The big boy of book 58

Hi everyone.  It's November.  Can you believe it?  Husband keeps saying "you're another month closer to your favorite season".  He doesn't understand that I prefer a summer of being 62 instead of another year older.

Here's the big boy.  Love him!!  I haven't decided if I should add Merry or something to make it a little longer.  I prefer the simple look of Santa alone and am leaning toward a top cuff of fringe or a cuff with rusty bells.   Here he is with the ornament size.

In addition to the color changes, I filled in the few blank stitches at mouth and cheek corners with 644 on the 3866 beard.  Leaving them unstitched did nothing on this linen background. The outline on the collar with 644 started as an error but I like the look so left it. 

Getting back to my prior question about doing the light colors last; if a dark color was used for the antlers, wouldn't they also look like dots if done first?  So maybe it's not as much the color, as it is to save small details for last?  I plan on doing a little research to see what the experts have to say.  Not that it will matter because I will either forget or do what I want anyway, but it's good to think you're knowledgeable and just choose not to use it.

The candy bags are out of the car and in the freezer.  Well, what's left of them is anyway.  Not one trick-or-treater.

Just the cats.  Squeaky sounds like a bad wheel and cries a lot.  He is tolerated and comes on the deck to eat, but the others stand back.  I think he wants to be part of the group and Bud sits all day, watching the woods where Squeak comes from.  Seems like he wants to be friends and they roll together, but you can't trust Bud. 

 

 At least he is staying in the setup I made for him for some protection from the weather. 

 

 The boys just watch him.  And the girlfriend keeps showing off her cuteness.

We had very high winds and rains which created a thick blanket of soaked leaves.  It took me hours and hours of pushing that heavy machine to blow them and I hope that negated a few Mounds bars.

Today will be pick up sticks day with an Advil chaser. 

  

Time to move to another project but I may sew the last few samplers into finishes first.  Will probably do a few more Santas before moving to a larger project.

Enjoy your weekend!

Stay safe.

Thanks for visiting!