Taco Cat 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 cat head): in round 13, 7 st apart (count along round 13: about 3.7 st each side of the centre front line).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the cat head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 11, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 11, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 11, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the cat head): in pink thread, a triangle about 5 mm wide and 3.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred between rounds 14 and 15, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the cat head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 15 and 16, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 16, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line ) → (in round 15, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 15, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).