I am sure you are like me and have TONS of "one sock wonders"...you know one sock of a pair that you swear you saw the match for about a week ago? What exactly do you do with a pair of socks that is missing one of them, that you can't bear to part with? Well, you make sock creatures, of course!!! Brenna Maloney's new book, Sockology: 16 New Sock Creatures, Cute & Cuddly...Weird & Wild is a wonderful, exciting, instruction book that teaches you how to creature cuddly creatures from your lonely socks. Benna Maloney gives great advice--she says that you should never throw away any of your socks with missing pairs, because you can use the material later to make fantastic creatures. Once you look at this book you will understand the great appeal of missing socks. Maloney teaches even the novice stitcher how to make sweet, cuddly animals from ordinary socks, using knee highs, crew, and any other types of socks you might have lying around the house. Maloney's writing is half the fun of this book--it's humorous and sarcastic and very entertaing---but she also includes a guide to the stiches she uses, patterns for each creature and suggestions on how to make each creature your own creation. This is a truly fun book for any person with a flair for sewing or crafts---and could be used with a class for a group project as each creature can be sewn by hand or machine. Sock exchange, anyone?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Honey, Have You Seen My Other Sock?
I am sure you are like me and have TONS of "one sock wonders"...you know one sock of a pair that you swear you saw the match for about a week ago? What exactly do you do with a pair of socks that is missing one of them, that you can't bear to part with? Well, you make sock creatures, of course!!! Brenna Maloney's new book, Sockology: 16 New Sock Creatures, Cute & Cuddly...Weird & Wild is a wonderful, exciting, instruction book that teaches you how to creature cuddly creatures from your lonely socks. Benna Maloney gives great advice--she says that you should never throw away any of your socks with missing pairs, because you can use the material later to make fantastic creatures. Once you look at this book you will understand the great appeal of missing socks. Maloney teaches even the novice stitcher how to make sweet, cuddly animals from ordinary socks, using knee highs, crew, and any other types of socks you might have lying around the house. Maloney's writing is half the fun of this book--it's humorous and sarcastic and very entertaing---but she also includes a guide to the stiches she uses, patterns for each creature and suggestions on how to make each creature your own creation. This is a truly fun book for any person with a flair for sewing or crafts---and could be used with a class for a group project as each creature can be sewn by hand or machine. Sock exchange, anyone?
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