CHEERY Christmas CHUBBIES

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little more?”
Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr Seuss), 1904-1991, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

MATERIALS

• 20 x 30cm (8 x 12in) wool felt rectangles in cream, mid brown, light brown and maroon

• 15 x 20cm (6 x 8in) wool felt rectangles in pale lemon, mid gold, mid green, light green, blue and black

• Fibre fill

• DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton in Black (310), Light Mustard (372), Dark Moss Green (580), Light Old Gold (676), Olive Green

(732), Light Pale Yellow

(745), Very Dark Golden Olive (829), Very Dark Coffee Brown (898), Very Dark Garnet (902), Light Khaki Green (3013), Very Light Tawny (3770) and Dark Mocha Beige (3862)

• No 10 crewel needle

• Fine beading needle

• Eight small black beads (eyes)

• Small packets of maroon and gold seed beads

• One 15mm ( 5/8in) maroon button (plum pudding)

• Two 10mm ( 3/8in) maroon buttons (plum pudding)

• One 6mm ( 1/4in) brass bell (Santa)