Sock Dog Tutorial (Corgi)

I based this sock dog off of these instructions, and created a photo tutorial to accompany them.  I modified the directions to make this a Corgi as a Christmas gift.

Supplies

• 1 pair of regular length socks (you can used colored socks, or use a sock which you can then color with fabric markers)
• Scissors
• Needle and thread
• Buttons, beads, doll eyes or embroidery string (to make face)
• Pipe cleaners (optional)

• Start by turning your sock inside out
• Take sock 1 and flatten it out, so that the heel is on the top
• Cut off the top of the sock and then cut a straight line down the middle, to the start of the heel.  This will become the dog's back legs.  I cut down the legs of mine since I was making a corgi.
• If the dog's body is too long you can cut the toe off of the sock as I did in the photo.
• Round the feet with your scissors and then sew up the sides of the legs, leaving a gap so that you can can flip the sock right side out.  
• I also inserted a piece of pipe cleaner into each leg before sewing it up to help create a foot.
• Flip the sock and then stuff.

Click here to view the instructions I used to make this

• Cut sock 2 into 4 parts (see the labeled photo below)
• Head: The heel becomes the back of the dog's head and then you round the other side into the shape of a muzzle.  Sew the edges, leaving a gap at the neck so you can flip it right side out.  Stuff the head and sew onto the body.
• Front Legs:  Cut the front legs to the desired size, sew the edges.  Then stuff, add pipe cleaner if desired and then sew to the body.
• Ears: I cut 2 triangles out of the ear section.  I placed a piece of pipe cleaner in the ear for structure and then sewed it into the triangular pocket.  Then attach to the head.
• Tail: Cut out a tail and sew in a pipe cleaner for support and attach to the dog's butt.

Click here and here to view the instructions I used

• Color: I chose to use a white sock and then colored it with fabric sharpies after it was sewn
• Create Face: I used embroidery thread to sew on a mouth and then sewed on round black beads for eyes and nose.