Horton and the Egg

from Dr. Seuss--"Horton Hatches the Egg"

designed by Becky Corwin-Adams, Bryan, Ohio

Level: Medium

For help with the ears, see the Illustrated Penguin Directions

Click here for a downloadable and printable PDF!

Materials:

• 3 yds. cord or plastic lacing
• 1 lanyard hook or keyring
• 116 gray pony beads
• 8 black pony beads
• 2 white pony beads
• 2 moving eyes

Special Instructions: Place 18 gray beads on each strand to work each ear.

Row 4: Work one strand through the first 3 beads of row, then place 8 gray beads on this strand to work 3-D trunk. After making trunk, work the same strand through the third bead again, then through the last two beads of this row.

Horton's Egg

Materials:

• 1 yard cord of choice
• 1 keyring or lanyard hook
• 21 orange or rust pony beads
• 8 ivory pony beads