Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves

by Miyako Kanamori

Easy to make...easy to love!

Sock and Glove presents thirteen delightful softy projects that are quick to make-and certain to amuse and delight. Full of individuality and mischief, these stuffed creations are all pieced together from ordinary socks, gloves, and mittens. Step-by-step illustrations and instructions make it easy to craft and dress a whole menagerie, including monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies, and even an insouciant fish.

Endearing to adults and children alike, these whimsical creatures make perfect gifts and inspiring companions.

Genres: Crafts, Sewing, Nonfiction, How To, Reference

62 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2007

Reviews

[karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

i like a few of these.... the fish is pretty good. and some biiiiirds. i like my animals with a little more oomph, but again, i need training and discipline, and i need to break out of my monster rut. (even though my monsters are darling)

[Kelly (Maybedog) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to say that this book has some of the cutest stuffed toys I've ever seen. The dogs and the piglet made me laugh out loud. The patterns look simple and doable. There are wonderfully illustrated instructions and multiple pictures of each animal and doll. There are even patterns for clothes for the creatures also made from socks! Although I wouldn't recommend using old cast off socks--splurge and buy new ones and make more than one toy from the book. They'll be clean and will last longer.

This books satisfies my need for patterns a little different from the norm while still being charming and fit for a child. My only wish is that there were more patterns in the book! Oh well, I'm going to buy it anyway.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy cow, this book is fabulous!! Amazing little creations that came from....an old sock or a discarded glove!!!! Great little pictures, and easy to follow directions on how we can make little socky friends of out own. Gotta start saving my ol' socks!! :)

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooray!!! This is wonderful fun if your crafty. It's simple, yet the possibilities are unlimited. What do you need? Socks, gloves, needle, thread, some stuffing, and a couple of buttons or other do-dads of your liking.

[Firda Beka · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to learn to make cute soft toys from socks and gloves, this book is a good starting point. I'm not really a beginner in sock doll-making but I saw this book at a local book store this past weekend, fell in love with it, and just had to have it!

[Bobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very simple, yet the final products are extremely fun. There are tons of adaptations and embelishments working from these designs as a base.

[Brandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. The animals are sooo cute. I've tried to make an animal or two and mine look nothing like the pictures, but I haven't given up hope. I'm determined!

[Kathy Lyons · Rating 5 out of 5]

I should just buy this book because I checked it out twice. It has great patterns and I just love the way it's put together.

[Marie Biswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I originally bought this book for myself years ago but now, my 8yo son has been sitting here on my lounge room floor making all the animals in it!
He follows the diagrams & instructions and very rarely asks for help - that's how well written this book is!

[Jamie Johnson Leach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun book!

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

The projects in this book are easy and very fun. A skilled sewer will be able to make an animal in an evening and be quite pleased with the results.

Someone newer to sewing may have trouble deciding the best way to stitch some of the parts (no stitch definitions are given), but the projects are so flexible and fool-proof the end result will still be charming.

I found myself taking some "long cuts" to make my seams less visible than the ones in the photos, and I'm looking forward to using what I've learned to make different animals.

One warning: the title says you make these from "cast-offs", but you do need two socks or gloves for most of the projects, and the projects would not be suitable for worn-out socks or gloves. I'd recommend buying new, cheap materials to work with.

I had a really fun time digging through socks at Target, picking out stripes and cute patterns and picturing how they would look as puppies or monkeys. I'm glad I bought this book.

[hillary · Rating 5 out of 5]

making animals is fun! and these ones are cute. after making one of these delightful creatures, i offer the following advise:
(a) if you have a sewing machine, use it
(b) if you will be clothing your creatures, be sure to keep said creature with you until you have the proportions down. having given my guy away before clothing him, i have since had a rough go of making clothing for him. eg: i made some pants, and they were at least two times too big.
(c) the neck is hard to pull off well. you might want to do a scarf or something for the first one, as it will most likely look a little frankenstein-y.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book! I've read this to a Kindergarten class and second grade class. They loved it and wanted to learn how to make the animals. The beginning part of the book has a little story about the animals made from socks and gloves, it then has pictures and the steps needed to make the animals. I made the dog and it turned out cute. I also make sock monkeys, but use a variance from their pattern. It was a great experience reading the book and then sharing the sock monkeys, the kids were very fascinated.

[Gretel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've used this book several times and found it an absolute winner! Such a nice break from sewing with the machine, I actually made the cute little zebra from a pair of socks on a 3 hour road trip one day. I loved it. My only advice would be to use good condition or new sock/gloves as you will have a nicer softy then. :)

[Guinnevere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short book, mostly photographs, but it does tell you how to make about 8 stuffed very cute friends.

[Marie Wonders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big Fun.

[Inder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaacckk! There is a sock pit bull on the cover! I LOVE IT!

[Erika Mulvenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are about the wierdest - and cutest - sock creatures I've ever seen. Not sure if I'm inspired enought to make one, but they are fun to look at.

[Mara · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and easy to follow instructions

[Nono · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun book, a variety of animals that can be made from socks and gloves. Shown with a story line. Charming photos

[Jennifer Perkins]

I reviewed this book and gave away a copy on my blog.
http://naughtysecretaryclub.blogspot....

[Deanna Balestra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the photos so cute!
I would have given 5 starts but there is very little detail in the instructions on how to make the animals, it's more photography than craft book.

[reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy crafts with impressive results!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a gorgeous book, beautifully set out with clear patterns to make simple toys from socks and gloves. Very inspiring.

[melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

these stuffies are adorable, and not too sophisticated to sew, but the authors assume that i have random tube socks around...and i do not.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have made the hell out of these little dudes. So cute.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun book. I loved the story-book charm it had. Directions were easy to follow. This is one I'd consider buying.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are ADORABLE.

[Fran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Very cute. Now I can make for my granddaughters the monkeys my grandmother made for me!

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute. I wish I actually made things.