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When I first read about steeking, it was hard to imagine such an unconventional knitting technique. Wikipedia says:
“In knitting, steeking is a shortcut used to knit garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.”
But cutting holes in knit fabric? To leave openings for sleeves? Sounded crazy to me. I mean think about the unraveling. Yet, this clever technique had a comforting solution: sewing around the cut to secure the stitches! And instead of knitting 6 separate hoodie pieces, I can now knit 3 and speed up my knitting. :)
As a matter of fact, my newest Mars Sock Monkeys Loni and Samie come in the re-invented knit hoodie! These rainbow striped sock monkeys can be adopted at Maribel Made on Etsy.
Loni Mars Sock Monkey
Samie Mars Sock Monkey
Check out my new Moo cards! They come free with purchase. :)
Tags: handmade, heart, hoodie, knit, knitting, steeking, technique, toys
These new Holiday inspired Mars Hoodies are rocking! They come in red, green, yellow and a brand new color, royal purple. Some of the hoodies incorporate the “Power Paisley” and “Piggy” print fabric on the sleeves and each comes with a hand-sewn felt applique. There’s a pom-pom, red nose reindeer and the signature stars and hearts everyone loves. I hope you enjoy them! :)
Mars Hoodies are made from soft, knit fabric using a pattern I created to fit Mars Sock Monkeys. They’re sewn right in my apartment now based in NYC.
Tags: applique, christmas, fabric, felt, gree, heart, holiday, hoodie, mars, nose, piggy, pom pom, power paisley, print, purple, red, reindeer, sleeve, star, sweatshirt
There’s something new happening in the Maribel Made Etsy shop! I now sell individual Mars Sock Monkeys and Mars Hoodies. These new sock monkeys come unclothed so you can put together your own custom Mars Sock Monkey. Maybe you want a striped rainbow sock monkey with heart hoodie? Or black cat? Or something completely different! In time there should be the perfect Mars Sock Monkey for everyone. :)
Mix-and-Match Mars Sock Monkeys
Pepper Mars Sock Monkey
Katie Mars Sock Monkey
Julie Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: bare, cat, custom, etsy, heart, hoodie, individual, mars, mix-and-match, monkey, naked, sale, shop, sock, unclothed
Here’s some totally new rainbow and plaid Mars Sock Monkeys wearing hoodies made from the Power Paisley fabric I got from Spoonflower, one of my favorite online retailers. They print designs on fabric!
Fabian and Brett Mars Sock Monkeys are available for adoption on Etsy. :)
Fabian Mars Sock Monkey
Brett Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: blue, fabric, heart, hoodie, jumper, knit, mars, monkey, paisley, plaid, power, rainbow, sock, spoonflower, sweatshirt, yellow
I just listed two new rainbow sock monkeys wearing pink sweatshirt hoodies. Jessica’s comes with a butterfly and Lori’s with a heart. Cute! ♥
Jessica Mars Sock Monkey
Lori Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: butterfly, heart, hoodie, mars, multi, pink, rainbow, sock monkey, sweatshirt
Check out the felt cake I made at Etsy Labs Faux Felt Cakes With My Candy Castle craft night. It’s a bit vampire-esque mixed with Americana!
Download the instructions and pattern from Etsy’s page. :)
Tags: america, beads, blue, bon-bon, cake, etsy, fake, faux, felt, food, frosting, heart, kitiya, labs, my candy castle, pom pom, red, ribbon, vampire, white
I just listed a new sock monkey for sale on Etsy! Apple Mars Sock Monkey comes with hand-knit green & pink heart hoodie and she’s made from a pair of kid size pink & brown knee-high socks. Unlike most other knitted hoodie Mars Sock Monkeys, Apple is not a custom sock monkey so anyone can purchase her. :)
Next time I’ll tell you more about custom Mars Sock Monkeys and how you can get one of your own!
Tags: apple, argyle, brown, buy, cutom, etsy, heart, hoodie, kid, knee-high, knit, mars, monkey, pink, sale, sock
My latest monkey Artie is a good example of a custom sock monkey with an initial hoodie. His hoodie includes two letters: an “A” on the front and an “S” on back. Each letter is also enclosed inside a heart, which was my client’s idea! Another interesting thing about Artie is that he was picked up by the buyer after I finished him. It was nice delivering Artie in person. :)
Later this week I’m listing a new sock monkey wearing a knit hoodie for sale in the shop. I’ll let you know when she’s ready!
Tags: artie, blue, custom, enclosed, heart, hoodie, initial, knit, letters, mars, monkey, pick-up, sock
Meet my newest sock monkeys, Peggy and Cookie! They’re the first Mars Sock Monkeys made from my home in Brooklyn. These hip gals are wearing the signature Pink ♥ Hoodie well known to the classic Mars Sock Monkey. Lately I had been using so many different designs for the front of the sweatshirts that I thought it’d be nice to go back to basics. I’m going to continue to make more heart hoodies, including some with stars for the boys.
Peggy and Cookie Mars Sock Monkeys are available for purchase at Maribel Made on Etsy. Happy shopping! Next time I’ll tell you how to make the reversible totebag I made last week at Etsy Labs. :)
Peggy Mars Sock Monkey
Cookie Mars Sock Monkey
Tags: bag, basics, Brooklyn, classic, cookie, etsy, girl, heart, hoodie, labs, mars, monkey, new, peggy, pink, purchase, revesible, sale, shop, shopping, signature, sock, star, sweatshirt
I recently I stumbled upon La Carmina. Now that I think about it, I must have come across her site while searching for reference photos for my Harajuku Sweet Lolita style Halloween costume (see below).
In her blog, La Carnima writes about Japanese pop culture, fashion, music, cute things…everything I admire! It’s no wonder I immediately fell in love with her blog. She’s also author of two books, Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo and her newest book on cute food recipes called Cute Yummy Time.
La Carmina is always up to something! This time she’s giving away 5 autographed copies of Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo to a lucky random winner who answers “If you had to open your own theme restaurant, what would it be?”…
Of course, mine would have to be a sock monkey themed restaurant! This wacky restaurant would be staffed by people and their sock monkeys pets. You’d be able to choose from a variety of sock monkeys to wait on you and your group depending on your mood and taste for the evening since each sock monkey would be dressed in a different style of clothes, which would match the waitress’ or waiters outfit! I would personally choose a kimono sock monkey or day of the dead sock monkey. I would also display books, artwork, fashion and interior design specifically related to sock monkeys.
Some of the things you could possibly see in my restaurant would be:
Rebecca Yaker’s sock monkey dresses (my favorite being the couture dress)
Super Sammy, one of the world’s largest sock monkey
And who could forget real monkeys! Snow monkeys. :)
Now that would be my kind of wacky theme restaurant!
Here’s a photo of me in my Sweet Lolita costume after a night of trick or treating with my friend Lisa Lovejoy, who’s also a sock monkey maker! I made the bow on my hair, dress and scarf. I also wore my pink Heart Knit Ring. Pictured with me are Lauren Mars Sock Monkey and my Waffle Ice Cream Cone by Laimee. Kawaii! :)
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