Now it can be told

One of the reasons I've been a little tardy in writing post and responding to comments in that I've been busy making more sockee monkee. They was commissioned !! Yes...other people actually wanted them ! ;-))

Anyway, I do like making them and thinking up all the biogs that go wit them and it's lovely sitting in my everso 'umble abode thinking about the monkeys sitting about in other people's abodes all over the place.

This time it was DJ Kirby who asked me to make two: one for one of her sons and one for her niece. She was specific about colours the children liked but left the rest to me. For all sorts of reasons it seemed best to make cuddly soft monkeys so I used a different kind if sock and, because they are for children I felt I couldn't use buttons for eyes as I usually do so I had to find another way.

The soft towelling socks proved to be a bit tricky to work with but I think it was OK in the end and thus Chutney and Pickles came to life.

Chutney thinks he's really hard and sports a mohican a sparkly earring and is poking his tongue out. In actual fact he's a real softie and needs someone to look out for him. DJ's niece is just the girl for the job . I don't know if she likes 'Hollyoaks' but if she doesn't it'll be tough because it's Chutney's fave and she'll hog the remote when it's on TV

Pickle's a lot smaller and younger. He's pink and green stripes with a sort of mask over his eyes and number 8 on his back: DJ's son's favourite number. They both loves trains and Pickle likes to eat Jammie Dodgers. Mind you he is a bit grubby and doesn't like washing very much ---that's why he has flowers growing out of his tummy button