Melissa Shirley Noah Santa Stocking

 This is my finished Melissa Shirley Noah Santa stocking.  I went with a totally different background stitch than the pictures below.  It's been sent off for finishing and I will post a picture when he returns.

I used this stitch.  It's from a wonderful book that if you do not own, you must get...Stitch Landscape by Little Shoppe Canvas Company, Inc.

 I really like how his beard turned out.  I used Silk and Ivory in various shades for the stitch.