Put the claws through the opening in the leg, line them up, and sew them to the leg. With the body and legs piece still wrong-side out and the back facing up, place the arched claws on the leg with the claw-tip arched up. Make sure the claws are arched the right way before you put them in the opening of the legs and sew them (next step). Keep in mind that the sock sloth's claws are arched. Pin the claws together as shown in the picture, and hand-stitch along the red zig-zag lines. Fill the tip of the claw before stuffing it completely. Stuff them tightly with Poly-fill stuffing. Turn the claws with blunt-point tweezers or leave them as-is if you find it difficult. To make sewing up the 12 claws easier, I traced only 12 claws (rather than the 24 stated in the template) and laid the balance of the felt under it, sewing around the traced line of the claws except the opening.Ĭut out the claws with a 1/16′′ seam allowance. Keep the remaining sock fabrics to wrap the magnets if you choose to use them. Sew the socks together along the red dashed lines in the templates to form your sock sloth's head, arms, body, and legs. Leave the rest of the beige felt for the claws and do what the next step says. Trace the pattern on the socks and felts, one at a time.Ĭut out the pieces of felt for the face and eyes. If you are using stripe chenille socks, line up the stripes and pin them. Make templates for the face, claws and eye markings with card stock.įlip the socks inside out and lay them flat, like the picture shows. Socks don't work well with the hooks on Velcro strips, so please don't use it for this project.ĭownload and print out the Sock Sloth Pattern Template. I used a strong circle magnet instead of the black hook-and-loop strips (Velcro) to the left of the circle magnet. Before you sew your socks, you should always wash them first. Get together all of the things on the list above.
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