Just in a strange and creative mood. I want to make another sock animal, but I'm having trouble deciding what to do, so I am just making this poll for fun...and because I am odd. Help me pick!
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I said a horse (I'm biased 
) and then said to put it on ebay, because then I can get it AND pay you for your labor. 
) and then said to put it on ebay, because then I can get it AND pay you for your labor.
I voted for a kitty cat, but actually would have liked all three! I LOVE your monkeys Yaku, as soon as I saw the pix you put up in your other thread, I rushed off to find a 'how to' tutorial on internet. Whether I get around to making one though...
You know this could definitely be a little cottage industry business you could start up - have you thought about that?
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You know this could definitely be a little cottage industry business you could start up - have you thought about that?
LL
This just makes me smile. . The monkeys are so cute! I'm torn between the cat and the horse...
So creative Yaku!
P.s. you culd totally put them on esty.com too!
. The monkeys are so cute! I'm torn between the cat and the horse... So creative Yaku!
P.s. you culd totally put them on esty.com too!
You guys are so sweet, but I still can't imagine charging for them. I wouldn't even know what to price something like that. I'd feel guilty!
I voted kitty cat as a step before the challenge of a horse.
Giving it away to a child would be a lovely thing to do but can we have a picture of it before it goes please
Giving it away to a child would be a lovely thing to do but can we have a picture of it before it goes please
Well, Kitty Cat won, so here it is:
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Kind of hard to do the answer for the second question without seeming like a stalker for asking people to volunteer their addresses.
The second place answer is to give it to a child, but I know so many that I have to decide. I never got Boo a proper birthday present (she had a jumpy at her party and we couldn't afford a gift), but she already has the white monkey. But, if I give one to one of my nephews, I have to make one for each of my others first. The kids I know all have siblings too, so same goes there. What a dilemma, but the good kind.
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Kind of hard to do the answer for the second question without seeming like a stalker for asking people to volunteer their addresses.
The second place answer is to give it to a child, but I know so many that I have to decide. I never got Boo a proper birthday present (she had a jumpy at her party and we couldn't afford a gift), but she already has the white monkey. But, if I give one to one of my nephews, I have to make one for each of my others first. The kids I know all have siblings too, so same goes there. What a dilemma, but the good kind.
Aw... that is a simply ADORABLE kitty!!!
Good luck choosing who to give it too... I love having those kind of good choices to make.
Good luck choosing who to give it too... I love having those kind of good choices to make
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Aw...how cute!! I especially love the bellybutton.
<swoon> I'm in love with the argyle kitty!!
I'm so glad to have found this thread tonight!
Great job Yaku!
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I'm so glad to have found this thread tonight!
Great job Yaku!
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Oh Wow! I love it, that is gorgeous
Hugs to you for making it and hugs to kitty cat
Hugs to you for making it and hugs to kitty cat
Wow Yaku. That's amazing And you made it so quickly too.
Well, I think a whole Noah's ark of sock animals is in order
And you made it so quickly too. Well, I think a whole Noah's ark of sock animals is in order
Triple awwwwwwwww! That is so cute I want I want I want I want!!!!! I’ll happily send you my address
Hey Yaku you’ve got a real talent there, I’m impressed (and envious as hell.) Both in the monkeys and the kitty cat, there’s something about them that is real. Don’t know what I’m trying to describe, but they are more than ‘just’ stuffed animals, they’ve got feeling, or something. It shows. They’re brilliant.
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Hey Yaku you’ve got a real talent there, I’m impressed (and envious as hell.) Both in the monkeys and the kitty cat, there’s something about them that is real. Don’t know what I’m trying to describe, but they are more than ‘just’ stuffed animals, they’ve got feeling, or something. It shows. They’re brilliant.
LL
Yaku
Just spotted kitty kat you just made me beam from ear to ear as these are clearly made with lots of love and attention and they are kinda individual too . Yes I'm a self confessed cat person
Look forward to seeing the next one
Just spotted kitty kat
you just made me beam from ear to ear as these are clearly made with lots of love and attention and they are kinda individual too . Yes I'm a self confessed cat personLook forward to seeing the next one
OMG! You made KITTY!! I LOVE it! SO adorable.
It just makes me smile, and want to squeeze! You are very talented, Yaks!
SO adorable. It just makes me smile, and want to squeeze! You are very talented, Yaks!
You have a real talent, there Yaku! Thanks for sharing them, they are really neat...they are very creative, and fun...
Very warm wishes to you and your growing menagerie!
BB
Very warm wishes to you and your growing menagerie!
BB
OK, so here is the whole collection, minus one secret friend.
Glove panda (T's Christmas gift, he named him Artie) sitting with his friend the Sock Monkey (one year therapy anniversary) who remains unnamed by T:
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Sock kitty made for my friend's newborn last month:
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Sock monkey number two, for Boo (along with Kitty posted earlier in this thread, she sleeps with both every night now). This one looks like a sheep with a monkey tail. I had to crop off his arm, because Boo was coloring in the background...
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Morse the horse, T's birthday gift, which resides at his second office that I sometimes get to visit. Artie is going to go hang out there with him tomorrow, because I forgot to get a good pic of him (the one above T sent me).
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T says I should start a business. I don't think I could sell them for worth the time I put into them, though. For some reason, they feel more valuable if I give them away than if I sell them.
