In this post I will tell you the story of Ludwig the Sock Monkey: Penny and Derek stopped at the Cracker Barrel for dinner a little while ago while driving back from the beach. In the Cracker Barrel store Penny spotted an Old-Fashioned Style Sock Monkey and immediately picked one out to buy it. Derek refused to let Penny buy it, stating that it would be much more meaningful if they handcrafted one instead of just buying one. Penny said she couldn't sew at all. Derek said it is not that difficult to make a sock monkey!
So off to Target and Joann Fabrics they went! After getting the sock monkey supplies, they came back to Badger's Wood to start the project. Personally I think it helped that Derek's grandfather was a tailor; Derek seemed to know what he was doing. Meanwhile Penny just stared blankly at the internet Sock Monkey instructions like she was trying to decipher the Rosetta Stone.
About ten hours later, with a break for snacks, Ludwig Waldemar Horst the Sock Monkey was finished. See our photos below to bask in his awesomeness. Not too bad for a couple of first-time monkey-makers, eh? Heehee.
The next post from me, Nora, will be about a new modern outfit from Etsy seller AbygailElizabeth!
