Get our original patterns on Etsy!

Remember these guys? If you like Baby Cat's sock monsters (or think you can do better), you can now get the pattern in our Etsy shop for only $5! The pattern is fully illustrated and comes in a pdf format  that you can download immediately after you purchase it, so no waiting and no paying for shipping! This is the first of several original patterns we plan to make available on Etsy, so stay tuned and let us know if there is any specific pattern we have made that you would like a copy of.

-Baby Cat

Sock Monsters Galore!

Remember these two cuties from the art auction a couple of weeks ago? Well, someone bought them! I got slightly more than the minimum asking price but now I'm wondering if I should have charged more. I am still learning how to price things so that I get a fair price but people will still pay what I am asking. It is tricky.

Sock Monster Couple

Anyway, they now have two friends that are up on Etsy! This is Freddy, he has a compass for an eye and a milk carton cap to protect him from the elements, so he is always prepared for an adventure! Here we see him relaxing after a long day of exploring.

And this is Paige. Paige is super excited because she is trying on prom dresses and just found the perfect one! (She loves ribbons, as you can see.) 

If you want to see Paige and Freddy in my Etsy shop, you can access it by clicking on their icons in the right sidebar. Stay tuned for more dolls, including my special surprise doll for the county fair!

-Baby Cat

Sock Monster Couple

I don't know why I have strayed away from making dolls for so long! I think they are my favorite thing to make, it is just so much fun to give them each their own unique personality and story. I have been making sock monsters for a while now (so named because they are knit from sock yarn) but most of them are on my old blog, peculiarcrochet.wordpress.com. 

Their body shapes are a little bit Tim Burton inspired, but they really come from my imagination and whatever objects I find that I think will give them the desired character. Each sock monster starts out as a gender-neutral figure with no race or social status, and then takes shape with the addition of found objects.

I was inspired to make a sock monster couple by these cute old-fashioned locks and keys I found at Collage. I thought it would be cute to give one monster the lock on their heart and the other the key. If you don't know, Collage is an art store in Portland that has so many cool things for all different kinds of art projects, and tons of things I would like to use on sock monsters. I have to be careful about going there until I have more money or run out of doll fixin's!

The dolls' bodies are knit from merino wool sock yarn and they have poseable arms and legs. The gears I used for the girl's eyes are also from collage. The other objects that make up their faces and accessories were collected over time from antique or hardware stores, or were given to me by friends who know I collect that sort of thing. 

You may recognize the girl doll's hat and shawl from some of my previous projects. Her earrings are actual earrings from Claire's. 

I entered these dolls in a student art auction at school, I really hope they are selected and someone buys them! If you are interested and will be in Portland next Thursday, come to the A&AA Career Symposium at the Left Bank Annex, 101 N. Weidler street.

I am also working on a new doll design for the Multnomah County Fair in May, so stay tuned for that. I have a pretty good idea of what I want to make but little to no idea of how I want to accomplish it. It will be a fun challenge!

I wish I could just work on dolls all day long...

-Baby Cat