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This is the Lima SockMunky. I found him hiding about 10 miles away. Silly critter. He now joins the rest of the sock creatures who live in my studio.

critters need homes

These and other critters need homes. They are looking to move away, hoping to find warmth and sunshine. I say, good luck on that count, but am supporting their initiative.







They are up for sale at MakeThingsWorkshop.etsy.com or see the thing over there on the right. Check it out, let me know if it works.

rosie, another silly creature

This is Rosie, made out of old socks with—drum roll!—roses embroidered on them. This act of creation offsets the destruction that is often what I hear about on the news while I work on these creatures. Whew! Just give me these sock critters any day! They make me smile.

And now, if any of you out there would like to have one of your own, you can. I am willing to sell my creatures to anyone who needs something to giggle about as an antidote to whatever things are bothering you. Email me and we'll talk. In the meantime, take a look at the rest of the stupid sock creatures that I have made (click on the label "stupid creatures" off on the right here somewhere and they will all pop up) and see if they don't make you smile, too.

new gang of creatures

Twigby and Joey are in the middle; I don't remember the names of those on the outside. Those are stupid sweater creatures. Twigby and Joey are true stupid sock creatures. I think they all may be looking for homes.

doppleganger

Somewhere on my travels in the last few weeks, I noticed this Tin Man attached to the front of a middle-sized truck—not a semi, but the size down with the box attached to the cab, not hinged. And then I saw the driver; he looked EXACTLY like the doll. He was walking across the parking lot too fast to get a photo, and how would I explain wanting to post his photo on my blog, eh? I would probably have to have him fill out a permissions form and all that. Whew! And then I realized that I didn't need to take a picture of the guy. The doll looked EXACTLY like him. Well, except that the doll looks much wackier than the guy did. He looked pretty normal. The doll looks like the guy most likely feels when in traffic with cars cutting in front of him and getting in his way.

Come to think of it, the Tin Man looks the way I feel when in traffic.

stupid creatures

At a recent quilting retreat with a group of the most delightful people, I made these two fellows: Watson on the left; Campbell on the right. They are based on John Murphy's book, Stupid Sock Creatures. If ever one is stuck creatively, these are great for getting into that flow of no-thinking-just-making. Now, not everything is always perfect in that river of non-thought. There is a third creature, Matilda, who I just couldn't get right, no matter what I did. Or so I thought. The rest of the group thought that she was just fine, so she has gone home with one of them and has a support group through them. I was ready to dismantle her, but she was saved. Here she is with one of my handknitted sock monkeys. (I like the sock monkey better, even though he looks demented, I admit. Sigh.)