How to Make Sock Toys

This practical craft manual teaches step-by-step methods for turning ordinary socks into a wide variety of stuffed animals, dolls, finger and arm puppets, and small novelties. It provides basic patterns and illustrative instructions for designs such as a red-heel monkey, elephant, bears, kittens, bunnies, dolls in regional costumes, puppets, and holiday figures, plus clothing, hair, facial expressions, wiring and stuffing tips, and sewing shortcuts. Emphasis is on inexpensive materials, pattern variations, and clear construction steps to customize toys for gifts, bazaars, or sale.