diy sock dragon

How To Sew Sock Dragon

Difficulty: Advance / Avid Intermediate

Finished size: approximately 8″ (W) x 8 1/2″ (H) x 11″ (L)

Materials:

Make: 1

1. Sock (crew length), adult size, solid color, 1 pair

2. Sock (crew length), toddler size, stripes in contrasting color, 1 pair

3. Safety eye 5/8″ [15mm], black, 2; or button; or felt

4. Bead, 3/16″ [5mm], black

5. Felt, red, 1″ x 1 1/2″

6. Felt, yellow, 4″ x 4″

7. Poly-fill stuffing material

8. Embroidery floss, yellow

9. Sewing threads (matching colors)

10. Sock dragon templates

Tools:

1. Sewing machine (optional, you can hand-sew without machine)

2. Sewing needle (prefer long, about 2″) and pins

3. Pen

4. Erasable fabric marker

5. Scissors

6. Blunt point tweezers

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. **************************