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  ClubhouseB - Crafting: Sock Monkey Instructions
In 1920 the mill soon began packaging the directions for the sock monkeys with each pair of socks after a customer fashioned a doll and sent it to the company.
At the head of the monkey on the body, there is a distinct division between the white toe area, and the brown below.
Different sock monkey doll makers cut the body parts from different areas of the sock, have different size and shaped pieces, and attach the body parts in different places.
breezeb.tripod.com /crafts/sockmonkey.html   (942 words)

  
 Sock monkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sock monkey is a type of stuffed toy made from hosiery and fashioned in the likeness of a monkey.
Sock monkeys remain a popular toy to this day, although not as prevalent as teddy bears.
The manner in which sock monkeys are made and the materials used in their creation remain mostly unchanged from the initial toys, though great variety exists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sock_monkey   (492 words)

  
 The Sock Monkey Experience - The Outsider Art Pages
That might make sock monkeys a tad industrial, but the appeal of folkish arts often has more to do with age and patina than purity of origin.
The world of sock monkeys got a big boost when David Letterman tried to sell one to Chris Elliot in the comedy classic "Cabin Boy." The non sequitur "Wanna buy a monkey?" scene launched sock monkeys into worldwide consciousness when it was shown on the Academy Awards telecast that Letterman hosted in 1995.
Sock monkeys were featured in the recent exhibit, Outside the Lines: Ordinary Pastimes, Extraordinary Art at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago.
www.interestingideas.com /out/sock.htm   (499 words)

  
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The socks were intended to be work socks, but in the early 1900's mothers started crafting these socks into sock monkeys for their children.
In addition to the sock monkey instructions, instructions are also included for making a sock elephant.
Sock monkey crafting instructions are included with every pair of red heel® socks.
www.sockmonkeyministry.com /page8.html   (115 words)

  
 New Page 1
America's nostalgic red-heel sock monkeys are captured and immortalized in unique sock monkey creations made available by the Sock Monkey Lady®.
Sock monkey fanciers will be in "monkey heaven" as they uncover greeting cards, socks, sock monkeys, gift books, journals, and other "red-heel" creations that are sure to drive them "bananas."
Sock Monkey Lady, Inc. Copyright © 2001 by Dee Lindner.
www.sockmonkeylady.com   (121 words)

  
 The origin of sock monkeys.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For an estimated twenty thousand years, sock monkeys and humans have existed in a symbiotic relationship with one another.
This relationship began with the monkey's favorite food, lint, which was produced in vast quantities in the prehistoric dryers of humans.
The monkeys have lost their ability to hunt and can no longer live in the wild.
www.sock-monkey.com /sockmonkey.html   (113 words)

  
 From the mouth of a sock monkey - The Boston Globe
For one thing, the novel is told in the first person from the perspective of a sock monkey named "Dickie" who belongs to a New York City police diver.
This stuffed sock has a dirty mind, doesn't believe in God, and peppers his narration with lyrical bites from the Beatles, the J. Geils Band, and the Village People.
"He knew the sock monkey was the way, in but whose sock monkey was it?" says Scovell.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/07/04/from_the_mouth_of_a_sock_monkey   (1113 words)

  
 We're in a book! Read all about Sock Monkey Dreams . . .
The setting of the book is the Red Heel Monkey Shelter, home to an ever-growing population of vintage sock monkeys from all eras and areas.
Once they arrive they live their monkey lives exactly the way they want.
Filled to the brim with sock monkey mythology, urban legend, tall tales, short stories, facts and fictions, Sock Monkey Dreams is not only the book sock monkeys and sock monkey fans have been waiting for, it's a genuinely weird, warped look at the world we live in, as seen behind button eyes.
www.sockmonkeydreams.com /pages/bookinfo.html   (154 words)

