Sock Elephant Sewing Pattern
Sock Elephant Sewing Pattern
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Just realized that I haven’t done any sock doll for more than a year, wow, how time flies!!!
A while ago I received a message from a reader who is looking for Sock Elephant Pattern,
I feel bad that I have to answer her “Sorry, I do not have at the meantime” but now I am
happy to answer her “YES, YES, YES, here it is!!!”. I can get excited every time I share a
new pattern and tutorial, as I know that there is someone out there looking for it!
Just like all my sock doll designs, this sock elephant pattern doesn’t come easy. I have
made 3 funny looking sock elephants before I am completely pleased with this pattern.
Through the design process, I have gone through, I’ve learned that the ears of the
elephant must be big enough to bring out the feature of an elephant. In order not to
waste the sock material, I was trying to use up all from a pair of socks to sew the sock
elephant, with that in mind I have to compromise with the size of the ears of the
elephant, that was a huge, huge, huge mistake where I end up with a sock animal that
looks like rate but with long nose . Therefore, I have to give in to use other fabrics to
make up the big ears. Tada….. that’s the sock elephant I want, Ella, the Sock Elephant.
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The pattern comes in 2 options, short legs sock elephant and long legs sock elephant.
The short legs sock elephant is sewn from a pair of ankle socks while the long legs sock
elephant is sewn from a pair of crew socks. The ears of the short legs sock elephant are
full fabric while the long legs sock elephant has a half fabric ears (another half is from
sock material). Another difference between these two versions is the size of the toes,
short legs sock elephant has a smaller toe size which is made of white felt.
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The color of the socks brings personality to the sock elephant, at times you will be
surprised and get amused by how the sock elephant turns out. It happens to me all the
time, this time I laughed out loud to see my sock elephant with chickenpox infection,
that’s when I used a red polka-dot on cream base to sew, so choose your sock carefully. I
especially love the black/ blue with white stripes sock elephant below, the color makes
me feel calm and the little feet are so cute.
Hope you having fun time sewing Ella the sock elephant! Ping me (via the contact form)
with your photos of sock elephant after you have done it.
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Happy Sewing!
Sock Elephant
Ella
Difficulty: Intermediate
Finished size: 10″ H
Download and print separately: Sock Elephant Pattern Template
Descriptions:
Ella, the sock elephant is an easy-going elephant. It has a calm personality and no-big-
deal on almost everything. Ella loves to tuck it’s hand into the pocket and stroll slowly in
the park, watching the little ones playing while enjoying the peaceful life around.
Materials:
Make: 1
1. Sock, ankle-length or crew length, 1 pair
2. Button eye 8mm dome-shaped, black, 2; or equivalent button
3. White felt – 1.5″ x 1.5″ if use ankle socks, 2.5″ x 2.5″ if use crew socks
4. Fabrics, 5″ x 4″ – 4 pcs if use ankle socks, 2 pcs if use crew socks
5. Poly-fill stuffing material
6. Sewing threads (matching colors)
7. Sock Elephant Pattern Template
Tools:
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1. Sewing machine, or, you can hand-sew without a machine
2. Long sewing needle (about 2″), tapestry needle and pins
3. Water Soluble Fabric Marker
4. Scissors
5. Blunt point tweezers
6. Spray bottle filled with water
Seam Allowance: approx. 1/8″ – 1/4″ (loose-knit and thinner sock material need to have
bigger seam allowance as the loose-knit can be ripped off easily.)
Note:
Since the sock is stretched after stuffed, thick sock with close-knit yields better quality
than thin sock.
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Tips:
Always massage the stuffing to loosen the lumps. Roll any long tubular parts with both
hands to smooth out the lumps, it will also help to make the parts longer and firmer.
Secure the knot
Secure the knot by inserting the needle
between the 2 threads.
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Instructions with pictures to assist in sewing Sock Elephant
Mark the position of the ear placement on both side; start at the seam line of the toe
part of the sock towards the bottom of the head.
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Sew to attach the ear. Sew both front and back
of the ear to the head.
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Sew ladder stitches between these 2 lines,
don’t pull the thread yet. Besides making
loose sewing, leave a long thread in
between stitches along the loop.
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Hello, I am Ella the sock elephant. How are you doing today?
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