Big Polar Bear

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 21, 16 st apart (count along round 21: about 7.9 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in nose black thread, a oval about 24 mm wide and 16 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line .
• Embroidery in nose black thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
• Embroidery in nose black thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 2.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
• Blush about 24 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the head, both sides): in round 24, 13 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Colour blush pink.
• Strap (on the head): with muff red, ch 50 (≈ 27.6 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 16, 22.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 8, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 1 and 2, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 1 and 2, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 8, 12 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 16, 22.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right), catching it every 2–3 ch.
• Fringe (on the scarf end): cut 7 pieces of yarn (scarf red) about 80 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 1, 3 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left -> in round 1, on the centre top line -> in round 1, 3 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right, evenly spaced. Trim to about 30 mm.