Happy Hallowe’en, everyone! I thought in honor of goblins, ghosts and other scary creatures, I would share the scariest of them all and return to the horrors of the Sock Monkey! Last summer when Sock Monkey Dresses were haunting us everywhere, I got caught up in the moment and purchased some socks designed solely (forgive the pun) for the making of Sock Monkeys. Â
I started my Sock Monkey creature immediately but did not put the finishing touches on until this evening. I sensed from the first moment that this creature would not be loved, but reviled. A creature so hideous and malformed that children would scream, women faint, and men tremble. Perfect for Hallowe’en!!Â
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AND I got to use my pom pom maker! Now the question remains: is he so ugly he’s cute or just fugly? Look into those little black eyes and decide.
Happy Hallowe’en ;).
Susan, he’s just plain old fugly! Now don’t tell me your going to go wearing the sock monkey gown today?!…. Happy Halloween to you to, I love this day!
Comment by Michelle — October 31, 2006 @ 7:37 am
Cute!
Comment by Carol — October 31, 2006 @ 9:04 am
Oh, I think he’s cute!
Comment by surly — October 31, 2006 @ 9:31 am
Paul Frank would definitely approve- and I love the pompoms!
Comment by Lorraine — October 31, 2006 @ 9:50 am
Well, I’m undecided! It is quite cute on some level but, he’s not going to find a home here!
Comment by Marina — October 31, 2006 @ 10:56 am
I think he’s cute! We had a sock monkey when we were kids (purchased, I’m pretty sure), and I’ve always liked them. But not on dresses fer god’s sake!
Comment by Ann — October 31, 2006 @ 11:32 am
From Susan — I just realized that I forgot his nose (!?). I’ll have to add that in. I’d hate for him to be deformed or anything!
Comment by surly — October 31, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
I think his little face is just begging “Love me? Somebody, anybody, please love me?!”
Cute.
Comment by Wendy O — October 31, 2006 @ 3:32 pm
The 13 year old says “oh that’s cute”!
Comment by Pam — October 31, 2006 @ 7:34 pm
i say he’s cute! super cute even 🙂 i LOVE it!
Comment by gray la gran — November 1, 2006 @ 9:58 am
hey susan, yeah, he’s still cute.
regarding the “gold” sock, follow this link to the yarns for some of my most recent sock singles.
http://flickr.com/photos/54706746@N00/279892189/ the photo has notes ….
i think the sock you’re refering to is the buckwheat bridge yarn. 🙂
Comment by gray la gran — November 1, 2006 @ 6:40 pm
Definitely Cute.
Comment by sonja poor — November 1, 2006 @ 9:22 pm
now i’m thinking, it’s a face “only a mother could love …” …. not that i’m a mother, but if i were, i would certainly give birth to a sockmonkey 🙂
the lace shawl is stunning! it’s good to know that IF i ever knitted that shawl, that i should not do what XRX tells me 😉
Comment by gray la gran — November 5, 2006 @ 6:35 pm