Gift Card Sock Monster Pattern

Cut a 3 inch long section of sock and a 5 inch long section of sock. Then cut them up the sides. If you are not using socks, cut two pieces of stretchy fabric about 3 by 5 inches, and two pieces of fabric about 3 by 3 inches. (I'm using knit t-shirt material for this monster.) Take the 3 inch square pieces and sandwich a piece of rick rack between them, lining up the rick rack along the top. The right sides of the fabric should be facing each other. Sew through all layers, trying to keep the stitching in the middle of the rick rack. Flip the fabric so that the right sides are out, and so the "teeth" of the rick rack are sticking out. Sometimes I heat up the iron now and press this part of the monster, and sometimes I don't. Your choice. I generally sew this toothed piece to the face piece (one of the 3 by 5 inches pieces) along the bottom, as close to the edge as possible...just to make sure that the mouth doesn't develop a stuffing leak.   So, now you need to decide the shape of the head. For this monster, I made two horns or ears. Mark this if you'd like a line to follow with the stitching. Put right sides of both 3 by 5 inch together. Sew together using about a quarter inch seam and leaving a hole, or section unsewn at the bottom. Trim off the excess fabric from the head. Fuse a patch of interfacing on the back of the area where the button "eyes" will be sewn. This will reinforce the fabric and help keep the monster from losing an eye. If the monster is to be given to a small child, it is better to fuse and/or stitch circles of felt for the eyes. Buttons could be a choking hazard if chewed off. Turn the monster right side out. Sew on the eyes. Monsters look even more monsterous if they have one eye bigger than the other, I think, and two buttons stacked up for each eye makes an even better eye. Stuff your monster and sew the opening in the bottom shut. If you put some weighting pellets in the bottom of the monster, you increase his ability to stand upright...but it will make him less able to hang from the Christmas tree by biting onto a candy cane! Feed him some cash, or a gift card and give him to a deserving human. These characters were made using socks...

Comments

[Teresa]

Linda, Thanks so much for the pattern. It looks easy to follow and I just found the perfect sock to use that is missing a mate. If I ever find the mate I'll just make another.

[Kristin La Flamme]

These are too cute! My kids have a few pairs of too small socks that would make great monsters. Thanks for the fun idea.