Big Chunky Dinosaur

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

• Safety eyes with a printed glint 30 mm (on the head): in round 16, 13 st apart (count along round 16: about 6.3 st each side of the centre front line).
• Embroidery in dark plum thread (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the snout): in berry red thread, a oval about 52 mm wide and 16 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, on the centre bottom line .
• Satin stitch (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in snow white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 9 mm wide and 9 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .