Yeti with Ice Cream 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 9 mm (on the head): in round 14, 9 st apart (count along round 14: about 4.5 st each side of the centre front line).
• Satin stitch (on the head): in charcoal thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 5.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line .
• Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 18, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the head): in tongue pink thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 6.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 18 and 19, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
• Mane (on the head): cut 24 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) 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 9, 18 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 9, on the centre back line -> in round 9, 18 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left, evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
• Strands (mane) (on the head): cut 8 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 56 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 12, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left -> in round 14, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left -> in round 16, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 18 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
• Strands (mane) (on the head): cut 8 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 56 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 12, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 14, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 16, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right , evenly spaced. Trim to about 18 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
• Fringe (on the head): cut 9 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) 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 4, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 4, on the centre front line -> in round 4, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left, evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).