Which socks do I need?

The guides draw an ordinary flat sock. Use any sock you have and cut along the dashed lines.

What do the dashed lines mean?

Dashed lines mark where to cut and where to sew. The finished animal is drawn beside the flat sock.

How do the three styles differ?

Clean line is black ink on white, graph paper is the same drawing on squared paper, and blueprint is white line on deep blue.

Can I ask for a bunny or a giraffe?

Yes, by typing it as a direction. That is a request; the nine pictures show the monkey, snowman and cat.

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Sock animal patterns: monkey, snowman, cat

Sock animal patterns — a sock monkey guide with two flat socks drawn side by side, the legs, arms, ears, tail and mouth marked with dashed cutting lines on the heel and cuff, and the finished monkey sketched below, a clean printable pattern in crisp black lines of one even weight, solid cutting lines and dashed seam lines, with small block-capital labels and measurements

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Sock animals are cut and stitched from an ordinary pair of socks, a quick project with children and a way to use up odd socks. These are guides: a flat sock with dashed cutting and sewing lines, and the finished animal beside it. The three are a sock monkey, a snowman with a turned-down cuff for a hat, and a cat with ears cut from the toe. Type a different animal and it is a request, not a guaranteed picture.

a rainy-afternoon project with children
a use for odd socks
a toy for a nursery
a class activity at school

Frequently asked questions

Which socks do I need?: The guides draw an ordinary flat sock. Use any sock you have and cut along the dashed lines.
What do the dashed lines mean?: Dashed lines mark where to cut and where to sew. The finished animal is drawn beside the flat sock.
How do the three styles differ?: Clean line is black ink on white, graph paper is the same drawing on squared paper, and blueprint is white line on deep blue.
Can I ask for a bunny or a giraffe?: Yes, by typing it as a direction. That is a request; the nine pictures show the monkey, snowman and cat.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.