STOCKING DRAGON : Page 37

Make sure the stocking is clean and the color you want. Green for dragons? Thrust your hand inside the sock, as shown, keeping the fingers together to form the upper part of the mouth, the thumb lowered to form the lower jaw. Poke the toe of the stocking back into your hand to form the mouth. Sew across the fold at each corner of the mouth to hold it in place. The mouth can now be lined with red cloth or felt. A tongue, forked, flat or flappy can be added. Because your thumb is not in the center of your hand, you might want to add wadded cloth or felt stiffening beside it to keep it in balance. You will find that with a little practice you can make the flexible mouth grin comically, smirk and turn down grumpily. Eyes are buttons on discs of paper or felt. The dragon's crest is cut from felt and sewed along his spine, which is the back of your hand and wrist.