How to make a DIY sock toy?

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Gift - how many emotions in this word! Expectation, joy, love, anticipation, uncertainty, happiness, hope, reciprocity… And each time choosing a gift is an exciting adventure: “What would make him happy?”, “Will she like it?”, “Where can I find what I came up with? "," Or maybe do it yourself? And here the doors to the exciting world of needlework open! Patterns, patterns, tools, fabrics, yarn… It's so easy to get lost in it! And sometimes it is so difficult and long to make something with your own hands. But the most valuable gift is the one made with soul and with your own hands!

In fact, not everything is as complicated as it seems at first glance.

The most popular gifts are socks and toys. Boring? What if they are combined? Just some two hours of work - and the original toy is ready!

Types of sock toys

Do-it-yourself soft toys from socks are different: large, small, sewn from one or more socks, educational, memorable, funny or sad. You can sew a toy out of a sock for a child, and it will become the most beloved for many years. BUTinstead of a synthetic winterizer, you can fill it with herbs, and the natural, and most importantly, the original flavor is ready. Or sew it as a reminder of some significant event in life. In general, what a do-it-yourself sock toy will be depends only on the goals and imagination of the needlewoman.

Materials

So, before you start creating your soft toy, you need to prepare all the necessary materials:

• Socks. There are several nuances here. Firstly, they differ in form: there are classic, golf, sports, understated. It cannot be said that every toy can be made from any sock, so it is necessary to take into account the features of the pattern when choosing socks. Secondly, socks differ in composition. Cotton without lycra is well suited for toys for young children, but they practically do not stretch, parts are poorly formed from them, and they shrink when washed. Plush soft socks are pleasant to the touch, well suited for making animals, imitating wool, but they do not keep their shape well and it is very difficult to sew from them, since the structure is loose, the line behind the pile is almost invisible, and the material will also crumble along the edge. Synthetic ones are well formed, have a variety of colors, however, with an active game, they quickly lose their appearance, do not wash well and can shed. Woolen socks are well suited for creating original animals, they keep their shape, retain their original appearance for a long time, but it is difficult to sew from them, it is necessary to carefully select all the loops to avoid unraveling during stuffing and further use, as well as inthey can start moth larvae.
• Scissors. It is better to prepare 2 pairs: tailoring - for the main work, manicure - for small work (cut threads, rip, etc.).
• Needle. When choosing needles, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the toy. If the toy is simple, then you only need a needle that is comfortable for sewing. If the pattern involves piercing a large volume (forming a muzzle, for example), then a gypsy needle may be needed.
• Threads. It is necessary to choose them according to two criteria: color and strength. If the toy is multi-colored, then the threads will most likely need several colors. Also, do not forget about the design of the toy.
• Filler. It is best to use a synthetic winterizer or holofiber comb. Hollofiber with balls has an uneven structure, so a do-it-yourself sock toy will be bumpy. Foam rubber, like cotton wool, is also undesirable to use: they dry for a long time and can leave stains on the fabric when dried. If you make a tactile toy filled with cereal, you must remember that it cannot be washed and that bugs can start in the cereal. In this case, it is better to give preference to cherry pits. They do not deteriorate, they can be washed, and if the bones are heated in a microwave oven or on a radiator, they retain heat for a long time, so the toy can be used as a heating pad.
• Decor. It is immediately necessary to decide what kind of toy will be made of socks. Simple, in a hat, with a scarf or in a dress, she will have eyes made of buttons, beads or embroidered with thread. Accordingly, everything you need to prepare in advance, so that inno further distractions from creating your masterpiece.

Sewing Patterns

And when everything is ready for work, you can start creating! Patterns for toys from socks with your own hands are quite simple, you can make them yourself or use ready-made work.

Cat

This is a DIY sock toy for beginners. Sewing it is easy enough. First you need to choose socks. The composition and color depend only on the imagination of the needlewoman, but it is better to choose a sports shape, at the rate of 7 cm of the bootleg by 15 cm of the foot. To make a cat, you will need 1 pair of socks, 2 buttons, basic threads (to match the color of the socks, in this case white), black and red for decoration.

The process is as follows.

1. Socks must be turned inside out, placed on a flat surface with the heel up.
2. The first sock will be the torso with the legs. The heel part of the sock plays the role of the priests of the toy, the bootleg - the hind legs, the foot - the body and front legs. According to the pattern, make cuts, sew the front paws and partially the hind legs. Turn inside out.
3. Second sock - head and tail. Cut, sew the tail, ears, leave a place between the ears for stuffing and eversion.
4. Stuff the torso and head, sew up technological holes with a mattress seam, sew buttons on the muzzle - eyes, embroider a nose, mouth and mustache. Collect all the details (the head is located with the seam on the toe down). Before sewing on the tail, you need to wrapinside the edge of the product.

The sock cat is ready!