Glove panda (T's Christmas gift, he named him Artie) sitting with his friend the Sock Monkey (one year therapy anniversary) who remains unnamed by T:
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Sock kitty made for my friend's newborn last month:
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Sock monkey number two, for Boo (along with Kitty posted earlier in this thread, she sleeps with both every night now). This one looks like a sheep with a monkey tail. I had to crop off his arm, because Boo was coloring in the background...
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Morse the horse, T's birthday gift, which resides at his second office that I sometimes get to visit. Artie is going to go hang out there with him tomorrow, because I forgot to get a good pic of him (the one above T sent me).
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T says I should start a business.
I don't think I could sell them for worth the time I put into them, though. For some reason, they feel more valuable if I give them away than if I sell them.
You should start an etsy shop!!!They are SOOOOOOO adorable
Amazing Yaku, I love them, you are so so clever
Wow Yaku
Love these, wish I could sew, really love panda and kitty kat
Love these, wish I could sew, really love panda and kitty kat
Awww, thanks you guys. I am making a little brown bear right now. Once I find the right eyes, I will post.
Here is the brown bear. I couldn't find the eyes I wanted (golden yellow) without going back out to the store, so he has blue-green eyes. I gave him as a gift for the exchange at my family's. They ran late and Boo was going to miss her bedtime, so I left just as they were starting, giving my number to my niece...so I don't know who he ultimately went home with. 
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How entirely adorable! I am jealous of whoever got it!
OMG, that bear is absolutely precious, Yaku. I hope you make more.
Wow!!! I love them all <3
Sooo cute, creative and fun!
You are a genius yakusoku
Few years ago I made a whole army of Towel-teddies, most of them have left to live with other people!
They are not as creative as your Sock-Animals, but I had fun making them - Maybe I should try to saw a Sock-Friend, maybe that will help me feel a little better.
Is that Ok with you Yaku?
Sooo cute, creative and fun!
You are a genius yakusoku
Few years ago I made a whole army of Towel-teddies, most of them have left to live with other people!
They are not as creative as your Sock-Animals, but I had fun making them - Maybe I should try to saw a Sock-Friend, maybe that will help me feel a little better.
Is that Ok with you Yaku?
Oh little they are sooooo cute! Love the white ones
Lucina
Lucina
Little Me - Those are absolutely adorable! You should try sock animals. If you could make those amazing bears from towels, sock and glove animals cinch for you. The bear is from gloves, by the way, not socks. I'm making a polar bear right now to give to the little girl I was watching in November as a belated birthday gift. I was crocheting her a hat, but it turned out too big.
Thank you Lucina
Thank you too Yaku, yes I am definitely going to try the sock animals, have to start looking around for some nice socks or gloves!
I love the letters „No nonsense“ on the socks you used for Morse the Horse. Fits good T´s very well
I look forward to see the polar bear, hope you will post a photo when it´s ready!
Thank you too Yaku, yes I am definitely going to try the sock animals, have to start looking around for some nice socks or gloves!
I love the letters „No nonsense“ on the socks you used for Morse the Horse. Fits good T´s very well
I look forward to see the polar bear, hope you will post a photo when it´s ready!
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Polar bear.
Polar bear.
Wow what a cutie!!!
I love it
Thank you for posting the photo Yaku
I love it
Thank you for posting the photo Yaku
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Sock froggy for little brother's birthday. Sure, he'll be 15, but you're never too old to get a ridiculous, hand-made creature from your big sister.
Sock froggy for little brother's birthday. Sure, he'll be 15, but you're never too old to get a ridiculous, hand-made creature from your big sister.
Eeep! Adorable!
Yaku... he is so cute! I know my son would love having him for a gift. I wouldn't mind either. He looks so squishy and cuddly.
I still think you should open a small business and sell them. You could consign them to boutiques in your area and make some extra money. You really have talent!
Hugs
TN
I still think you should open a small business and sell them. You could consign them to boutiques in your area and make some extra money. You really have talent!
Hugs
TN
I.Must. Have. One.
So creative! I love it! I also think you should considering starting a business.
My H and my T have said the same thing. But the problem is, with the time I put into them and how much it costs to ship them anywhere, I really couldn't make any money off of them. I shipped one once and it cost me like $8. Maybe I could get cheaper through USPS, but I can't imagine that someone is going to want to pay $15-20, plus $8 shipping for these little guys. Mr. Froggy took me hours, because I didn't have a template, I just made him up from my mind and had to do a few tries with his legs and toes to get them right. Even if I nailed it down to a science, each of these guys would take me at least three hours (bear) and as much as eight, because the whole thing is handstitched. I bought a crafting sewing machine (little cheap one), but it snagged too much on the socks to do any fine maneuvering. So, I'm just not sure it's practical to make a business, just from pure time consumption. I also sometimes spend a lot of time picking through different buttons for eyes. I think I'm too meticulous to be practical, LOL. I do wish I could make more of them and share them with people who wanted, though. Just so you know, I would gladly make/send them to anyone who wanted if I had all the time in the world to do it. So, anyone on here could PM me a request if you don't think I'm a crazy stalker and maybe it would take a few months until I get time, but I could make one for you.
I do wish I could make more of them and share them with people who wanted, though. Just so you know, I would gladly make/send them to anyone who wanted if I had all the time in the world to do it. So, anyone on here could PM me a request if you don't think I'm a crazy stalker and maybe it would take a few months until I get time, but I could make one for you.
FWIW, I would *totally* pay $20 plus shipping for one of those, assuming I had the money, which I currently don't. But it doesn't seem overpriced to me at all.