Fox in Santa's Sack receita de crochê

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 dark brown thread (on the fox head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 12 and 13, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 12 and 13, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 12 and 13, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Satin stitch (on the snout): in black thread, a oval about 6 mm wide and 5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre top line .
• Embroidery in brown thread (on the snout), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, on the centre bottom line ).
• Embroidery in brown thread (on the snout) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 3, on the centre bottom line ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).