A January Project

I'm always up for a new craft.  And since my granddaughter's first birthday was coming up, I thought it was a good time to try making a sock monkey or two.  I bought these two pairs of socks at Mark's Work Wearhouse, because it was such a good sale, and because they were incredibly soft.  Perfect for sock monkeys. 
I was amazed how easy they were to make.  And I couldn't stop with one pair.  Many crafts that I have attempted, such as the Quiet Books, could never be sold for the amount needed to actually make money.  This one could be different. 
So I picked up more socks, and, in my spare time, I sewed. 
I made the above two on Monday.  By Wednesday I had 4 more completed.

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Each time I learned something.  The fuzzy socks are a pain to work with - they shed badly (everything in my house is sparkly now) and need resewing in many places after the first wash and dry.  They were a good price at Walmart, but I had to be careful when cutting them, that the heels were where they should be... otherwise the bum didn't end up at the bottom where it belonged!! I had to add an extra bum to one of them! But they are also very forgiving - stitches just don't show.  And they are very soft and cuddly. 

I just couldn't stop.  Which is a good thing because I bought a lot of socks.

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I think #7 is my favorite, even though that's the one with the wonky bum.  I really like #11, too, but it has some wool in it.  Will that be an issue for a children's soft toy?  The real socks for sock monkeys, I think, are the grey men's work socks. That's my #12... further down.  I'm thinking that if I do another craft sale this year, I want to have cards and sock monkeys BOTH.  I think that's an odd combination, but if those are what I do, that should be okay, right?  What would you pay for a sock monkey?  I'd like to price them at $15 each.  Is that a reasonable price?  At that price, it's worth my time to make them since I can do it in my spare time.  I would love feedback on this.

The first 11.

 

My granddaughter got these two yesterday.

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The 17% wool sock monkey.