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Everyone loves a soft toy on Valentines Day and Valentine Sock Monkeys make great little gifts for that special valentine. As the name suggests, valentine Sock Monkeys are made from a pair of socks; Valentine socks with a love heart pattern. If you can't find a pair of love heart socks or you want to try something a bit different, sew a love heart cut from red felt onto your sock monkeys chest where his heart would be.
If you want to drive your Valentine bananas with a Valentine Sock Monkey
you will need...
A pair of socks in any size (Socks with hearts on make Fantastic Valentines Sock Monkeys), needle and thread, toy stuffing, 2 buttons for eyes and a sewing machine is an advantage but not essential
Take the first sock, turn it inside out and lay it out flat heel up.
Mark out the centre of the sock up to 4 cm below the heel line. With a dewing machine, if you have one, stitch 1 cm away from the centre line and sew down towards the ribbed part of the sock. Sew down to the bottom edge, turn away from the centre line and sew across the ribbed section to form a foot. Stitch the other side of the centre line to match.
Now cut up the centre line to divide the legs.
Turn the sock the right way out through the hole at the monkey's crotch. Lightly stuff the monkey's body and legs and sew up the hole in the crotch with invisible stitches.
Lay the second sock out flat in a side profile position and cut out relevant parts as indicated in the diagram.
Tail
Fold in half and stitch up the long side, tapering the ribbed edge to a point. Turn, stuff, turn the ends in and attach to the monkey's bottom.
Mouth
Turn in edges and pin the oval shaped mouth to the main monkey just below the toe. Stitch invisibly in place leaving a small opening. Lightly stuff and close opening. Embroider on a mouth.
Arms
Fold in half and sew up the long edge and across the ribbed edge. Turn, stuff, turn the edges in and stitch in place on the monkey's body.
Ears
Put two ear parts together with right sides facing. Sew around curved part of the ear and turn right sides out. Tuck the bottom edge up inside the ear and fold the ear in half. Tack half way along the bottom edge to form a fold in the ear and stitch in place at the side of the monkey's head.
Eyes
Stitch buttons on the front of the monkey's head above the mouth.
Pull the hat on to the monkey's head - you can add a Pompom to the hat if you wish.
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