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March 6, 2017 by Craft Passion 30 Comments

Home, Intermediate, Kid, Recycle | Upcycle, Sew | Stitch, Toy | Amigurumi

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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.

sock elephant

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.

Sock Elephant -Free Sewing Pattern

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The sock elephant is about 10″ high if sew from an adult sock. Some socks yield bigger doll and some smaller, the size also depends on the amount of stuffing you put in. Besides adult sock, you may also use toddler or baby socks. The picture below shows the toddler sock elephant and baby sock elephant which were sewed from toddler and baby socks respectively. If you are using plain socks to sew the sock elephant, you may add a patterned sock as the shirt of the sock elephant before sewing up the arms (just like what I did for the gray sock elephant below).

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.

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:
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.
Click here to shop for other socks to make Sock Elephant
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 knot sewingSecure the knot by inserting the needle between the 2 threads.

secure knot sewingThe knot is locked with the sock and it won’t slip away through the knits when you pull the thread during sewing.

Instructions with pictures to assist in sewing Sock Elephant

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Gather the materials and tools needed to sew the sock elephant. You can use socks of ankle-length or crew length to sew.
Crew length is longer so you can sew the sock elephant with longer legs. Beside longer legs, the crew length sock will have enough materials to sew one facing of the ears with sock material.
Whilst, ankle-length will yield a cute little foot and full fabric of ears for the sock elephant.

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Both pictures above show how to trace your sock elephant pattern on the ankle and crew socks respectively. The Sock Elephant Pattern Template has the ankle-length template but it includes the templates for the toe (big and small) as well. You can easily adapt the pattern for the crew length. Not all socks are made with the same width and length, you will need to adjust and hand sketches the template on the sock with a water-soluble fabric marker. Red dashed line is the sewing line, while the blue line is the cutting line.

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Sew the socks before cutting with a seam allowance of 1/8″ – 1/4″. Those marked with “X” are to be trashed away or keep as a stash for your next sock doll sewing project.

 

Flatten the tip of the nose and sew a straight line with curved ends.

 

sew sock elephant[Top] Place the ears pieces together with right side facing each other, sew around and leave 1 inch opening at the bottom.
[Bottom] Turn right side out from the 1″ opening. Sew to close the opening.

 

sew sock elephant[Top] Fold the ear into halve to get the centerline, then fold 1/3 mark to the center to form the pleat (as shown in the picture).
[Bottom] Sew the bottom to secure the pleat that formed the shape of the ear.

 

sew sock elephantCut the tailpiece to 5.5″ long.

 

sew sock elephantFold up the long sides and sew the tail into a long round strip.

 

sew sock elephantAll pieces of sock elephant are ready for stuffing and sewn up.

 

sew sock elephantStuff the nose first followed by the head. Also, stuff the feet then the body.
[update:] In order for the elephant to sit on its own, do not stuff the groin line (between the legs and the body), massage to separate the stuffing material at that area. Once the legs are able to bend, the elephant will sit on its own.
Make sure the stuffing is firm and shapeable.

 

sew sock elephantSew to gather the opening of the body in the round. Pull the thread tight to close the opening, knot the thread. Set the body aside while waiting for the head to get ready.

 

sew sock elephantBring the raw edges of the head opening together and sew to close it.

 

sew sock elephantThe seam line after the opening of the head is closed. It is ok if it is not perfectly sewn, this part is hidden after sewing up with the body.

 

sew sock elephantMark 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.

 

sew sock elephantSew to attach the ear. Sew both front and back of the ear to the head.

 

sew sock elephantBend the bottom edge of the ear down and place it at an angle of 45° backward. Sew 1″ from the ear.

 

sew sock elephantRepeat the ear sewing process to the other side of the ear.
Mark the eye positions of the sock elephant. Pinch your elephant with 2 fingers to find the eye positions you prefer.

 

sew sock elephantSew a button eye on the marking, knot and insert your needle onto the head and come out from another eye. You will need a long needle to do this.

