Cut Out + Keep

The Stupendous Socktopus

Put those outgrown tights to groovy use!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/the-stupendous-socktopus • Posted by Confessions of a Refashionista

Create a hilarious under sea buddy out of your kiddo’s outgrown tights in less than an hour with my lightning quick tutorial...

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

1 h 30

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Create a hilarious under sea buddy out of your kiddo’s outgrown tights in less than an hour with my lightning quick tutorial...

Instructions

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    Grab 4 funky pairs of outgrown munchkin tights & some bits to create a face

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    select one pair for the “main body” & chop the legs off of the remaining tights

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    cut 6 holes in an even-ish pattern around the body area

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    decide which legs should go where

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    flip the body-tights inside out & pop the legs into the holes right sides facing & raw edges lined up

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    stitch them all together

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    turn right side out

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    add a face

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    stuff

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    stitch the top of the head closed & add a cute embellishment if desired

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    present the snuggly huggly socktopus to its new owner & let the squeezing commence!