Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz)

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 dark brown thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 16, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 16, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left).
• Felt (snow white), 2 ovals 11×4.5 mm, tilted 12° anticlockwise (on the head) (symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), glue or sew on: in round 13, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
• Blush about 11 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the head, both sides): in round 17, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Colour pink.
• Strap (on the gift sack): with gold, ch 19 (≈ 5.5 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (between rounds 18 and 19, on the centre front line) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 18 and 19, on the centre back line) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 18 and 19, on the centre front line), catching it every 2–3 ch.