Plushie
Some more sock monsters that I’ve made of late…very friendly monsters but not to be underestimated. All hand sewn brand new socks and stuffed with recycled polyester stuffing and a great big dollop of love.
The idea of printing on fabric has been something I’ve been wanting to try for some time now. I’ve neither had the time nor the inclination until this weekend, when the urge suddenly took me to get my finger out and make something for a change. In my head this was going to be a [...]
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Iris thinks of herself as a Greek goddess with her lush lips and impatient stance … it’s why she always seems to have her hands on her hips, no doubt tapping her toes. The truth of it though is that she is more messenger than goddess, her purpose being to take those dreams that are [...]
Not to be outdone by his sister, the lad (aged nearly 7) decided to have a go at making his own soft toy. He designed and sewed this chap (almost) all by himself. I’m very proud of his ability to take his idea and turn it into something tangible. We worked together on turning his [...]
In spite of the fact that it should be summer and we are being teased with rays of sunshine trying to break the clouds, the small furry one decided to make a snowman today. OK, so it’s a red snowman and it doesn’t actually resemble a snowman but she says it is a snowman so [...]
As promised – the sock creatures I was working on last weekend…I was very busy, although I must admit that the sock monkey took the best part of two weeks (between real work, you know, the one that pays the mortgage!) First up, that sock monkey. A real labour of love. They are very easy [...]
I took delivery of the book, Make Your Own Stupid Sock Creatures by John Murphy this week and was inspired to make some more sock creatures. I started, and finished, two of them yesterday but the light is so poor here again it’ll be later in the week before I can show you the finished [...]
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Ages and ages ago I knitted this sheep from the pattern on the Flutterby Patch blog. It’s taken me this long to get photos of it. This is such an easy and quick pattern that anyone with half an idea about knitting can make one. So, anyway, this particular sheep is called Mary. One day [...]
This tartan chap was created as a commission this weekend. In keeping with our attempts to reduce waste, he’s made from a piece of tartan that would have otherwise been binned and some ecospun felt. Stuffed, as usual, with reclaimed polyester stuffing. He’s got a bit of a problem though. Whilst out for his morning [...]
These fun chaps were supposed to be sock monsters but they just aren’t at all scary. In fact, they are so cute it hurts me to look at them so I think they must be banished to the sock drawer from wence they came! (They didn’t really, they are brand new non-smelly socks). This is [...]
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