Thursday, we had our Thanksgiving with both our parents, grandma at the house of my father-in-law's God-daughter's family. We rounded off a night of wonderful food with the girls playing mah-jong, and the guys playing 'golf' (compliments of two sets of those golf practice putter layouts).
One of my best friends got married this weekend. Being a bridesmaid meant my Saturday and Sunday were spoken for. Rehearsal and the dinner was on Saturday. I stayed with the bride and two other bridesmaids at the hotel. Then Sunday was the big day. It was cold and rainy - and all of us were frozen solid, but it was still a beautiful wedding. It took all I had to not start bawling on the altar - especially when the groom started tearing up.
My hubby and I both took Monday off to relax, and I took the opportunity to work on another Christmas project. The sweater I was working on is about 95% complete. I just need to sew it together - but geez, even that is tedious! I started working on something more fun.
Remember way back when, I made a little stuffed elephant for my friend?
Well, I've decided that Santa needs to go to Sacramento now to pay a visit. So, I've been working on this little guy.
I've since finished the arms, and now I need to work on the hat. He's really cute so far. I love the little outfit. I got the idea from a Jean Greenhowe pattern of an elephant in a red sleeper outfit, complete with a hat with a tassle on the end. I modified it to make it a Santa suit instead. It's so cute. Santa will only be about 6" tall, so just imagine how small this little outfit is.
Hopefully, I'll finish the hat soon and sew the whole thing together. The white yarn I got is from Plymouth and it's called "Oh My!" I love the name, because when you first touch this yarn, that's the exact reaction you'll have. It is the softest yarn ever. I tried making a baby bootie out of it, but it's way too heavy for that. It was perfect for the Santa suit.
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