Giraffe wants to nom nom nom...

Giraffe:  Pretty poinsettia! Nibble, may I?

Me:  Silly giraffe! You will get a tummy ache if you eat it!

Giraffe:  But I thought we can eat all leaves?

Me:  You will need to grow big and tall to eat leaves from trees!  Really REALLY tall trees! But in the meantime, I can give you a cookie!

Giraffe:  That sounds better than the poinsettia! Why didn't you offer that in the first place?

Me:  I'm busy trying to let everyone know how you came to be.. so let me get started!

MATERIALS:
- 1 pair matching socks
- 3 sock necks
- 1 pair safety eyes with washers (I used 10.5mm black safety eyes)
- matching coloured threads
- polyester fill stuffing
- disappearing fabric ink pen

GIRAFFE HOW-TO:

Cut sock in shape of head & neck. Save scrap for tail & ears.

Turn sock inside out. Use back-stitching to sew along the edge.

Turn sock back out. Fill head partially. Insert safety eyes & secure with washers.

Fill head full with stuffing to the size of a lemon.

Fill neck full with stuffing so it won't be limp. Fill the body full & round with stuffing.

Over-fill the body so the bum will be plump. Straight stitch along the sock neck and secure tight to close off the opening.

Cut ears and tail from the saved scrap. Toss remaining pieces.

Cut 4 legs from the second sock.

Turn legs, ears, & tail inside out and back-stitch along the edge.

Fill stuffing for legs and tail.  Ears will be folded in half.  Use one of the sock necks to roll into antlers - slipstitch to secure the roll.

Bend the neck back and head forward. This will be where you will slip stitch the base of the neck to the body and head to the neck so the neck will prop up straight.

Base of the neck slip-stitch secured.

Head connecting to neck slip-stitch secured.

The neck should prop up straighter. Take the disappearing ink pen and dot along the middle of the neck so you know where the mane will go.

The disappearing ink pen can be purchased in most fabric/craft stores. Very useful in marking where parts of the body goes.

Mane:
Slip-stitch the opening of the sock necks close, and attach the manes together with a straight stitch.  Attach the mane to the body using the ladder stitch, all around both sides of the mane.  The mane will also support the neck to stand up straighter!

Clean and dust off your sock baby of any fabric bits, and your own silly giraffe has come to life! But first, give it a kiss and hug... Sock babies needs lots of love!

♥ I belong to Austin! He's been waiting so long for me! ♥