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Stupid Sock Creatures Book & Kit

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I picked this up at the local library...it just called to me from the shelf as I was checking out. My 14 yo took it over in the car and she made a creature the next day. What is wild is that our friend in Oregon picked up the book at her local library the very same day and one of my girl scouts said she saw it at the bookstore that day and asked for it for Christmas. We purchased the book/kit recently and my daughter has made 8 creatures and has asked for more socks. That takes care of the 'who does it appeal too?' question...women in their 40's and teen girls for sure, but my husband also loves the book and he's a kid at heart, so I guess that means everyone. The contents of the book...the instructions are right on. The author has been ever so generous with his knowledge. The kit comes with everything you need to get started, so I recommend buying that unless you have a stash of socks and buttons and such to work with.

This book is a riot. Finally, a craft absolutely anyone can participate in! Nice diagrams, easy to follow.

This book can provide endless fun for you and your socks. But watch out, it can also be addictive. Instructions are clear and easy to follow. Murphy also provides idea of what to do with the leftover bits of socks to make new creations, and follows up the book with pictures to inspire you to make your own. Once you get going, you could easily make a sock creature a night. I am a Mom of 2 very small children and even I have time to make these, which is good because many more small children are loving these creations from us.

I purchased this kit for my 11 year old son, as he always has great fun entertaining the family with his impromtu sock puppets. The skills needed to create the little guys are a little more advanced than I thought, so I ended up doing most of the sewing...but it still has turned out to be a fantastic gift. My son and I will plan a creature out, and once he is finished, he has something to cherish that we did together. We enjoyed learning about the author from he website, and wish him all the success in the world!

Great fun book. I can hardly wait to lay in a supply of kinky socks and make a bunch of these creatures.

This book takes good juju to an entirely new level. Every detail has a smile or three behind it, and the net effect is a better world. Enjoy it too much, as I do.

This is a fun kit, with lots of good ideas and ways to creeate your very own creatures. If you are not a sewer, it may be a bit more difficult but you can do it!

This package is great. The end results are funny and children love them, and you can tell that over time your creatures will get better. They are easy enough for children to do with you, although they will need some help. These creatures have no problems finding homes once they are completed. You'll never look at socks quite the same way.

I was wildly attracted to the insane looking creatures on the book's cover and even more ecstatic when I found this kit offered; the obvious benefit that you can make a creature immediately - and I'm sure Mr. Murphy, the author, knew that once that was done, you'd be hopelessly hooked!

You'd think a sock would pose many limitations, but once you get the simple, basic techniques down, you're limited only by your own imagination. The slightest alteration in stitching and element placement (limbs, facial features, etc.) can produce fantastically varying results.

Important to me, a "stuffing novice", was the inclusion in this kit of the appropriate polyester fiberfill which is extremely soft and fluffy. (Michael's sells what I found was the best, Fairfield's Poly-fil Supreme.)

You really can't go wrong with the wonderfully detailed instructions and helpful tips in this book. And get this... he even provides ideas on how to use the leftover scraps from each project. I think at that point, I was ready to give him my first born. *lol* Once I finished my first creature, I couldn't help but giggle every time I looked at him sitting on the back of the couch. Each subsequent creature's personality blossomed quickly and amusingly. I originally wanted to make these as gifts, but I'm finding that I just can't part with my new friends!

I bought this for my granddaughter, age 13. She is very creative and has tackled sock people on her own but this kit and book gave her some very unique ideas to incorporate. The direction and pictures are easy to follow and turn out very funny and interesting "sock creatures."

To be truthful, we were not crazy about the word "Stupid" being a part of the name of the product, as we never allow that word to be used, especially in describing people. I was reluctant to buy the product because of that and made apology for it to our granddaughter when we gave the kit to her. Aside from the name, the kit is wonderful.