 

sew sock elephantPull the needle from another eye marking to sink the button eye deep into the head, deeper than what you prefer. Knot the thread on the marking before sewing the second button eye. The second eye will sink into the head as well due to the tension of the thread. Sew the thread back to the first eye and knot, this is to further secure the indentation of the eye.

 

sew sock elephantTrace and cut out the toes of the sock elephant if you haven’t done it yet.
Now, all parts are ready to be put together.

 

sew sock elephantMark the sewing lines on the head and body respectively. I want the head to slightly looking down so I shift the sewing lines toward the front of the body.

 

sew sock elephantPin the head to the body and sew around.
I usually sew 2 rounds to make them hold extremely well.

 

sew sock elephantMark 2 lines at the side of the body, 2″ to 2.5″ apart, this is the sewing lines to make the “arm” of the sock elephant.

 

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.

 

sew sock elephantPull the thread gently but firmly from the long thread loop, the sock will bump up and the “arm” of the sock elephant will form.
Knot the thread.

 

sew sock elephantYou may sew back to further secure the stitching.

 

sew sock elephantFold 1/2″ at one of the ends of the tail, sew to attach it to the back of the sock elephant.
Knot the other end as shown in the picture.

 

sew sock elephantStitch the felt toes to the feet of the sock elephant.
Spray water to the sock elephant to erase all the marking made by Water Soluble Fabric Marker. Leave to dry.
~~Done~~

Hello, I am Ella the sock elephant. How are you doing today?

 

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Comments

  1. Gau Teddy -

    August 6, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Look cute. your hand so amazing

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  2. Kris -

    February 20, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    How are the ears supposed to attach?
    Do you fold the bottom and sew it to the head? Hello please!!!

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  3. Vera Lucia Feitosa -

    February 8, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Quero agradecer-lhe sua generosidade. Muito obrigada. Que você tenha sempre iluminação para novas inspirações. Um abraço carinhoso. Obrigada, do Brasil.

    Translation (by Google):
    I want to thank you for your generosity. Thank you. May you always have enlightenment for new inspirations. A loving hug. Thank you, from Brazil.

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    • Craft Passion -

      February 9, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      You are most welcome, happy to be able to inspire you 🙂

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  4. Delana J White -

    October 5, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    These are adorable! Would you by chance have the tutorial for the sock bunny that is made like the elephant? I see them online but they are all in another language..

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    • Craft Passion -

      October 7, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      You can use the same pattern but just omit the elephant trunk, i.e., make a round head instead. Also, change the shape of the ears to a thin one.

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  5. Petra -

    September 27, 2018 at 5:45 am

    Hello!
    I have been looking for cute sock-animals for such a long time wishing to make one. Your great instruction with all the details and great tipps and tricks finaly made my dream come true! Thank you so much for all the effort you put in it!

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    • Craft Passion -

      September 27, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      Please feel free to use the pattern and tutorial to make as many aminals as you like.

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  6. Cha -

    September 14, 2018 at 3:45 am

    Hello !

    I would love to make the same elephant but as a sock puppet, would you have any advice to be able to make it ? (Its for a school project)

    Thank you !

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  7. Ava -

    June 7, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    Hi, I’m making the elephant for a school project and I can’t get the elephant to sit down! How do you make the bottom flat? Thank you 🙂

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    • Craft Passion -

      June 10, 2018 at 3:32 pm

      Hi Ava, glad to know that you are sewing sock elephant for the school project. In order for the elephant to sit on its own, do not stuff the groin line (between the legs and the body), massage to separate the stuffing material at that area. Once the legs are able to bend, the elephant will sit on its own.
      Hope this helps.

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  8. Rita -

    January 22, 2018 at 9:49 am

    So cute. I know a little girl who loves elephants. I am planning on making a few for her. Thank you for you time and effort.

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  9. Nele -

    January 14, 2018 at 2:19 am

    Dear Joanne,
    you’ve put so many nice & beautiful patterns on your site, but those big, long-legged elephants are one of my favs.
    But got a question though.

