Forget buying your Christmas gonks – how to make one in minutes using an old sock & you don’t need to be a craft whizz
WITH less than 38 days until Christmas, many of us are starting to think about getting the decorations out and up.
But rather than splashing out on new ones to add to your collection, one savvy influencer has shown how her followers can easily make their own.
Francesca, known online as @fbrookes2003, regularly shares lifestyle content with her 3000 followers.
In her latest video, the content creator shares how she makes her own Christmas gonks.
All her followers need is rice, two different socks, two elastic bands or hair ties, and some wool.
During the one-minute and 22-second video, the crafty whizz walks through the quick process.
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“What is needed to make one gonk.
“Pour rice into [a] big white sock using a glass. The more rice you use, the bigger the gonk.
“Tie the white sock by using a loom band and cut some off – keep the cut off to use. Pull [the] sock over the top.
“Now to make the nose, pinch rice into a ball. Add loom bands around the nose to secure.
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“Now add your one fluffy sock over the whole gonk. Tie the fluffy sock in a knot.
“Add more loom bands around the nose again to secure this sock.
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“Fold the cut off of the sock into the fluffy sock using for the hat and push down to the bottom. Tie [a] loom band around the sock to make a pom.
“Place the sock onto the top for the hat. Cut off some of the sock if the hat is too long.
“Use wool for the beard. Cut off a longer piece and cut down the middle, then again to have four pieces.
“You need three pieces for this section to plait.
“Tie a knot at the top. To make it easier, sellotape to somewhere.
“Start to plait. Keeping going all the way down. When finished, tie [a] knot in [the] bottom.
“Pull off and place down on [the] carpet. Now you need four pieces of wool and I will show you what to do.
“Make a loop and do a slip knot around the plait. Make sure to pull it tight, then fill up the rest but leave some bits at the edge.
“Leave about this much space to tie it onto the nose. When filled up, place around [the] nose and tie. Tuck the remaining tie edges under the hat.
“You could leave it like this but I trim [it] into a triangle shape.
“Now make as many as you like. Enjoy!”
Fans loved the tutorial, with the video gaining more than 202,000 likes and 2.2 million views.
In the comments, Francesca’s fans thanked her for sharing her hack, with one writing: “I’m gonna do it. I have to.”
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Another said: “My mum would love this oml.”
Someone else commented: “Love it. It’s amazing. But I’m crying over the fluffy socks.”