Operative Profile: Carol Barrett
Carol first connected with OSM when she responded to a Call for Monkeys to go on expedition to South Africa in Spring of 2009. A sock monkey enthusiast and crafty chica about town, she rounded up a bakers dozen of OSM delegates and dropped them off at OSM HQ in the bat of an eyelash. Her donation made up the majority of the 2009 delegation and were ambassadors of love & hope for...
Read MoreOperative Profile: New Recruits
All-star Operative Georgia Dietz has been raising funds and awareness for OSM in Ottawa for the past two years, and now she is inspiring her peers to do the same. OSM had two more Operatives come on board this Holiday Season. Jeff Cane gave the gift of ‘How-to’ to his class mates and other grade 7 students in his school, leading a sock monkey workshop earlier this...
Read MoreSock Bird by Kat Thorsen
The amazing, inspiring and talented Kat Thorsen makes birds of all feathers from socks. Here’s how she does it- use this pattern as inspiration and make a festive version for your Xmas...
Read MoreSock Monkey Tutorial
West Coast Operative Kat Thorsen makes a sock monkey come to life before your very eyes! Tweet
Read MoreMonkey Makin’ Mania!
It’s been a busy month of monkey makin’ at OSM with 3 workshops over the past 9 days! Abby McDougall of Calgary, AB celebrated her 11 birthday on Nov 10th and invited OSM to the party. Instead of gifts her friends all purchased MYOSM kits and made their own monkeys. Hart House at U of T hosted a workshop for the inaugural Craft Night of the semester, where students and non students...
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