Rockford socks – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Some of you’ve seen the little sock monkey I keep on my camera lens. He stretches around the cylinder, a gutted Beanie Baby. I’ve got a sweet spot for them.

Eleven years ago I made this Sock Monkey Book for granddaughter Anna(14 now). I found it on a shelf while re-shelving some children’s books at Mark and Erika’s. Finding some books to pass on to the younger grandchildren. Not sure if these blank Little Golden Books are still available but it was fun to make.

I’ve sewn a lot of sock monkeys over the years. This book tells the story of transforming a pair of Rockford Socks into a lovable toy.

The finished sock monkey joins the other toys.

January 6, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: blank book, books, childhood, Columbus OH, family, grandchildren, granddaughter, humor, Little Golden Books, memories, photography, postaday, Rockford socks, sock monkey 17 Comments

From the archives. My sister noticed I post a lot of food on the blog. It’s true. Tonight it could have been the pesto on penne and the apple plum one crust pie. Instead I went to an old folder. You probably didn’t know there’s a Sock Monkey Exhibit in the Midway Village Museum in Rockford IL. Mary and I went when we were visiting family. The Rockford socks are no longer manufactured in Rockford but by Fox River Mills in Osage Iowa. I have made a few sock monkeys in my day. People have feelings about Sock Monkeys.There is a convention called Sock Monkey Madness in Rockford. They call the monkey Nelson after the man who invented the knitting machine that made the socks.

October 5, 2010October 4, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, From the ArchivesTags: available light, childhood, craft, Fox River Mills, photography, red heel, Rockford IL, Rockford socks, sewing, sock monkey, sock monkey madness, toy 7 Comments

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The Sock Monkey Book

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