Shark

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 body): between rounds 27 and 28, 8 st apart (count along round 27: about 4.2 st each side of the centre top line).
• Satin stitch (on the body): in rose thread, a oval about 22 mm wide and 8.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 29 and 30, on the centre bottom line .
• Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
• Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right .
• Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, on the centre bottom line .
• Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 22, 11 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 13 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 23 and 24, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 23, 11.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 24 and 25, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 24, 11.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).