June Fraser Thistle of Bellingham works with other volunteers and with fellow employees of Western Washington University to make sock monkeys for foster children. Some of the monkeys have “hair” made ...

Colony Bend Elementary Students donate "Sock Monkeys" Students at Colony Bend Elementary School created "sock monkeys" to donate to area children's homes. Each "sock monkey" is personalized and has a ...

The Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove, Ill. About 35 miles northwest of Chicago, there's some serious monkey business happening. Open since 2022, the Sock Monkey Museum houses nearly 2,100 of the plush ...

Arlene Okun bought a cute stuffed monkey made out of a pair of socks at a gift store 16 years ago. That led to her seeking the plush primates on eBay and via flea markets, and eventually opening up a ...

Winking, handmade sock monkeys are the latest companions for young patients who have lost an eye at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Ophthalmology Department. The project, which began this ...

SNOHOMISH — It’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys. More than 100 sock monkeys gather around this Christmas tree. Monkeys in overalls, sweaters, suits or in the buff. Monkeys drinking tea. Monkeys ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — When you think of Rockford, you may not think about socks or knitting, but during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, those two things helped the city grow. Sock monkeys may not ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Going into surgery can be scary, especially for a child. One little girl knows that fear firsthand, and she is using her free time to help comfort other kids at a Dallas hospital ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Sock Monkey Madness, a one-of-a-kind annual event, returns as a celebration of the past by highlighting Rockford’s once thriving knitting industry and the iconic stuffed sock toy ...

The tiny treasure in Long Grove, Ill., has nearly 2,100 of the snuggly stuffies Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025. Kate ...