This little guy was a very special commission. I would go to watch my friends do hill climb racing on their motorbikes and I got to know most of the paddock. My friend, Rich, had asked me to make him a mascot for his bike (I’ll tell you all about this in another post), and after seeing Rich’s mascot his friend Sam wanted one.
Sam was known as the northern monkey so it seemed appropriate to make him a crochet monkey. Unfortunately before I could finish the commission Sam suffered a very serious head injury, he lost part of his brain and was in a coma for two weeks. I dropped every other project I had on because I was determined that Sam would have his monkey when he woke up.
After I finished him the guys in the hill climb paddock took monkey on ‘adventures’ and kept photos so they could show Sam.
It was nothing short of a miracle that Sam pulled through, and he worked so hard that he hardly has any effects from the accident. One of the best moments ever was when he sent me a picture of him and monkey, and I will admit I cried. Sam is an absolute inspiration and embodies the meaning of never giving up! ❤️
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Crafted by Fae 