Sock Animals

So, my husband got me some gift cards to Michael's and JoAnn's, and I was so excited to use them up! We went to both stores and browsed... well, I browsed while my husband entertained our son. Let me tell you, I can go crazy in any craft store! There are so many ideas running through my head! "Oooh! I can make this... I can use this for such and such..." My brain was hurting by the end of the "shopping spree". Anyways, I found this Sock and Glove book by Miyako Kanamori at Michael's, and I thought it was so cute! There are some great ideas on how to make your own stuffed animals out of socks and knit gloves! Obviously, everyone has seen a sock monkey before, but I thought all the other animals were super cute too! I was so excited to try to make my own sock animals! Here's what I came up with so far....

I made a sock dog, monkey, elephant and cat. They aren't the prettiest sock animals. In fact, they may even look pathetic. But I was happy with them, for my first try! It didn't take me very long to make these. I would work on them during my son's naps, or at night when he was sleeping, and throughout the day if I wasn't busy with something else. All were hand-stitched. I probably could've used the machine for some of the stitching, but I was more comfortable just hand-stitching this time. The sock dog was my first. I made him using toddler sized socks. I'll probably make a bigger dog later on. The monkey and the elephant were made using some women's knee-high socks, and the cat was made from women's trouser socks. My son thinks the cat is a mouse... I guess the ears were a little too rounded. I even added "claws", and he still makes his sign for "mouse" when he sees it! Oh well! I am going to buy more socks and gloves so I can make some more animals! 

Tell me what you think of these... and be honest! If I get better at making them, I am thinking of selling them. Would you buy one? 

Sock Animals