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I just added two new sock monkeys to my Mars Sock Monkey album on flickr. Abigail the plaid monkey is a custom sock monkey. The owl on her sweater was inspired from a photo of a cute USB owl! I had fun making the pom-pom hat since I hadn’t made one in a while. Baby Cassie comes in a pink and yellow Heart Hoodie. She’s the first baby sock monkey to wear one! These and Star Hoodies come standard on all Mars Sock Monkeys. :)
I also had whole new settings to work with for Abigail and Cassie’s photos. Not to mention record breaking 100 degree weather! For the sweaters there’s two photos showing parts of the knitting process. I use the mattress stitch and kitchener stitch to seam up the hood pieces shown in the pink hoodie photo. The owl design on Abigail’s sweater is knit in fair isle.
Abigail and Baby Cassie Mars Sock Monkeys
Cassie’s Heart Hoodie
Abigail’s Owl Sweater and pom-pom hat
Tags: abigail, baby, cassie, fair isle, flickr, heart, hoodie, kitchener, knitting, maribelmade, mars, mattess, monkey, owl photo, pinl, process, sock, star, stitch, usb, weather
I’ve been holding on to these great photos sent to me by Mars Sock Monkey owners for too long! Makes me glad to see all these happy monkeys traveling to Scotland, eating pizza at Uni, relaxing at home and even learning new tricks. Thanks for sending them! :D
More Home Sweet Home pics to come. If you’d like to contribute to the pool of happy sock monkeys please send your photos to 
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James and Bonnie Mars Sock Monkeys adopted Feb 09
Photo by Lynne
George and Danny Mars Sock Monkeys adopted Dec 08
Photo by Lynne
Edwin Mars Sock Monkey adopted Sept 08
Photo by Emily
Robert Mars Sock Monkey adopted Sept 08
Photo by Cammy
Tags: appreciation, bonnie, edwin, email, flickr, happy, home, james, kindergarden, mars, monkey, photos, pool, robert, school, send to, sock, sweet, travel, university
These days I’m working on baby sock monkeys (no 1 and 5 below)! Some of these socks came from the babyGap and fortunately didn’t carry bumpy logos at the bottom of the sole like most of their other socks. So annoying when trying to find suitable socks btw! The one with the strawberry is cute, but I wonder how much of the design will actually show once it’s sewn.
Stay tuned to see what these baby sock monkeys will wear. I see lots of bright and bold colors for them!
Tags: baby, Gap, little, monkey, small, sock
A few months ago I found a great artist on deviantArt. Valentina Crespo from BleuhMeuhDesign creates amazing super kawaii illustrations (including ice cream cones)! At the time I was making a logo for my friend and up-and-coming crafter, Laimee, based on her original ice cream cone design. With all these cute works of art, I felt inspired to imitate Valentina’s style into the design. It’s no match to her work, but it was really fun to make!
Laimee makes adorable ice cream cones and doughnut pin cushions! I personally own an ice cream cone and it’s super cute. Soon I’ll be using it as a prop for a sock monkey photo shoot. :)
Tags: BleuhMeuhDesign, cone, cream, cushion, design, donut, graphic, ice, Illustration, laimee, logo, pin, Valentina Crespo
Weeeeee! It only took me what seams forever to complete the latest sock monkey. It’s summer, there are things going on, I just moved countries…in the end there’s always a friend giving me a drink. I guess it didn’t take me that long! It’s only been since early June that I started working on the socks with the tag labeled Monkey #2. Three weeks later Kit-Kat, the first ever Mars Sock Monkey made from knee-high socks, was born!
What made this one fun was making the really long striped sleeves. I also had a cool theme to work with…Kitty! I wasn’t sure I was going to leave the whiskers, but then I put on it’s kitty & crossbones hoodie and it all came together nicely! ;)
Things in the works: I’m making a sweater for a sock monkey a little girl made from a kit called Finnoola Peach. Ooh, I like the idea of sock monkey kits! Also sewing baby socks and designing a ladybug graphic for a hoodie. :)
Tags: 1st, cosplay, fashion, finnoola, hoodie, june, kit, kit-kat, kitty, knee-high, maribelmade, mars, monkey, new, sleeves, sock, socks, summer, sweater
I’m currently working on a sock monkey made from a pair of socks sent to me earlier this month. They completely rock! They come with hearts and skulls in a berry and sky blue argyle print!
This sock monkey called for spooky with it’s freakishly long limbs plus I loved the idea of incorporating some kitty features so I made several sweater designs with this in mind…
The pirate kitty sweater with pink and blue stripped sleeves was a good match! These animal sweaters or as I like to call them, cosplay hoodies, are really fun to make! I think a bunny, bear or doggy eared hoodie would be cute as well. :)
Tags: animal, argyle, color, cosplay, design, hoodie, kitty, knee-high, maribelmade, monkey, pattern, print, sock, spooky, sweater
After I finished baby Claudia I went on to make Mayah. She’s an order I got the day I flew from London and was completed in San Francisco during our stay there last month. She explored Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf and even did a little shopping in Union Square, but she mostly spent her time ordering room service at the Westin St Francis. ;)
Tags: animal, doll, hood, kawaii, knit, maribelmade, mars, mayah, monkey, pet, sock, toy, travel
It’s been a little over 2 weeks since I got on a plane in London to move back to the States. It’s a little hard to believe considering the amount of travel and things we’ve done already. Seems more like months! But even with the change and lack of routine, somehow there’s still time to make sock monkeys! It must be the cleaning and cooking I’m not doing. :D
We’ve also explored a lot of the Bay Area and San Francisco, where we’re at now. It’s been lovely so far! I can’t get enough of the food and the great sights to see. I’ve also visited a couple of friends.
In between the travel to and from the Bay Area, I completed Baby Claudia, which sold within a day! I’ll probably be focusing on making more baby sock monkeys right now. I have 6 pairs of baby socks I brought with me from London. Also Mayah, a new order I just finished, will be coming out very shortly. I love her name! She was named by my client. :)
Baby Claudia Mars Sock Monkey wears a puffy short sleeve Bow Sweater
and measures about 8″ tall and 3″ wide.
Tags: area, baby, bay, bow, claudia, craft, doll, hoodie, mars, mini, monkey, san francisco, small, sock, sweater, travel
It’s been sunny here in London the last couple of days. Good time to do a photo shoot with Mauricio! He was great. I wanted to take him out, but with the move nearing it was hard. The balcony was a good spot though. Passed for a “coastal” feel.
Mauricio a.k.a Huicho is a gift for my mom. I told her I wanted to make her a sock monkey and she said she wanted a little one. She didn’t even know I was thinking of making little ones! She totally read my mind. Mauricio is also the first born Baby Mars Sock Monkey! There will be plenty more to make in the next couple of months. They’ve proven quite popular! :)
Baby Mauricio in Boat Sweater and reversible bucket hat.
At 8″ tall and 3″ wide, he fits on the palm of your hand!
Tags: baby, boat, bucket, coastal, fashion, first, gift, hat, jumper, little, london, maribel made, mars, maurice, mauricio, mom, monkey, nautical, new, palm, photoshoot, sock, sunny, sweater
