Gingerbread House Ornament

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.

• Strap (on the house walls): with icing, ch 34 (≈ 7.5 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 14, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, 8.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 14, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 14, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 13, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 14, on the centre front line) → (in round 13, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 14, 3.5 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, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 13, 8.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 14, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ), catching it every 2–3 ch.