6 Creative Recycled Socks Crafts To Make

Creative Recycled Socks Crafts
Hi, everyone! With the sheer potential available with recycling and upcycling these days, we think you’ll find these 6 Creative Recycled Socks Crafts To Make to be wonderful opportunities for you to enjoy an exciting adventure into the world of crafting.
All of these creative crafts to make with old socks will show you how to create something beautiful out of something that otherwise would be considered trash! Let’s go.
To start with something that’s about as simple as it gets, let’s take a look at a coffee cozy!
This is a fun little project blending some felt with a button and a great sock top.
It simply slides up over the cup, and you’ll be able to keep your hands warm yet safe from burning with a touch of style. Perfect for coffee lovers in your life.
Next is a little pocket that you can use for a cell phone, a TV remote, or any other handheld device that needs protection and easy finding!
Use a sock, felt sheets, and basic sewing accessories to create a cat-themed holder! It’s fun for teens and kids, and adults, too.
Stepping away from practicality, you can cut decorative or usable hobby horses out of a sock, some felt, and some yarn.
Just stick it on a wooden dowel, and you’ll have a new toy for your little ones to play with!
Want to learn how to make a plushie? There are several here for you to choose from!
You can make a sock worm for the little one who loves bugs or a baby doll that will be perfect for playing with and hugging during naptime.
You can also make a cute little sock dragon if you want to.
There’s a lot of potentials here to show you what’s waiting for you in the wonderful world of crafting with old socks!
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See More Recycled Socks Crafts Below
If you love the different kinds of creative adventures that you’ve seen here, you’ll be able to find fun ways to reuse old socks that bring a breath of fresh air to your craft world, too.
If you’re ready to start, we encourage you to scroll down and take a close look at each of these 6 different creative crafts.
If you’re new to crafting, don’t be intimidated.
There’s a little something for everyone here, and it’s going to help you explore a new potential world of crafting so that you can see what’s possible with the right instructions!
When you’re ready to go, click on the link of the pattern you like most, and you’ll be redirected to the crafter’s page to get to work.
There will be no need to log in or sign up or otherwise do anything other than grab your supplies and get started!
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Sock Dragon Sewing Pattern
This charming dragon stuffed animal sewn from socks is inspired by the famous reptilian sea monster, Godzilla. A cute toy or gift for your little ones.
Designer: Joanne of Craft Passion
Materials Used:
- Sock (crew length, adult size, solid color, 1 pair)
- Sock (crew length, toddler size, stripes in a contrasting color, 1 pair)
- Safety eye 15mm, black, 2 pcs; or button; or felt, Bead (5mm, black, 2pcs)
- Felt (red, 1″ x 1 1/2″), Felt (yellow, 4″ x 4″)
- Poly-fill stuffing material
- Embroidery (floss, yellow)
- Sewing threads (matching colors)
- Sock dragon templates
Completion Time: 8 hours
Size: 8 1/2”
Format: Written

Stick Hobby Horse
This wonderful stick hobby horse is a cute decor for your kid’s country-western party.
Designer: Brenda through Chickabug
Materials Used:
- Poly-Fil
- Felt
- Scissors
- Brown and/or Cream Yarn
- Red Heel Sock
- 1″ Wood Dowel
- Glue Gun
- Knitting Needle
Completion Time: Unspecified
Size: Unspecified
Format: Written

No Sew Sock Baby Doll
This no-sew sock baby doll is such a fun and fast project that you can give to your little one without breaking the bank.
Designer: Unspecified through Thrifty Fun
Materials Used:
- 1 sock
- stuffing, such as cotton from an old pillow
- black Sharpie and pink Sharpie or markers rubber bands
- small towel for a cradle (extra but not required)
- basket or anything as a cradle
Completion Time: 10 min or less
Size: Unspecified
Format: Written

No-Sew Sock Worms
These no-sew sock worms are easy to make and require a few simple supplies that you can easily find around the house or at the dollar store and in less than 10 minutes you can make a cute little crawling creature.
Designer: Debbie Chapman of One Little Project
Materials Used:
- Socks
- Elastics
- Googly Eyes
- Pipe Cleaner
- Stuffing
Completion Time: less than 10 minutes
Size: Unspecified
Format: Written

DIY Coffee Cozy
This DIY coffee cozy is perfect for chilly weather and the warm-drink season and an ideal gift for coffee lovers too.
Designer: Katrina of Splash of Something
Materials Used:
- a clean sock
- felt
- scissors
- fabric glue
- buttons
Completion Time: Unspecified
Size: Unspecified
Format: Written

Cute Cat Cover
Using an old sock, this cute cat cover will definitely add a fancy look on your phone.
Designer: Eleanna Kotsikou of Envato
Materials Used:
- One yellow and one white felt sheet
- A knee-high sock with dots or stripes
- Sewing thread in a color matching your sock
- Embroidery thread in a contrasting color to your sock
- Scissors
- Needle
- Sewing pins
- Tape measure
- A small bead
Completion Time: Unspecified
Size: Unspecified
Format: Written

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