Fried Egg

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 yolk) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 7 and 8, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 8, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 8, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 8, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 7 and 8, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in brown thread (on the yolk), straight stitches through: (in round 9, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 9, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the yolk): in white thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 3.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 35° anticlockwise (looking at that surface); centred between rounds 4 and 5, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .