Mardi Elefante

I finished my first real knitted toy about two weeks ago. (I'm not counting the bunnies as toys, because they don't have the same 3D effect as this does.) With sick kids and sick me I haven't had time to share pictures.
I named him Mardi Elefante because the yarn is Mardi Grey and the pattern is Elefante . I love him! He's WAY cuter in person then the pictures show.
I didn't feel like I got a good representation of the colors in the pictures. He's much more colorful then he looks in the pictures.
Mardi is also very soft and cuddly. I had to repeatedly tell Levi that he was for someone else and he couldn't play with him. And he asked me, "Mommy, why didn't you make it for me? Don't you like me?" Oh, he's learning to use guilt very effectively.
The pattern was fairly easy. Knitting in little bitty circles causes problems for me, I broke one of my needles on Mardi's head and had to wait a week to receive a replacement. It was a lesson in patience that I'm sure I failed. I also had some trouble sewing all the pieces together. I hate sewing and am terrible at it to boot. His head is a little wobbly, but I'm going to tell myself that just adds to his charm.
If anyone is interested this last picture is a link to the pattern. I'm hoping to deliver him today. I hope that the recipient likes him.
Thanks for reading.