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Last year I introduced the kids to Chinese New Year celebrations. This year we will learn a little more about the celebration by having a story time. Since my kids love stuffed animals I decided to learn to hand sew them their very own sock plushies for our celebration.
Chinese New Year 2015 is the year of the Sheep/Ram. So what better than two little sock plushies to accompany my kiddos story time for some cultural learning and celebration.
Watch me make the kids sock plushies in this quick tutorial.
A huge thank you to BudgetHobby for inspiring me to learn to make my kids plushies with her quick Basic Hand Stitches video
To Make a Sock Plushie You Will Need
Check out your local Walmart for all the supplies to start your very own sewing kit!
You will need:
- White Cozy socks– 1 long one or 2 short ankle socks(don’t worry if they have the grips you can flip the sock inside out)
- Poly Fiber
- embroidery thread – in brown or white
- sewing needle
- scissors
- pin needles
- Beige or Brown felt
Simple sewing steps to make sock plushies
1-Stuff the sock with a handful of poly fiber. Cut once you make a round body
2-Close the body using a running stitch
3-Using felt cut a rectangle the size of your body side. This will be the head shape
4-Trim the edges to make a round oval felt and secure it on your sock plushie using a ladder stitch
5-Cut out another rectangle of felt this time fold it in half and cut out a rounded triangle this will make 2 ears.
6-Cut the heel portion of the cozy sock that remained from the body and cut it in half your felt ears should fit onto the cozy sock.
7-Trim off a small rectangle portion from each ear cozy sock to make a tail later
8-Stitch the ear felt to the cozy sock with a back stitch. Trim the excess fabric of cozy sock. Flip them inside out
9-Secure onto your sock plushie using a ladder stitch.
10-Fold the remainder of the sock or use another sock in the same fabric to cut our 4 identical circles the size of the inside of your palm.
11-For each circle, create a foot using a running stitch.
12-Before closing your running stitch fill with the same amount of poly fiber on each foot.
13-Attach all feet using a ladder stitch.
14-Make the tail with 2 small rectangles. Using the back stitch to secure both layers of cozy sock together
15-Flip it inside out once sewn on 3 of the 4 sides and attach to the plushies back using the ladder stitch
16-Use an embroidery stitch to make the face of your plushie.
17-Use a disapearing ink marker to make your face before you stitch.
18-This completes the sheep plushie
19-To make the ram simply cut 2 long (4-5inches long by 1.5-2inches wide)pieces of felt
20-Fold in 3rds , secure with pins and run a ladder stitch to secure felt.
21-Roll the felt to make a cinnamon roll and run a quick ladder stitch to keep its shape.
22-Attach above the ears to your plushie using a ladder stitch.
Find great kids books to celebrate and learn about Chinese new year with your family available at Walmart.com
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