Deramores Christmas Present Bows Toy Knitting Pattern

Deramores Christmas Present Bows

What is Being Made

The Deramores Christmas Present Bows are decorative knitted bows designed as festive toys and accessories. This downloadable knitting pattern creates multi-layered bows in two colorway options: a white frost version and a red raspberry version. Each bow is constructed from multiple knitted strips layered together to create dimensional, gift-ready decorations suitable for holiday displays or as embellishments for presents.

Craft and Project Overview

This is a knitting project classified as beginner-friendly, though the pattern attributes indicate intermediate difficulty. The bows are created by designer Amanda Berry, a London College of Fashion graduate specializing in knitted toys and accessories. The pattern involves creating individual knitted strips that are then assembled through a making-up process to form the finished three-dimensional bow shape.

Techniques Used

The pattern employs several fundamental knitting techniques to construct the bows:

• Increases: Kfb (knit into front and back) technique to add stitches within rows
• Decreases: K2tog (knit two stitches together) to reduce stitch count
• Seaming: Running stitch used to join and assemble the various knitted components
• Garter stitch: The primary stitch pattern created by knitting every row
• Cable cast on: The method used to establish the initial stitches on the needles

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The bows are primarily worked in garter stitch, which is created by knitting every row. This stitch produces a textured, reversible fabric with horizontal ridges. Within the garter stitch base, the pattern incorporates increases and decreases on alternating rows to shape the individual strips. The pattern uses standard knitting abbreviations including K (knit), Kfb (increase), K2tog (decrease), Rep (repeat), and St(s) (stitch/stitches).

Materials and Yarn

Each bow requires one skein of Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK Yarn weighing 100g. The pattern offers two colorway options:

• White Bow: 1 x 100g Frost Yarn A
• Red Bow: 1 x 100g Raspberry Yarn B

DK (double knitting) weight yarn is a medium-weight yarn suitable for creating fabric with good stitch definition. The anti-pilling quality ensures the finished bows maintain their appearance through use and display.

Needles and Tools

The pattern requires the following equipment:

• Knitting needles: One pair of 3.5mm straight knitting needles for constructing the strips
• Darning or tapestry needle: Essential for seaming the pieces together during the making-up process and for weaving in yarn tails

Tension and Gauge

The recommended tension is 6 stitches per 2.5 centimeters worked in garter stitch on 3.5mm needles. Achieving the correct gauge ensures the bow components are appropriately sized for proper assembly and finished dimensions.

Pattern Construction Details

The bows are constructed in layers, with the pattern requiring the creation of multiple long strips that form the bottom, middle, and top layers of the finished bow. The pattern notes recommend labeling or organizing pieces in order during construction. Each of the longer strips features loops created at both ends through a specific folding and seaming technique, where the strip is folded and secured using running stitch with the yarn tail.

Important Notes for Makers

The pattern includes specific instructions for yarn tail management: knitters should leave 30cm yarn tails at both the cast on and cast off edges to facilitate the making-up and assembly process. These extended tails provide sufficient length for seaming strips together and creating the structural loops that define the bow shape.