Sock Bunny Sewing Tutorial

After a great success on making a bunch of sock monkeys, I challenged myself sewing another sock toy… this time I designed and sewed sock bunny. Not only this, I have got a good news to whom who loves bunny, I have another version, a kawai-i version of bunny, stay tuned for the update {update: here it is, the droopy ear sock bunny tutorial}.

Unlike many sock toys that need a pair of socks to sew, each sock bunny only needs one (1) sock to make. With a pair of socks, you can make a pair of bunny couples. If you have a rather new sock that lost its partner, you can make a bunny with it instead of throwing it away. You may use different sizes of socks to come out with various sizes of sock bunnies.

The sock bunny can’t sit on its own, I pinned them down for photography purpose. 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 them into the body before closing up the opening to avoid the small particles from slipping out from the sock. Otherwise, you may add a string on its head to hang it up. Pinch the head and lift it up to find a balancing point to add a string to hang.

[If you are interested on the felted carrot shown at the background, here is the tutorial to make it.]

Sock Bunny Sewing Tutorial

Sewing Pattern: Download pattern here.

Materials:
Make: 1
1. Sock (crew length, with a folded cuff or with long cuff), 1
2. Shank Button (as eye) 3/8″ [10mm], black, 2
3. Embroidery Floss, Blue / Pink
4. Ribbon, Blue / Pink
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 a thin sock.
The sock bunny can’t sit on its own, I pinned them down for photography purpose.
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 them into the body before closing up the opening.
Otherwise, you may add a string on its head to hang it up. Pinch the head and lift it up to find a balancing point to add a string to hang.

1. Materials to make a sock bunny as listed above.
2. Carefully unpick the folded cuff at the wrong side with scissors or seam ripper.
3. Turn to the wrong side and iron the sock flat with the foot facing up.
4. Draw the sock bunny pattern on the sock with an erasable fabric marker.

1. Pin the layers and sew with sewing machine or hand. Sew ears and arms only.
2. Cut the pattern out from the sock with minimum 1/8″ seam allowance.
3. Split the toe part into half.
4. Draw 2 circles and cut them out.

1. Turn the sock right side out, face, body, arms, feet, and tail.
2. Stuff ear with poly-fill stuffing material. Only stuff the end and leave the area near to the head lightly stuff.
3. Stuff the face too, shape it such that the heel of the sock becomes the mouth of the bunny.
4. Run a round of stitches near to the raw edge, put to close the opening.

Use erasable fabric marker, sketch nose and mouth on bunny’s face.

Satin stitch the nose and brunch stitch the mouth with 6 strands embroidery floss.

1. Mark eyes position by projecting a line horizontally from the toe side, intersect with a line from another point of the seam line of the toe.
2. Sew a black shank button to the marking.
3. Make a few stitches so that it is securely fastened on the sock.
4. Bring the needle to the other point via the stuffing, pull tight to “sink” the eye into the face. Knot the thread on the marking before sewing the second eye.

1. Draw a circle at the bottom of the face. Equally divide the circle into about 12 parts.
2. Draw a line at the body and equally divide the spacing into 12 parts too.
3. Slip stitch body to the face follow the markings.
4. 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.
For the arm, slip stitch the opening instead of running stitch.

Mark 3 lines on the bunny’s foot. Sew with embroidery floss to shape the foot.

1. Mark arm position on the side of the bunny.
2. Slip stitch around the arm to the body.
3. Mark and slip stitch the tail in place.
4. Repeat the same to the feet.

Make a few stitches to tight the ears together.

Put on a ribbon bow at the side of the ear.
You may put a string on the top of the sock bunny and hang it up.
Go hug your little sock bunny.