It was not so long ago that the parents spent much less on Christmas gifts today. In fact, until the mid-1900s fewer children received gifts, and some of the gifts he received for Christmas were homemade. Some parents think it's time to stop spending so much money and return to a simpler time. In time that children used to ask a landlord Sock Monkey, and some still ask.

John Nelson, a Swedish immigrant, made the first sock in 1890 in Rockford, Illinois in the Nelson Knitting Mills. These socks are strong enough to work and were acquired by the workers who had to be on your feet all day. Were mainly used by farmers and factory workers. In 1932, the company changed the look of your socks by adding a heel red.

Because the Great Depression, the mothers looked for ways they could create toys for their children of the items in the house. Some mothers her husband took old socks and started making the monkeys and other animals outside. When the company learned that their socks were being used to create the toys for children, developed patterns and patterns began to include in your sock packages. This happened in the 1950s.

If you never had a home Sock Monkey, you can buy a package of socks and make one for you and your children. You may be able to find sock monkeys in the gift shops, but there's nothing like a homemade Sock Monkey if you or your child wants one "truth."

You may still be able to get sock patterns monkey in Rockford Red Heel sock packages. Only if the package does not contain the instructions, you can do a search online to find patterns Sock Monkey for the original. Go to your favorite search engine and search "Sock Monkey instructions. There are many versions, but in general all facts sock monkey house will look similar.

What does it take to make your own house made Sock Monkey?

* A pair of red socks Rockford heel. They come in two pairs to a package and cost around $ 12.00 and come in various sizes so you can make monkeys of different sizes.
* Cotton Batting or polyester fiber for your sock monkey gordo
* Red knitting yarn
* Black embroidery thread
* Black buttons for eyes
* All purpose thread

Collecting the above, find the instructions on the Internet, and within a couple of hours you can have one or two sock monkeys and sock of elephants. There are several things about a great gift to yourself: you know what happened to him to know that there is nothing harmful in it, you've spent precious time to do so and even if you are not like the images, you have created with love. Your child is sure to treasure the homemade sock money that you have done for them in the coming years.

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