Little Tortoise

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.

• Embroidery in black thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 4, 7 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 6.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 5 and 6, 8 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 6, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 7, 10 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in black thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 3, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 4, on the centre bottom line ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 3, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ).