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.
- Embroidered eyes (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in black thread, a triangle about 14 mm wide and 12 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 16, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
- Eye glint (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in white thread over the embroidered eye, a oval about 3.2 mm wide and 3.2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 16 and 17, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left.
- Satin stitch (on the pumpkin): in black thread, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 5 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 14, on the centre front line .
- Satin stitch (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in orange thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 5 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 12 and 13, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin), straight stitches through: (between rounds 4 and 5, on the centre front line) → (in round 9, on the centre front line).
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin), straight stitches through: (between rounds 19 and 20, on the centre front line) → (in round 26, on the centre front line).
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 4 and 5, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 26, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 4 and 5, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 26, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left).
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 4 and 5, 3 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 26, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
- Embroidery in dark orange thread (on the pumpkin), straight stitches through: (between rounds 4 and 5, on the centre back line) → (in round 26, on the centre back line).