    What kind of sock material would you recommend? I thought, cotton would be the best, but after I planned to sew an elephant this weekend & therefore went through 5 or 6 stores I literally wasn’t able to find socks without stretch.
    (Okay, I could have get some, if I’d payed around 10€ & more, which is too pricey for me & a first try)
    I decided to ask you first, because I haven’t any child around who could wear them if they wouldn’t be suitable.
    So please tell me, Joanne & you other girls, what do you use? Are socks with some spandex okay or are they to stretchy when it comes to fill the toy?

    Many thanks,
    Nele

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    • Craft Passion -

      January 14, 2018 at 11:43 am

      You can get the socks I sewed to make the sock elephant from Craft Passion Shop 🙂 I think I did put the link on the material list.

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      • Nele -

        January 14, 2018 at 10:06 pm

        oh wow, may thanks for your quick reply !

        I didn’t note that before, had a look for those ( & other socks you listed) & yep, they’ve got spandex in.
        So I know what to buy tomorrow morning after my night shift, to be prepared for my next night off.

        So many thanks again 🙂
        I’m looking forward for the next cute idea you’ll present.

        I need to say, that I really enjoy the easy follow instructions you make. I can imagine how many work it is to figure a project out & then writing down the thing understandable for others.

        Now I’m off to try out your delicious looking Japanese cheese cake.
        I’ve never baked one with cream cheese. It’s uncommon over here & I’m noisy how it’ll taste.

        Enjoy our weekend Joanne, you’re a darling
        ♥
        Nele

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        • Craft Passion -

          January 15, 2018 at 8:00 pm

          You are most welcome 🙂

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  10. Hannah -

    January 9, 2018 at 7:02 am

    I have a question regarding the elephant sock plush, I made one and I’m looking to make another but I really struggled with making the tail. I just can’t get how you did it! I tried sewing it then turning it inside out so the stitches didn’t show but because its so thing, it just frayed. I resorted to using a wider bit of fabric but it didn’t look the same or as good, any tips?

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    • Hannah -

      January 9, 2018 at 7:03 am

      thin*

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    • Craft Passion -

      January 10, 2018 at 10:19 pm

      It is not easy to turn right-side out, but with a little patience and a pair of blunt tweezer or turning tool, you should be able to get it done. Make sure the seam allowance is not too small so that the raw edges won’t appear within the stitches. Another option is to handstitch the seam with hidden stitch, or ladder stitch or slip stitch.

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  11. Diana -

    December 12, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Hi, I’ve had a go at making some elephants and was wondering how you get their trunk to curl under…mine hang straight down.

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    • Craft Passion -

      December 13, 2017 at 11:02 am

      Hi Diana, I find that stuffing the nose densely helps in making the trunk curl under. The logic behind is that the sock material stretched out with the heavy stuffing while the stitches on the seam restrain the seamline to expend thus it will curl under.

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  12. Dawn Womack -

    August 9, 2017 at 8:09 am

    I would like your input and help with a sock puppet. The school I work for would like to teach the kids how to make one for the school. Hopefully using our mascot. Please email me directly so we may speak if you have time. I love your designs.

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  13. tanja -

    May 8, 2017 at 12:39 am

    thank you

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  14. Becky -

    April 30, 2017 at 11:28 pm

    I made one sox elephant that that my grandson will love. Thank you for the instructions.

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  15. Marilyn -

    March 19, 2017 at 2:28 am

    I have tried several times and can not get the pattern. Is there another way to access it.

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    • Craft Passion -

      March 19, 2017 at 11:39 am

      Hi Marilyn, I have fixed the link to the pattern page, please click again to go there. If you are still unable to get it, please clear your browsing cache or click this link directly. Sorry for the inconvenient caused.

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  16. Carol Dismukes -

    March 9, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Thank you! Love elephants and these are adorable!!!!

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  17. Dodie -

    March 9, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    so creative, cute, and original !! *:P tongue
    dodie

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  18. Susan B -

    March 7, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    Your elephants are amazing! Pattern is well written and great photos. I definitely have to give this a try.

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  19. Magda -

    March 7, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    So cute! They brought a big smile to me ! Thanks for the pattern, will try it soon. Regards from South Africa.

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