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A fun and easy project with unlimited variations!
I originally made one of these as a prop for a play. With only a stray fuzzy sock, tennis ball, a couple of cotton balls and improvised stuffing from a plastic bag (talk about short notice) I cranked out a doll in about 3 hours.
The great thing about this project is that it's inexpensive and fast, and using the design as a base you can create infinite variations. Happy stitching!
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Step 1Start by shoving the tennis ball (stress balls work, too) down into the toe of your sock.
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Step 2Shape the face by stuffing cotton balls into the forehead, cheek and chin areas.
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Step 3Make a loop around the very bottom of the face for a neck
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Step 4Stuff the body up to the heel part of the sock. Then, divide the remaining loose end of the sock into half. Remove the last few inches for arms. This should leave you with room for legs. Divide them up the middle and cut.
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Step 5Roll the rough edges inward, using small stitches sew the legs. You can use stuffing if you want sturdier legs.
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Step 6Gather the fabric to close up the feet. Stitch closed securely, hiding your knot.
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Step 7The arm prices should start out like this. The top most part of the sock where the hem is will be the hand.
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Step 8Roll the raw edges inward, fold the arm in half and sew shut. Once again, you can use more stuffing, but you don't have too if your sock is thick enough.
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Step 9Make a loop around the hand side and cinch tight.
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Step 10Stitch the arms to the body, rolling the raw edge under.
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Step 11Ta-da! You have a body. You can stop here and make it your own, or continue to see how to make a face and mowhawk.
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Step 12Embroider an eye where you like.
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Step 13Feed the needle through to the other eye. You can easily conceal knots along the neck line.
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Step 14Stitch on a mouth.
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Step 15To make a Mohawk, lay your yarn flat across the head and stitch up the middle.
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Step 16Stand it all up, sew across it back and forth to make it stay up.
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Step 17Make clothes out of other mismatched socks, and there you go! I call him Theremy. Look out for my many variations on this! Hope you liked my first tutorial :) can't wait to see other people's creative variations!
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