monster mash

Generally, originality is something that’s valued in the craft world… to make a totally new, “you”, project and have it come out fabulous. Sometimes though, a project is so undeniably awesome that it inspires copycats– same yarn, same pattern, same great results– something you just “have to have” when you see someone else has made something incredible. That’s what happened to me when I saw Sam’s Frances monster knitted out of Zombie BBQ sock yarn. When I had leftover scraps of yarn from the RPM socks, I knew just what to do with them. Shameless copying? Yes. Still awesome? Oh yes.

There is one thing about knitting monsters I hadn’t realized until I made my own version. They’re totally addictive! I have loads of sock yarn leftovers and who couldn’t use a small army of ferocious softies decorating their shelves, pencil cups, etc? The kicker is, I had to buy a whole 8.5 x 11″ sheet of craft felt to make the teeth. I used less than an inch of it! I have enough felt leftover for a serious amount of monster teeth. So I have a feeling there will be monster knitting in my future!

Full pattern, designer, modification, size info is here on Ravelry.