Sock Creature
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading about work in progress – more sock creatures
Jolene’s been busy with her needle and thread, pulling up her socks, and putting together some more of her cute and cuddly creatures. Stripes seem to be a recurring theme, but the first cuddly creature featured here is a luxurious little soul made out of angora … As much as I love the soft autumnal colours in the angora [...]
Sewing is really Jolene’s thing, obviously I’m far more interested in manly arts and crafts rather than these silly women’s past-times! Obviously I jest, but sewing isn’t really what I do … other than from a utilitarian stand-point it’s not a craft I’ve ever felt the need to refine, alas, with time to kill and [...]
Continue reading about Sock creatures, a monstrous diversion!
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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