  
 Sunnyflower Farm Sock Monkey Adoption FAQ
A- While reportedly, sock monkeys can handle delicate cycle machine washing, they are actually much happier with a gentle hand-washing.
A- Monkeys made with vintage-style socks generally have white faces, because the white toe is larger and allows for this classic style.
Monkeys made from newer socks have smaller toes, and so the faces are brown.
www.daisycara.com /monkey/DOPTION_CENTER/FAQ.html   (1069 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Adventures of Tony Millionaire's Sock Monkey: Books: Tony Millionaire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A mischievous sock monkey named Uncle Gabby and his bumbling pal Drinky Crow are the heroes of this funny, unsettling, and oddly endearing collection.
An instant classic, Tony Millionaire's collection of Sock Monkey comics is ideal for adults who have not become too sensible and for children who are too good for the usual antiseptic, focus-group oriented fare that passes as children's entertainment these days.
Disturbing, hilarious, and lovingly rendered in antiquey fl and white are your favorite sock monkey, Uncle Gabby, and his oft drunken pal Mr.
www.amazon.com /Adventures-Tony-Millionaires-Sock-Monkey/dp/1569714908   (1316 words)

  
 Sodak50'sSockMonkeyHomePage
Sock monkeys are incredibly ugly, and always made by hand.
This is a faithful recreation of their diet in the Sock Monkey wilds.
The basic disposition of the Sock monkey is gentle and somewhat inert.
members.aol.com /sodak50/sockmonkey.html   (562 words)

  
 Sock Monkey Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
I was walking through a store one day and found these little sock monkeys attached to key chains begging to be saved.
I had grown up with sock monkeys and seeing these little key chain monkeys hanging from their cheesy cardboard palm tree made me want to rescue them and give them a purpose.
So, Sock Monkey Survivor Island was created and the only way to get in is to be voted in by the Queen, after she talks with the other monkeys that is, and once decided upon the queen, that's me, will hand the voted person in a monkey key chain with a monkey name as well.
www.earthrunner.com /sockmonkeyisland   (256 words)

  
 West Virginia Sock Monkey
Members of the West Virginia Sock Monkey Association are restless and burdened with revolutionary ideas.
Our primary goal, of course, continues to be installing the sock monkey as the official state animal.
But sock monkeys are forward thinking and have a world view.
www.wvsockmonkey.blogspot.com   (737 words)

  
 Sock monkeys save the world from Y2K!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It was my hypothesis that if a billion sock monkeys worked on a billion computers, all the faulty code could be re-written before the onset of Y2K.
On the night of October 8, 1999, I placed the monkeys on my front porch and instructed them to travel the world fixing any faulty code they came across.
I gave them a rousing pep talk about how they were the only hope for our technologically dependent society, how Kevin Bacon and many others from the star studded cast of Foot Loose were counting on them, and then I bid them farewell on their daunting journey.
www.sock-monkey.com /y2k.html   (515 words)

  
 Sock Craft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A. Turn sock inside out and create a center line from the white heel to the top of the sock.
Cut sock open on the center line down to the 1 1/2" notch.
Attach tail at the seat of the monkey center in red of heel.
home.inreach.com /marthac/craft1.html   (479 words)

  
 Unique Sock Monkeys for Unique People!
The price for a basic sock monkey (approx 19 inches long, filled with nontoxic polyfill, with sewn eyes, eyelashes and nose) made just for you is $30.00 plus $8.00 s/h in the US (add sales tax for sales in Indiana).
Also, for an additional charge I am happy to "customize" a new sock monkey for you.
Sock It 2 Me! is a registered trademark.
www.sockit2me.com   (192 words)

  
 Sock Monkeys @ Home On The Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sock Monkey has decided to stake his claim in the world and has purchased a piece of Clett Island and has plans to build his own little castle on Clett.
Yup, Sock Monkey is moving up in the world.
He's got one square foot of Clett Island and is on his way to becoming one of the landed gentry.
lennytaylor.freeyellow.com   (183 words)

  
 *Artie the Sock Monkey*   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The musings of a Tamarack sock monkey, Artie is an arts advocate for the State of West Virginia.
Pirate sock monkeys have besieged the Shire of Tamarack.
As stuffed animals, we sock monkeys don't have to breathe.
artsockmonkey.blogspot.com   (2190 words)

  
 Supersockmonkey.com - How to Make a Sock Monkey
Cut socks between seams and to within 1-1/2" of white heel.
• Cut the ears from the remaining brown part of the sole of the sock.
Jackets, vests and skirts are also used for clothing the monkey.
www.supersockmonkey.com /catalog/howtomake.html   (206 words)

