Materials:A fabulous sock with a pattern you love, a monkey (or other design/character you adore from another sock), fray check, set of snaps and a needle and thread.

Time: Approx. 20 mins per wristband (or 45 mins with a glass of wine or a refreshing beer)

Step 1: Select and cut your sock!

Take your fabulous sock and measure how wide you want the band to be on your wrist. Cut across the leg portion of the sock to make your band, and cut again to create one long strip of sock material that you will snap together.

Step 2: Stop the fray!

Use fray check to keep the edges of your wristband fabric from fraying. (You can also sew a quick hem for the same effect.)

Step 3: Get your monkey on!

Cut a monkey (or other rockin’ design/character) from another sock and sew on to the middle of your wristband. Yes!

Step 4: Sew yer edges and put on your snaps!

Sew approx. 1/8″ of the edge over to help you with snapping and unsnapping. Then line up your snaps and add them to your band.

Step 5:Get on the field!

Now sport your easy, monkey fresh wristband with pride!

Because everything tiny is cute, Tammy creates an adorable bottlecap pincushion made with sock scraps! Great for Easter baskets!

Materials: one plastic bottlecap, sock scraps, embroidery floss, a smidgen of pillow stuffing (poly-fil), scissors, stickpins.

Time: Approx. 30 minutes

Step 1: Cut Up Your Socks!

Cut three pieces of material for your pincushion: one fabric circle with about the same diameter as the base of the bottlecap, one fabric circle with a diameter about a half-inch larger than the bottlecap, and a strip of fabric that fits snugly around the sides of the bottlecap.

Step 2: Prepare the Cushion!

Loosely thread embroidery floss around the outside of the larger fabric circle. This will become your cushion!

Step 3: Stuff It!

Now add a pinch of pillow stuffing (poly-fill) to the center of the cushion fabric and pull the floss tight to make the cushion. Tie the floss. Your cushion should fit happily into the bottlecap.

Step 4: Cover the Cap!

Place the small fabric circle on the bottom of the bottlecap, pin the fabric strip around the side of the cap, and sew the two pieces together. Your bottlecap should now be covered!

Step 5: Sew the Cushion to the Base!

Now put the cushion into the bottlecap and sew it to the fabric on the sides of the cap. You’ve got a bottlecap pincushion!

Step 6: Cute-ify!

Add a bow, beads, buttons or other baubles. You’ve got a tiny, sockoriffic place to stash your pins!

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Margi creates a project that you and your sweetie will adore: stocking garters made from old fishnets!

Materials: One pair holey fishnets (colored works best!), scissors, seam ripper, needle and thread, stickpins, embellishments as desired (bows, buttons, sequins, etc.)

Time: Approx. 1 hour for a set

Step 1: Dissect your fishnets!

Grab an old or holey pair of fishnets. Cut the elastic waistband from the top of the fishnets. This should be enough elastic for both garters.

Step 2: Rip the seam!

Using your seam ripper, undo the waistband seam holding the elastic to the tights. You should now have one long piece of elastic.

Step 3: Measure your thigh!

Wrap the elastic around your thigh at the point where you want the garter to hold up your stockings, pulling it tight enough to stay put but slack enough to be comfortable. Allow another 1/2″ for finishing, and cut the elastic to size. Measure the length of the other garter using the remainder.

Step 4: Cut up your fishnet material!

Cut a swath of the fishnets directly below the waistband that will be wide enough to completely wrap around the piece of elastic.

Step 5: Sew your garter!

Wrap the fishnet material around the elastic, pin it together, and whipstitch loosely along the sides and bottom edge (don’t stitch too tightly because the elastic needs to stay stretchy).

Step 6: Finish pretty!

Finish your garter by sewing the two ends together. Add a decorative bow, button or sequins to embellish your garter, as your heart desires.

Step 7: Show some leg!

Pull on a pair of an awesome thigh highs, slide on your new garters, and you’ve got craftylicious legs!

Our resident rockstar Julie starts off our crafting odyssey by creating a customizable, functional-yet-glam sock craft: a rocker glove!

Materials: 3 socks of complementary colors, scissors, needle and thread

Time: Approx. 1 hour per glove (2 hours for a set)

Step 1: Choose your socks!

Take 3 socks and lay them out next to your arm. Choose the finished opening of one sock to form the wrist edge of your glove. Cut this to a length of your preference. Then pick an alternating color from another sock and cut a strip of approximately the same length. You will need one more sock to form the “palm” of your glove. You will want a piece of this sock large enough to cover your palm from the bottom of your fingers to your wrist. You might want to wait until you’ve created your wristband before cutting this sock material.

Step 2: Create your wristband!

Take your two wrist pieces, turn them inside out, pinch the seams together and sew. A simple stitch will do – nothing fancy required. (When you turn the pieces right side out again, you should not be able to see the seam.) Once you’re finished sewing the pieces, try the beginning of your new glove on your wrist. This will help you determine how large a piece of sock to cut for your palm. Your palm material will be approx. 3 1/2″ – 5″ long, depending on the size of your hand and the length you want.

Step 3: Make your palm!

This is pretty easy: turn your palm material and your wristband inside out, pinch the seams together and sew. Presto! Your glove is beginning to take shape.

Step 4: Make your thumb!
The fingers are the most important part of your rocker glove. You can make them any length, color or design. Start first with your thumb. Cut a strip from one sock, approximately 1″ or wider. Wrap it around your thumb to determine length, and add just a bit of extra material to allow for the seam. Turn the strip inside out and sew lengthwise to create a thumb for your glove. When you are finished sewing, turn the thumb piece right side out, and put it on your thumb to make sure it fits! When you’ve checked on fit and length, add the thumb to the palm piece of your glove. Turn both pieces inside out and match up your thumb with the outer edge of your palm. Make sure the seam of your thumb is directed to the underside of the glove. Match up your edges and begin sewing. This gets a bit tricky when you reach the inside seam of your thumb and palm. Pinch the palm material together and continue sewing, finishing in the area next to your index finger.

Step 5: Create the rest of your fingers!

The rest of your fingers are created just like the thumb, taking care to make sure that you are allowing enough room on the palm for each finger. Julie choose to combine two fingers in the middle of her palm to allow for wearing rings. You can choose to combine fingers, customize lengths, etc. In true rocker fashion, you will want to make the index and pinky fingers longer than the rest to allow you to flash your sign-of-the-devil in wicked style. Start with your pinky finger, then your index finger and work inside to your middle fingers, repeating the same process as your thumb. Make sure to check that each finger piece fits before you add it to your palm. Try on your glove before and after each finger is added to make sure that you leave yourself enough material.

Step 6: Double-check your work…

Make sure all the seams on your glove are closed and face the underside (palm side) of the glove.

Step 7: ROCK!!!