Chubby Chicken

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

• Embroidery in black thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 19 and 20, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 20, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 20, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).