one of the halves but leave a gap at the bottom for the stuffing. Do the same for the other half.
- This is optional but here i have sewn a small circle of fabric for the eyes, just to add a bit more character. It can be quite tricky to sew on to one side of the sock without going through both sides so use your other hand to hold the inside of the sock wide open. I have also stuffed the end of the sock (where the toes go) to make plumped lips, and then sewn through the middle and around the outside.
- Here i have just sewn the buttons on over the small fabric circles to create the eyes.
- Now stuff the fish (i used cheap pillow stuffing) as fat as you like, i think i slightly over stuffed my fish because you can see the material stretching. Sew up the remaining gap and add any last touch ups if necessary. For example i used a simple stitch in the heel (top fin) of the fish to make it more defined.
Blue Peter Website:
Monster Munch Sock Monsters:
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