Dog

A dog is sewn from socks according to the same principle as a cat, only the ears and nose are cut out separately. The photo shows a pattern of a dog. Depending on the color of the sock and what you would like to make the ears and tail, you can change their location on the pattern. In this case, details of a contrasting color were used, respectively, to create this toy from a sock with your own hands, it took 1 pair of colored and 1 black, as well as beige, black threads, 2 buttons on a leg with a diameter of 10 mm in black and 2 white, with two holes, diameter 25 mm.

The execution algorithm is as follows.

1. Turn out the socks, cut out the details according to the picture.
2. Sew the body, not forgetting to leave a hole for eversion. Unscrew, stuff and sew up the technological hole.
3. Turn out the head, stuff it, carefully assemble the end, hiding the edge inside, pull it off, fasten it. Sew on buttons - eyes (you can sew both large and small buttons at once, or you can do it in stages), ears, nose (formed according to the same principle as the head), embroider a mouth.
4. Sew the tail, collect all the details.

Bear

In order to sew a bear toy from a sock with your own hands, you will need socks of medium shaft height, as for colors - it is better to use two-tone products,the toe of which differ in color from the main canvas. You will also need 2 black beads for the eyes, 2 buttons and a ribbon for decor, which can be changed if desired. A bear is a little more difficult to sew than a cat or a dog, but the result will be worth the effort.

We act like this.

1. Turn the socks inside out, lay them out as shown in the pattern.
2. Cut out details.
3. Body. The pattern clearly shows the location of the neck. If the socks are rather thin, then it is not necessary to cut out the bends, it is enough to sew, leaving the excess fabric inside, however, if the socks are made of dense material, then the excess should still be removed, since the fabric will not lie flat. Sew the legs, not forgetting to leave room for eversion. Fill, sew up the hole.
4. Sew hands, ears. Turn inside out, stuff, sew to the body.
5. Muzzle. Gather the toe along the cut line a little (reduce the diameter by 1.5 cm), stuff it, sew it to the body around the circumference, forming a muzzle.
6. Embroider a nose and mouth on the muzzle, sew on beady eyes and decorative elements.

The bear is ready!

Monkey

In the photo of a toy made of socks with your own hands, you can see that the principle of sewing a monkey is about the same as that of a bear. Socks here must be chosen with a high top, you can even use knee-highs. It is also desirable that the toe and heel differ in color from the main fabric. For the eyes you will need small pieces of black and white fabric, it is better to use felt.

The action plan is simple.

1. Cut out the details according to the picture shown. Sew the legs together, leaving a small opening between them. Turn out, stuff. If the elastic of the socks is rather loose, you can form a semblance of feet by stuffing them more densely than the rest of the legs.
2. Sew hands, tail and ears, turn inside out, stuff tail and hands and sew to body. It is better to sew hands with a gypsy needle through the body to form a semblance of a body. First, one hand is sewn on, then the body is pierced through, the thread is pulled up and fixed, the second hand is sewn on.
3. To form the ears, you need to connect the edges of the ear with each other. Sew to head.
4. The muzzle can be sewn in two ways: like a bear, only sew not in a circle, but in an oval, or stitch the edges of the part, forming a kind of baseball, turn it inside out, stuff it, sew up the hole and sew the resulting part to the body.
5. Sew eyes, embroider mouth.

Bunny

Socks for this toy are needed with an average, classic shaft height. If you take products that are not quite small in size, but, for example, the Russian 27th, then 1 hare is obtained from 1 sock. You will also need circles of felt with a diameter of 20 mm (can be replaced with a button of the same size), a large needle and threads in 3 colors: the main one for sewing on the nose and black for embroidery.

The algorithm is as follows.

1. Cut out the details, better firstcut off the body, then the head, cut out the tail, and trim the remaining fabric and cut into 2 parts for the ears.
2. Turn the head, stuff it, assemble the edges of the part, pull it off, hiding the edges inside. Sew the tail in the same way.
3. Fold each part of the ears in half, sew, turn inside out, sew to the head.
4. Body. Sew the legs, turn through the elastic, stuff, sew on the head, then sew tightly through the marked lines, forming folds that imitate hands. Sew on tail.
5. Sew on the nose, embroider eyes and mouth. If desired, you can decorate with pockets, bows and other accessories.

Man

As you can see in the picture, the technique of sewing a toy with your own hands from a sock is similar to making a hare, but in this case the heel of the sock will not be the booty of the toy, but the head, and the toy itself will be lying down. The shaft for this toy is practically absent, and it is better to choose tight socks themselves. You will also need a thin white sock, a button, material for a scarf, a large needle, threads in the main color, black, white and red.

The action plan is simple.

1. Cut out pieces as shown.
2. Turn the head, stuff it, sew it up, forming a ball. Embroider the mouth, pulling the thread through, fasten the thread, forming a hole. Embroider eyes.
3. Body. Sew the legs, turn the part inside out, stuff. Insert head - ball, fix. If necessary, stitch and tighten the neck area. Sew along the marked lines on the patternhands with a large needle. Decorate the neck with a scarf, sew on a button.

Since everyone can make a toy out of a sock with their own hands, regardless of age and sewing skills, and the pleasure from the manufacturing process and directly handing over the finished product is incomparable, it can be considered the best gift for any occasion !