Shocked Hamster with Paws on Cheeks patrón de crochet

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 8 mm (on the body and head): in round 27, 4 st apart (count along round 27: about 2.2 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the body and head): in dark brown thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 9 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 22 and 23, on the centre front line .
• Satin stitch (on the body and head): in pink thread, a triangle about 5 mm wide and 3 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 24, on the centre front line .
• Fringe (on the body and head): cut 7 pieces of yarn (ginger) about 52 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 32, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 32, on the centre front line -> in round 32, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm.
• Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the body and head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 30 and 31, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 31, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 31, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).