Rat in a Sweater crochet pattern

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): in round 14, 9 st apart (count along round 14: about 4.7 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in rose thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line.
• Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line).
• Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
• Blush about 11 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the head, both sides): between rounds 15 and 16, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left. Colour blush.
• Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 3, 2.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 4, 1.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 4, 3 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 4 and 5, 2.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 5, 2.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).