Sock Snowmen

Having previously made sock rabbits, I decided to have a go at sock snowmen. 

You'll need a plain white sock, a baby sock, twine, stuffing and decorations like buttons.

          

Unlike sock rabbits, not too much sewing involved in a sock snowman.  I've stuffed the bottom of a white sock with leftover foam stuffing. You could use other kinds of stuffing or all rice. Then I twisted the sock and forced it back over itself. At this point you can put in a few stitches to secure at the bottom. 

After a bit of experimentation I found that adding a layer of rice before I turned the sock on itself helped the snowman to stand up later. 

I stuffed the rest of the white sock until I felt it looked tall enough and was able to knot the sock (see photo below). At this point you could trim the knotted end with scissors or just fold the sock over the knot.

The baby sock is used to make a jumper and a hat. Cut off the heel and the toe of the sock and then cut the sock into two pieces. Simply slip the bottom half of the sock over the snowman and tie into place with string or thread, pulling it tight enough to create a snowman shape. The top of the sock (with the cuff) will become a hat. Number of different ways to do this. You could just knot the end of the sock or tie it together with string or thread. However, I have cut a small strip of sock off the end without the cuff, cut some slits part way down from the un-cuffed end and lastly tied the small strip of sock where the fringes end.

To finish your snowmen off you can stitch or glue on eyes and carrot noses, add trimmings and buttons - it's up to you.

Here he is with some friends!

Since the 40days project we've made more sock rabbits, including ballet bunnies. Have a look...... 

These were our original sock rabbits - tutorial on 40daysofcrafts.blogspot.uk.