Show and Tell - Crafting Time

For today's Show and Tell (go visit Mel and check out the others too), something besides my cats!!!

First, more knitting. I finished Toodle's blanket (didn't block it yet - for non knitters, blocking is a process where you wet and shape the finished product - so it's a bit misshapen), and also knit him some matching little booties that were really easy. Plus, I made a cute little pixie bonnet (not for Toodle) that Stoli graciously modeled for us.





And now the real entertainment...Monsieur Sock Monkey! My friend got me a sock monkey kit to keep me occupied a while ago but it took me forever to finish. Partly because I don't have a sewing machine and didn't understand some of the crafting terms they used (what is tacking?) so I just sewed it all by hand, rather messily, and partly just because I am an unskilled spaz and not very good at following instructions.

First mistake came when I cut the sock from the wrong end on the very first instruction, so what should have been the head became the ass, the arms became the legs, and vice versa. This is where I left off that day, with what can only be reminiscent of the leaked media photos of Guantanamo. Puddin' was seriously terrified of this version of Sock Monkey:

Then I tried to save the sock monkey by giving him arms and a face...not sure what went wrong there, but something is certainly wrong (those black dots are supposed to be nostrils, they eyes came later. And yes, he's missing an ear still)...


I also realized that by accidentally flipping the instructions I inadvertently created not just any sock monkey, but a red-assed babboon sock monkey:

But I persevered - and I now present - the final, ready for prime-time, nuclear waste sock monkey!!!!!

As my friend said, every kid needs at least one creepy stuffed animal in his/her room, right? Puddin' has been knocking him off the dresser, we're not sure if she wants to play with him, or if she's trying to hide him so she doesn't have to look at him.