1Pin and stitch the heads together A-B, starting 2mm below dot A. Snip curves and press the seam open. Pin the gusset to the head. Carefully snip into the seam allowance of the head 3cm either side of point A to allow the fabric to lay flat. Tack and stitch C-A-C, leaving a gap 2mm either side of point A for the nose. Snip the curves, press the seam open.
2Pin each needlecord kangaroo ear to a patterned ear. Stitch the notched edge. Snip the curves, turn right side out and press. Fold the ears along the broken lines with the patterned sides facing and matching the seam to the cross. Tack the raw edges together. Pin and tack each ear to the right side of the gusset with the patterned side facing the gusset, matching the crosses and point C.
3Stitch the centre back seam D-E. Snip curves and press the seam open. Bring the edges of the darts together. Stitch the darts, starting and finishing at the outer dots, matching points C-D-C. Press the seam open.
4Make a tiny hole at the eye crosses on the head. Insert the shank of the eye through the hole, fix in place on the wrong side, pushing its locking washer down as far as it will go. Insert shank of the nose through the gap at A, fix in place on the wrong side, pushing its locking washer down as far as it will go. Turn the head ri
