Mrs. Claus

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 9 mm (on the head): in round 15, 8 st apart (count along round 15: about 4.2 st each side of the centre front line).
• Embroidery in gold thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 13, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 14, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 14, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in gold thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, on the centre front line) → (in round 15, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in gold thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, on the centre front line ) → (in round 19, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Blush about 11 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the head, both sides): between rounds 17 and 18, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Colour pink.
• Satin stitch (on the leg) (2: one on each leg; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in gold thread, a oval about 6 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, on the centre top line .
• Embroidery in silver white thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre front line) → (in round 5, on the centre front line) → (between rounds 10 and 11, on the centre front line ).
• Satin stitch (on the cookie): in chocolate thread, a oval about 3 mm wide and 2.4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left.
• Satin stitch (on the cookie): in chocolate thread, a oval about 3 mm wide and 2.4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 2 and 3, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the cookie): in chocolate thread, a oval about 3 mm wide and 2.4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, 4.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the cookie): in chocolate thread, a oval about 3 mm wide and 2.4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, 3.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .