Sock Monkeys of the World

Funky is a great friend of ours. Lord, knows he has camped on our couch enough to feel like he was part of the furniture!

Anyway, recently he met a girl (yes a human….) and went out west to San Francisco. We didn’t hear from him for a while but found this photo in a newspaper talking about a “Sock Monkey makin’ good”. We dont know if he is still with that girl in Marketing or not but at least he is finally off our couch.

Personally, I have some questions about how he peddles the bike…but hey, a Monkeys gotta do what his stuffin’ tells him.

Madeline is looking for her friend Ichigo. She was last seen in a park, Ichigo was playing with a large kite and was talking mad things like visiting Africa by air. Madeline is not sure what happened but is waiting in the park for Ichigos return.

Let Madeline know if you have any information.

I always love to see those that enjoy sharing homes and even creating Sock Monkeys. Cathy is a crafty pro and wrote in to share some snaps from her recent Sock Monkey creations.

We really like the time and effort she spends on the outfits and clothes. Most humans don’t know this but we Monkeys do not like to be naked! Humans think it is cute but really….just kinda creepy and a bit chilly on the seems.

“Creative Cathy” has a wonderful volunteer website that you can visit and explore at

http://www.sisterluvcrafts.com

Susie wrote in a few months back about missing her buddy Serenity. You see Serenity had decided to travel to Hawaii and work as a Surfing Instructor. The photos looked wonderful and Serenity become a very popular teacher but eventualy the Heart always wins.

Late December Serenity came home and this is a snap of the loving reunion.

Tamara at www.sockmonkey.net knitted the hat and scarf to keep her warm but judging by the smile on Susie’s face… they will have a great winter.

We have never been to Hawaii but Joanne has. She says she travels there to catch the “big ones” after the winter storms. We hope she stays safe and continues to push the limits of cotton and polyfil!

Here are a few of the great snaps she sent us.

Giselle, (Jenny to her friends) wanted to show everyone her great new dress. So often you see Sock Monkeys dressed in what the knitter gave them, but Jenny is a bit more refined than that.

We really like the design and it is great to see the cool crafts that our Sock Monkey Brothers and Sisters can produce.

Also, check out the cool turtle!

We hope to hear more from Jenny.

Craig, a human, send us a news article about two identical twin Sock Monkeys running for city council. He forgot to let us know where but we thought it was a neat story.

Bad Monkey sent us a few snaps of himself from Iraq. He misses his people but keeps his spirits up by staying in shape and working on his Arabic poetry.

We like his collection of bullets (not sure what orange tipped bullets are made from?) and hope he stays safe.

Stay frosty you “pizza eatin’ caffeine drinkin’ minister of pain”!

Robin wrote in to share a photo of her new family. The Princesses live in Oregon and have already made the news. There has been a few reports in the newspaper and even a slow speed police chase on TV. The girls have a bad habit of driving very slow….yes even slower than most Oregonians.

They are looking for donations to make bail, in case you are wondering.

Betsy took the time to write us about the issues for Sock Monkey Alaskan Crabbers.

If you believe what Discovery Channel shows, only humans go out on boats to crab…but this is not true.
She now stays home with “Baby” and works on her novel but at one time she was known as a crabber!

Here is a photo of her and her new little one.