Please read all instructions through and assemble the equipment before beginning.
To make a fish:
Step-1
Choose your sock and stuff it with polyester filling. Fasten off a ‘tail’ with an elastic band and trim the sock end back to about 4cm.
Top tip! If you can, sew the buttons on at the same time and draw them in slightly to give the face a bit of shape. The buttons do not have to match.
Step-2
Choose two buttons and sew them on for eyes one on each side of the head.
Top tip! The dorsal fin is also a handy spot to hang the fish if you want to do that.
Step-3
Cut the fins from the felt using your template and stitch this to the top of the back and also one to each underside.
Top tip! You will not need the whole length of the sock – trim it if you need to.
To make the octopus:
Step-1
Choose a larger sock and stuff the end well with polyester stuffing material. Fasten off with a coloured elastic band.
Top tip! Some socks work better with this than others and it will weaken the structure of the sock so the octopus is better in a setting where it will not be handles a lot. Perfect for a mobile!
Step-2
With your sharp scissors, cut eight legs from the sock opening almost all the way to the elastic band .
Step-3
Choose a couple of buttons. Sew these on for eyes. They do not have to match!