Odds and ends from the workbench — troubleshooting notes, new patterns as they're added, and the occasional happy accident worth writing down.
The single biggest cause of a lopsided sock monkey isn't the pattern — it's rushed stuffing. Small handfuls, worked in gradually with a blunt tool, beat cramming in one big wad every time. Full breakdown on the home page's mistakes section.
After 25 years of "can I get the elephant pattern too," it's now sitting right alongside the monkey patterns on the patterns page — no separate download needed.
Same free patterns, same 25 years of instructions — just easier to actually find things. If a page you remember has moved, the resources page now covers what used to be spread across dozens of separate sock-brand pages.