Positive Potato

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 12 mm (on the potato): between rounds 19 and 20, 6 st apart (count along round 19: about 3.1 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in mouth thread, a oval about 11.5 mm wide and 3.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 16, on the centre front line .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in tongue thread, a oval about 6 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in mouth thread (on the potato), straight stitches through: (in round 17, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, on the centre front line ) → (in round 17, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in mouth thread (on the potato), straight stitches through: (in round 17, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 16, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 16, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 17, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 23, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 8, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 19, 10 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 25 and 26, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 6, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left.
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 15, 5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 11, 5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 22, 2 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 5, 0.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 25, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the potato): in freckle thread, a oval about 3.4 mm wide and 2.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 13, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left.