As promised in my previous sock bunny sewing tutorial, here comes the kawaii version – BiBi the “Droopy Eared Sock Bunny”. This bunny can sit on its own, it is great as a toy for the kid and as well as for home decoration. I hope you like it and made some for your loved ones.
Again, it is a single sock sewing, perfect if you have some don’t-know-what-to-do stray socks lying around that are still “new”. Or, you can make twins bunny with a new pair of socks.
Since there have been quite some sock tutorials here, including the sock monkey, sock kitty, and sock skeleton, I will have this tutorial a little simplified on the step photos. If you want to view more photos on the detail, perhaps a visit to the previous sock bunny tutorial will be a good start for a beginner or if you haven’t been there before.
Happy Sewing!
Droopy Ear Sock Bunny
BiBi
Materials:
Make: 1
1. Sock (crew length, with a folded cuff or with long cuff), 1
2. Buttons (as eye) 3/8″ [10mm], black, 2
3. Embroidery Floss, Pink
4. Ribbon / Lace, Pink, and some embellishments
5. Poly-fill stuffing material
Tools:
1. Sewing machine
2. Sewing needle (prefer long) and pins
3. Scissors
4. Erasable fabric marker
5. Iron
Seam Allowance: approx. 1/8 – 1/4″
Note:
Since the sock is stretched after stuffed, thick sock yields better quality than thin sock.
You may add beads or rice to make the bottom heavier so that it can sit properly. Add the rice or beads in a small sachet and insert it into the body before closing up the opening.
Otherwise, you may add a string on itβs head to hang it up. Pinch the head and lift it up to find a balancing point to add string to hang.
For more relevant photos, please visit the previous sock bunny’s tutorial.
Prepare materials to make the sock bunny as listed above.
Carefully unpick the folded cuff at the wrong side with scissors or seam ripper if the cuff is folded type.
Turn to the wrong side and iron the sock flat with the foot facing up.
Draw the sock bunny pattern on the sock with an erasable fabric marker.
Blue – sewing lines (cut approx. 1/8″ – 1/4″ from sewing line)
Red – cutting lines
Pin the layers and sew with sewing machine or hand. Sew ears and arms only.
Cut the pattern out from the sock with a minimum 1/8″ seam allowance.
Split the ankle part into half.
Draw 3 circles and cut them out.
Turn the sock right side out, face, body, arms.
Stuff ear with poly-fill stuffing material. Only stuff the end and leave the area near to the head lightly stuff.
Stuff the face, shape it round.
Run a round of stitches near to the raw edge, put to close the opening.
Draw an oval shape at the heel section with an erasable fabric marker.
Slip stitch the cut-out toe portion along with the oval shape, leave a small opening for stuffing.
Stuff and stitch to close up the opening.
Sketch nose on bunnyβs mouth with an erasable fabric marker.
Satin stitch the nose and make a dimple line below it by pulling the embroidery floss to create an indentation on the mouth.
Sew eyes with the buttons.
Flip the ears down and make a few stitches to hold it in position.
Draw a circle at the bottom of the head. Equally-divide the circle into about 12 parts. Draw a line at the body and equally divide the spacing into 12 parts too. Slip-stitch the body to the head follows the markings. The markings will make sure that the body and head are properly matched.
Stuff up the body, feet, arms, and tail. Run stitches near the raw edge, pull to close the opening.
For feet and tail, roll the poly-fill on your palms to make it round and small before wrapping it with the sock. Mark 3 lines on the bunnyβs foot. Sew with embroidery floss to shape the toes.
For arm, slip stitch the opening instead of running stitch.
Mark arm position on the side of the bunny. Slip stitch around the arm to the body.
Mark and slip stitch the feet and tail in place.
Decorate the bunny with your preferred embellishments.
Here you have got yourself a droopy ear sock bunny that can sit on its own.
Have you made a giraffe?
No, not yet at this moment but it is on my to-do list. Hopefully, it happens soon.
This is just too cute! I want to make them as gifts for people, so I immediately went out and got a 3 pack of socks. Time to get stitching!~ (although the real question is if I actually convinced myself to toss my pink embroidery floss after 4 years of no use or if it’s still hanging around somewhere. Suppose I’ll find out soon enough!).
I made this and it turned out great. I had a small white sock lying around so i decided to use it . I didn’t have enough ‘sock fabric’ so i used another abandoned striped sock and i will be give it to my sisters child.
That’s great, A.M. Happy sewing day. π
This is so cute and I wish to have one! Is that possible for you to make a video tutorial of this?
For some reason I just dont get how to do it. Specially the “body” and the “nose”. Maybe its because sewing-english is too hard for me to understand since I cant even understand sewing-germany. how did you make the nose/body? It just plopped out D:
REgards
I made this yesterday. It’s so cute! How do I sew the head to the body and the body to the arms without showing the finishing knots and the starts? (I’m a very inexperienced crafter). Thanks!
The start knot is easy, just start from the inside. As for the end knot, insert the needle deep into the bunny and go as far as possible and come out on the opposite side, pull the thread a little harder so that the knot get into the sock, trim the thread and the thread end will be hidden inside the bunny too.
I want to make this for my friend’s baby sister and i was thinking maybe you could make some clothes patterns to go with it???
ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ°Ρ!
Translation (by Google):
How adorable!
merci pour tout
Translation (by Google):
thank you for all
i mean it
I am happy to know this, thank you π
its soo cute im gunna make it
Hi there was just wondering if this pattern can be used for commercial use, its not stated on the pattern itself and the copyright of the page only copyrights the content listed here but not the pattern itself, was rather confusing. π I dont want to steal something so just thought I would ask π
way too awesome!!! love it!!! thanks so much for sharing!
How cute is this bunny! I love your other bunny and monkey too!
Pinning them…I must make them for my daughter!
Omg…. This bunny is too cute!! U should consider selling them…. π they make cute hp hangers, keychains or just by being themselves!
Thanks, Nic π
Where can I find the pattern for the droopy ear bunny. I have the tutorial and how to sew the bunny but no pattern. Thank you.
The pattern is on the second step by step photo π
Muy lindo!!!!
Translation (by Google):
Very cute!!
Adorei!!!
Translation (by Google):
I loved it!
Que lindoooo…!!!! adorable, me encantΓ³ π
Muchas gracias por compartir tan excelente tutorial.
Besos
Translation (by Google):
That lindoooo …!! adorable, I loved it π
Thank you very much for sharing such an excellent tutorial.
kisses
Thank you π I am glad to share them so that you can make it !!!
Yes, this was a kit came with a book. The limbs were actually pompoms. I have made some others. Will share with you later when I have time to organize my photos. π
This is amazingly adorable and using pom pom as the limbs are such a great idea!!! Hope to see more of your sock dolls π
Oops…just realized I forgot to include my link:
http://www.ladycraftyfingers.com/sockpanda/
Oh, this is so cute!!!!! I saw that it is a kit bought from Taiwan, Are the limbs made of black sock or are they felt?
Love this funny. It’s so cute. I’ll sure try making it later.
I’d also like to share with you an old sock project I made before. It’s a panda. This was actually the first doll I made with socks. Hope you like it too. π
SUBLIME J AIME CE QUE VOUS FAITES A BIENTOT
Translation (by Google):
J SUBLIME LOVE WHAT YOU DO YOU SOON
Oh, my!! That is just soooo CUTE!!
Thank you, Grandma G π
what if you don’t have a sewing machine?
You may hand stitch it with back stitches.