Microwavable Sock Frog (Now with huge pic tutorial!) - TOYS, DOLLS AND PLAYTHINGS. Tutorial added after the pictures of the first sock frog! After offering to make a friend either a sock monkey, sock dog, or sock cat, she requested a sock frog. I've never made a sock frog before, and didn't have a pattern, but I felt confident because of all the experience I now have making sock animals. Anyway, I love how it turned out! The stuffing is a mixture of two things... the bulk of the stuffing is a pouch of rice I made, and the rest is just normal polyester fluff.
I put the rice in a pouch first, because I find that fluffy socks (...or any socks, really) tend to loose rice or flax seed from stretching and tiny holes and bad fairies. Thanks for looking! Here's how I made the sock frogs! First, I started off with a pair of socks. Take one sock, and flip it inside out. Sew the legs of your sock frog, the same way you would with a sock monkey.
To make the toes, I sewed in two triangles, as pictured below. Turn this sock right side out, and set aside! Fill your pouch! Red Heel Sock Style. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects. Now it's time to grab that other sock, provided it hasn't disappeared. Don't laugh -- I have about a half dozen socks whose partners have mysteriously vanished.
It can happen. Turn the sock inside out and flatten it the other way, so the heel is folded in half. This sock is much more picky as to what it turns into. The long front half of the sock is the tail. Before cutting anything, I'll give you a bit of advice I learned the hard way: You'll notice the tail and the arms are the uppermost section. How to Make Sock Monkey Slippers. Sock Monkey. These instructions for a sock monkey pattern show you how to make a classic sock monkey with a step by step tutorial. Easy to make sewing project with lots of pictures. What you need pair of socks sewing machine buttons (just two for the eyes) ruler pens scissors stuffing pins needle and thread Instructions All that we need: Sock Monkey – What you need We start by making the body and legs of the monkey.
Sock Monkey Socks Heels Flattened First, turn one of the socks inside out and flatten it so that the heel is centered (as in the picture above). Sewing the first leg Here I’m beginning to sew the first leg. Line Of Stitching Here you can see my line of stitching down the sock and the way I’ve turned it to round off the foot. Seam Lines Here you can clearly see the seam lines delineating the legs, each ending in a rounded off foot. Sock Monkey Torso Your inside-out monkey torso has a convenient hole in the crotch through which you can turn him rightside-out. Sock Monkey Torso in 3D Sew the tails.