An article by Grim.T.Reaper
My Halloween article for the college magazine.
When Im not busy driving my hackney cab round London, doing a little reaping, or failing miserably to be the face of SH! Week (Apparently the sight of my grim mug accompanied by Always use a condom! would be too ominous and scare the pretty burlesque ladies away) I like to dress in womens clothing and hang around in bars. So Im taking time out from my busy schedule to share with you the wonders of DIY Halloween costumes.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a sock puppet for the day, child? No? Well tough! Its the only costume Im telling you how to make. Dont like it? Go buy one in Aldi!
What you need: (aside from the obvious things like thread and sewing needles)
One white single bed sheet. (Possibly a double if youre a biggun)
2 large circles of cardboard, preferably tray or dinner plate sized.
Black paint
A friend with a sewing machine, or who can sew in general
A pillow
Step one: Fold the bed sheet in half (lengthways) and sew it up to make it a sheath. 
Step two: Stitch up the top, then fold it over and insert a pillow to weigh down the flap. 
Step three: Cut some arm holes (theyre always handy and use where your shoulders are to guide you and careful not to lop off an arm, a lopsided sock puppet is a little sad). Then, add two cardboard circles for eyes. 
Step four: Once happy with size of eyes, remove um, paint um and add rim round um with rolled up newspaper stuck to the edges with masking tape. Then re-attach. 
Step five: Accessorise and Party time! 
If you want to personalise it you can try adding the following twists to your now completed sock puppet; zombie, Pope, chef (like the Swedish chef), Klu Klux Klan puppet, Jesus, the French maid and of course Death sock.
Have fun sewing; Im off to eat a chicken curry.
-Grim