stitching my way through mardi gras!

happy belated valentine's day, and happy lundi gras!

i was so bad at blogging last week so i'm including lots of pictures as an amends. let's start with my progress on mr. santa.

the sweater is stitched using gumnut "tulips" in kalem, with diagonal knitting for the sleeves. i like how textured it looks, like a real cable-knit sweater!

i originally thought beads for the "OU" and then once i started it i completely had a change of heart.

so i pulled out the sparkly neon rays and love it so much more!

also tested out a mustache/beard option in angora. 

finishing up his hat with fuzzy stuff, and then onto the background. his beard is so white-white against the cream of the sweater, so i'm having to wrap my mind around that. but i think he's cute. what do you think?

here's a glance at our weekend!

happy mardi gras!

we are enjoying the last day of carnival season in our beloved city! back tomorrow with major updates!

what a weekend!

it was truly the perfect weekend...lots of naps and relaxation, lots of daiquiris and parading, and LOTS of time outside in the beautiful weather!

seriously, how is it the end of january and 70 degrees? love it!

here are some quick pics from the parades this first mardi gras weekend. i live right on the parade route so it's always fun to walk up and be right in the action!

i also had lunch at one of my favorite local spots!

hope your weekend was fantastic! i worked on the mini-stocking and will post pics soon!