Sea Turtle

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 10–12 mm (on the head): between rounds 4 and 5, 15 st apart (count along round 4: about 7.5 st each side of the centre top line).
• Embroidery in black thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 4, 2.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 4, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 4, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 4, 2.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ).