This was a more complicated project than I ever envisioned! When I said you can design what you want, I didn't really expect the variety and creativity that resulted from this group. We learned a lot along the way including NO ONE knows how to thread a needle or knot thread. "the socks have holes in them"--yes they are old and are ready to go to another life! saying "I can't do this" enough times might get the teacher to do a few stitches for you but not many.Thanks to several wonderful donors we had a bag of felt, 2 bags of socks, and lots of pom-poms to use. It took 5 weeks to complete this project but as each one got done the joy level increased dramatically.
We went through the process from drawing our own patterns (no one understood patterns), cutting the pieces out and beginning to assemble them (great discussions on assembly lines and other manufacturing processes), sewing the components together and adding extras like the chenille stems and pom-poms, and lastly attatching all of the pieces to the socks. We found out that your hand does not fit into the sock if you sew the back to the front (no matter how many times I said to be careful not to do this.) We also learned a bit more about some of the creatures we made like do squid lay eggs? one of life's many mysteries.
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