Inspired by the little penguins I encountered in Australia, here is my version of sock penguin. This penguin measures about 7 1/2″ tall and it can stand firmly on a flat surface by itself. It is a great gift to sew, be it as softie toy, hanging ornament, or merely for display. Get the pattern and tutorial to sew one soon. More sock toy, click here.
During my recent visit to Australia, I stopover at Philip Island, a penguin conservation centers with a viewing area to watch the penguin parading back to their burrows after the sunset. I was really impressed by this little penguin’s amazing willpower after I was told that they could walk up to a few miles from their burrows to reach the coastline right before sunrise, the walk back again after they come back for a long haul fishing trip in the sea after sunset. Many of the burrows are build on the slope, I wonder how could they walk up the steep slope with their pair of very short leg, a stomach full of fish and with no hand to grab on? Imagine yourself walking in the gunny sack, not easy to walk fast without a few tumbles and fall. My salute to the little penguin. By the way, the adult little penguins measure just about 13″ tall, only merely over a foot tall.
Cheers to the little penguin, I missed you badly after I returned home. Now, I have sewed these little sock penguins to accompany, hope to see the real one again soon.
thank u very much for sharing beautiful sock item,,,,i sewed monkey & penguin,they are very cute & very beautiful….i’m so happy with craft passion… thank u again
sock monkey & sock penguins are very beautiful,… i made they … thank u for shareing beautiful craft item
These sock puppets were a little bit too tricky for my liking. I fancy myself an amateur sewer, but these penguins were way out of my league. Wish I was as talented as you Nancy.
trop mignons!!!!
merci infiniment
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so cute!!!!
thank you so much
Love these though mine turned out a bit funny too much of a gap between the bottom of the belly and thee feet, used women’s size 5 socks…. Any idea where I went wrong?
I am not sure, Lyns. Do you mind send me a photo of your penguin (via contact form) so that I can have a look.
Love the Penguin pattern. Planed to make them for Christmas gifts. So I bought 12 colored pairs with stripes ready to go, but ran into a problem. because the pattern didn’t say to buy socks with block toes,so I ended up with pink and orange stripes for the face. I should have noticed that from your pictures, but missed it. I had to use a black sharpie marker to blacken the face, and will return the rest of the socks. I’m not sure were to buy black toe socks with colorful strips, which is so adorable. But I will make these somehow, Thanks for the pattern, Barbara
I wish you have a pleasant time sewing them again with the right socks 🙂
My daughter and I made penquins from a very similar pattern when she was in high school. We made at least two dozen to give to her friends and co-workers. The main difference was we used black socks for the body and striped socks for hats and scarf. Everyone loved them and it was a great opportunity for quality mom/daughter time. Thanks for sharing your pattern!!! Adorable!
Awesome, Nancy. Wish that you could sew a bunch of them again with this pattern 🙂
Hi! We have recently discovered sock/glove animals and since my little one loves pinguins, I will start with your tutorial above. Thanks for such a great ideea! We will come back to you with pics of our (hopefully adorable) little fellow 🙂
I am so looking forward.
Can’t wait to see your sock penguin pictures 🙂
It’s done! 🙂 A rather colourful pinguin, which makes it much cuter than expected! I can’t upload a picture here, I will put one on my personal blog with a link back to your tutorial, if that’s ok with you! As for us, we continue our journey with the owl tutorial, we can’t get enough of your sock projects:)) Talk soon!
Hello! These little penguins are so cute! I’m putting together a roundup of penguin crafts and was wondering if I could include an image from your post along with a link back to your site. Thanks!
Hi Jessica, that will be great with a link back and using only 1 main photo. Thanks 🙂
Hello! Such a great tutorial. I’ve bookmarked your website and am really excited to have stumbled across it. I’ve been searching for a small diy project for Christmas–and I think I’ve found it. 😀 What brand of sock do you use? Do you know of where socks could be purchased in bulk?
Hi Rebekah, Thank you for liking the sock animal in Craft Passion. You may buy the socks from Craft Passion Shop.
Thank you so much for this! I sewed one pink and one blue for my boyfriend and he loved them! They’re soooo cute :)! The only thing is mine don’t really stand on their own but they’re still adorable haha 🙂
So happy to know this, Denise, Do you mind to share with us some pictures of your penguins, I am sure others will love to see them.
Did you place the beans pack at the foot area? The bean pack will help to let them stand on their own.
Looking forward 🙂
HIya! Do you sell any sock monkey or penguin?
I don’t sell but I will encourage you to sew them yourself 🙂
I thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. You have great tutorials and the pictures help a great deal.
Now I have to look for pretty socks to make them for my grandchildren.
May G’d bless you and keep you safe. Again thanks. Evita
I am in LOVE with these sock projects!
Now I have something to do with all those single socks in my laundry basket!
These are so adorable! One of the cutest I’ve seen, you are so talented! I love penguins and hope to make some that will look as nice as yours. Thanks for sharing 🙂
They are easy to sew and I am sure you can sew just as nice as these. Keep it up!!! 🙂
Wow, Joanne! You made so many of them. Too cute! 🙂
I was addicted and can’t stop making them until my next inspiration is due. 😉
Preciosos!!!!!
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Precious!!