No stable is too small for the cute sock horse. With this guide, you get your favorite animal to cuddle home.
You need this:
- 2 striped socks
- 2 bright buttons
- matching thin wool
- dotted fabric residue
- Leather strap for the bridle
- fiberfill
- pen
- fabric scissors
- Sewing machine and matching yarn
- Sewing and embroidery needle
And this is how it's done:
Trim parts: First, the individual parts of the body have to be cut. For this, take the leaflet from the manual (complete instructions available for download under the article) as a template and possibly mark the pattern with a chalk pen. When cutting both socks must lie almost flat and point outwards.
Sewing Legs: Make the legs from the right sock: from the upper, halved part of the shaft (without cuffs) and from the halved foot part between heel and toe tip. Cut the pieces to one length, turn them over, sew them on one short side and one on the long side.
Head and Body: Head and body are made from the left sock. The foot part (without heel) gives the head. The body is sewn from the shaft (with cuffs): turn to the left and sew at the bottom (without cuffs) with a rounding.
Ears and tail: The ears and tail are made from the lower, thirded shaft portion of the right sock. Round off two parts at one short end and sew on the left and left sides (ears). Tail as well, but narrower, sew up.
Fill with cotton wool: Turn all parts of the body to the right. The head, the body, the legs and the ears bulging with stuffing cotton. Tail at will with some cotton wool. Tip: with the narrow parts, you may need to use a pin or a wooden skewer for stuffing.
Assemble: Sew up all parts at the openings. Now put it all together: sew the head diagonally to the body. Two legs slightly outward front and back under the body, the ears on the side of the head and the tail sew on the back.
Sew on a mane: Now it's time to dress: for Lilo's mane, use a needle and a long wool thread to sew approx. 5 cm long loops onto the forehead. The more and denser the loops, the luscious it gets. Then cut loops with scissors.
Finishing tail: The fluffy end of the tail is made on the same principle as the mane: Sew with embroidery needle and long wool thread about the same length loops at the bottom of the fabric tail and then cut them with scissors.
Fixing eyes: So that Lilo can look at us with a true horse's gaze, she now gets two pretty button eyes from us. For this, sew on a medium sized button on the side of the head, ie on the right and left of the mane.
Saddle and bridle: The icing on the cake are Lilo's accessories: for the saddle, sew a rectangular piece of fabric all around and lay it on the back, possibly fastening it with a few stitches. Finally, knit leather strap bridle in mini-format around the head.
Here you can download the entire manual.
