2009-Sock_Monkey_Festival

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A giant sock monkey at the Sock Monkey Festival in Rockford Illinois
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Another sample of sock monkeys
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Trying to figure out the poorly-written instructions.
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Making the first cut of the socks
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A stuffed sock monkey, awaiting some sewing.
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Laurie stitching up the main body of the monkey.
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Me, trying to figure out where the head should be.
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Figuring where to sew the tail.
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Laurie working on her tail.
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A Tail (ha ha) of Two Monkeys. Mine is on the left and Laurie's is on the right.
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Laurie stuffing her monkey's arms.
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One arm attached, one to go.
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Both arms attached.
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The main part finished.
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Laurie was hungry and getting a little cranky.
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With the mouth attached. Since it looked like it had a beard, she decided hers is a male.
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Mine with one ear attached. I had named it Figaro at this point.
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Laurie reading the instructions.
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Figaro with his second ear which looks nothing like his other ear.
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My finished monkey. We decided after it was done that it looked pregnant, so my monkey is now called Clementine.
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The instructions which were no where near us.
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Laurie attaching her eye. The last step!
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She's happy that she's just about done and we can go out for Chinese food.
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Finally! He's done. However, he still does not have a name.
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Clementine on the left and the unnamed male on the right. They both look happy.