  
 Sock Monkey Plans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sew a seam (A) 1/2 inch on both sides of the center of sock starting three inches from the white heel and across the end of the top.  Cut the sock between the seams and to within 1-1/2 inches of white heel.  This leaves an opening in the crotch.
Cut the heel from the sock, leaving a brown edge around the white.  Fasten on lower part of the face, whip-stitching around the bottom; stuff and finish sewing around the top.  The mouth can be improved by a running stitch of either fl or white across the middle of the lips.
Cut off toe of another sock, leaving 1/2 inch of brown to roll for a brim.  Sometimes a fez is used for a cap.
lennytaylor.freeyellow.com /Monkey.htm   (350 words)

  
 Sock Monkey
Sew a seam (A) 1/2 inch on both sides of the center of sock starting three inches from the white heel and across the end of the top.
Cut the sock between the seams and to within 1-1/2 inches of white heel.
Then turn the sock so the seams are on the inside and use the crotch opening to stuff the head, body and legs.
www.geocities.com /kellyklingler/monkey.html   (345 words)

  
 Sock Monkey - Craftbits.com Craft Project
First, turn one of the socks inside out and flatten it so that the heel is centered (as in the picture above).
We're eventually going to be cutting the heel out in one piece for the monkey's face, so your tail width is limited by that.
I don't think it's necessary to go around the face twice (as the monkey's owner hopefully won't be picking it up by the face like they would the arms and tail), but you might want to do it anyway.
www.craftbits.com /viewProject.do?projectID=1104   (2100 words)

  
 the Sock Monkey Dreams Store Storefront
Sock Monkey Dreams: Daily Life at the Red Heel Monkey Shelter
Sock monkeys are a unique American phenomenon - folk art made by anyone and everyone!
Check out our official site, Sock Monkey Dreams for more information about the Red Heel Monkey Shelter and sock monkeys in general.
www.sock-monkey-dreams.com   (116 words)

  
 Crafts : Kid Crafts : The Sock Monkey Saga : Home & Garden Television
The sock monkeys, constructed from a pair of red-heeled, white-toed socks, some stuffing and a few stitches, have caused quite a commotion among crafters.
The mouth is cut from the red-heeled area of the sock, and the cap is constructed from the white toe.
From a second sock, cut a one-inch strip from the side of the sock opposite the heel.
www.hgtv.com /hgtv/cr_kid_crafts/article/0,1789,HGTV_3256_1386395,00.html   (464 words)

  
 SockMonkey.com
The old-fashioned, handcrafted sock monkey dolls made with Original Rockford Red Heel® socks from Fox River Mills have become a favorite piece of "Americana" over the years.
Today, the instructions for making these dolls are still included in each package of authentic Red Heel Monkey socks.
Sock Monkey Dolls Sock Monkey Kits Sock Monkey Collectibles Sock Monkey Books
www.sockmonkey.com   (165 words)

  
 The Evil Sock Monkey Conspiracy
Socks go missing everyday from our washers and dryers.
The socks disappear, never to be seen again.
After braving three years in a trecherous prison run by the elite Sock Monkey Militia, I have finally broken free.
www.angelfire.com /mo2/evilsockmonkey   (135 words)

  
 Vintage Sock Monkey
Vintage Sock Monkey was made to share with our Simian Sock Friends; the different types of Sock Monkeys, how to instructions and free clothes patterns.
The new pattern was released around 1970 and was adopted quickly as the standard Sock Monkey design.
A knitted Sock Monkey dress pattern was just posted in our clothes page.
vintagesockmonkey.com /index.html   (238 words)

  
 <Sock Monkey Challenge>
Use it to make a Sock Monkey or Sock Animal: any kind, any size, any color, any shape….
Any non-members who apply will have to submit to ten hours of feather tickling from twenty sock monkeys as punishment.
Okay, that is enough Sock Monkeys for now.
www.bearsandbuds.com /compete/SockMonkeyChallenge.asp   (672 words)

  
 Sock Monkey Fun! Adopt your own Sockmonkey.
SockMonkeyFun.com was made to share Tamara's Sock Monkeys with the world.
The adoption charges are small and will more than be made up for by years of "Sock Monkey love".
Our world famous Sock Monkey Fun Sock Kits (SMFSK) are now available for shipping to you.
www.sockmonkeyfun.com   (170 words)

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