2009-Sock_Monkey_Festival

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