Create sock monkeys using an old or new pair of socks.
For the avid toy collector or someone who just loves monkeys, sock puppet gifts are a collection must have. The first sock monkeys were created by parents to give as inexpensive stuffed animal gifts to children in the home. The original sock monkey was made using Red Heel socks created by the Nelson Knitting Company in 1932. By 1951 the monkey was such a popular gift, instructions were included with each pair of socks purchased on make or sew a sock monkey.
Personalized Sock Monkey
Sock monkeys are made in several sizes, colors and prints allowing a gift giver to choose a more personalized gift. Make a sock monkey even more personal by dressing it in doll clothes or toys that suit the receiver's fashionable side. For example, if the gift receiver enjoys the beach dress the monkey in a bathing suit, sunglasses and a sun hat.
Scarf and Hat
Heads and hands need to be kept warm during the winter months, making a sock monkey scarf and hat a useful, but humorous gift for any age. The hats look like little sock monkeys sitting on your head and the scarves use the same colors as the original sock monkey with little monkey faces stitched or sewn into the ends of the scarf.
Slippers
Sock monkey slippers come in most shoe sizes, from babies to adults. These slippers are made from socks in the original sock monkey colors. A full sock monkey head is the top of the slipper, reminding anyone who wears them that they are still a child at heart. These slippers come with nonskid bottoms sewn into each pair.
Bottle Caddy
Keep bottles of wine or other beverages from sweating and making a mess on a countertop or on the go with a sock monkey bottle caddy. Just like the original sock monkey, these bottle caddies are made using Red Heel socks and will no doubt be the topic of discussion at your next dinner party.
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