Kitten in a Yarn Basket

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 13 mm (on the head): between rounds 12 and 13, 7 st apart (count along round 12: about 3.3 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the head): in nose thread, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 14, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in mouth thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 15, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line ) → (in round 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in mouth thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 15, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line ) → (in round 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in yarnpink2 thread (on the yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 4, on the centre front line) → (in round 6, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 7, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left).
• Embroidery in yarnpink2 thread (on the yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 1.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in yarnpink2 thread (on the yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 5, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 7, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Embroidery in yarnpink2 thread (on the yarn ball), straight stitches through: (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 7 and 8, 3.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in yarnpink2 thread (on the yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 3, 1.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 5, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 7, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Embroidery in yarnmint2 thread (on the small yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 5, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 6, 2 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left).
• Embroidery in yarnmint2 thread (on the small yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 4, 2 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 5 and 6, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Embroidery in yarnmint2 thread (on the small yarn ball), straight stitches through: (in round 2, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 3 and 4, on the centre front line) → (in round 5, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 6, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Embroidery in yarnmint2 thread (on the small yarn ball), straight stitches through: (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 4, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 5 and 6, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right).
• Satin stitch (on the paw) (2: one on each paw; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in pinkear thread, a oval about 4.5 mm wide and 3.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre bottom line .
• Satin stitch (on the paw) (2: one on each paw; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in pinkear thread, a oval about 2.2 mm wide and 2.2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the paw) (2: one on each paw; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in pinkear thread, a oval about 2.2 mm wide and 2.2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, on the centre top line .
• Satin stitch (on the paw) (2: one on each paw; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in pinkear thread, a oval about 2.2 mm wide and 2.2 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .