Deramores Flower Toy Knitting Pattern

Deramores Flower in a Pot Knitted Toy

What Is Being Made

The Deramores Flower in a Pot is a knitted decorative desk accessory and toy featuring a handmade flower with a knitted plant pot base. This intermediate-level knitting project creates a finished piece standing 29cm tall. The design combines a knitted flower with a weighted pot base, making it suitable as both a decorative accent and a soft toy. The pattern offers flexibility in construction: crafters can add bamboo skewers to strengthen the flower stalk for a more structured display piece, or simply stuff the entire project to create a squishy, cuddly toy version.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs fundamental and intermediate techniques appropriate for crafters with some experience. The primary construction method uses stockinette stitch, which creates a smooth, classic knitted fabric by alternating knit and purl rows. Shaping is achieved through strategic increases and decreases worked throughout the pattern. The project requires understanding of increases using both kfb (knit into front and back) and pfb (purl into front and back) methods to expand stitch counts for shaping the flower petals and pot sections. Decreases are incorporated using k2tog (knit two stitches together) and ssk (slip, slip, knit) techniques to taper sections and create definition. Assembly involves seaming pieces together using a tapestry needle, and embroidery work is required to add facial features using embroidery yarn.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The foundation stitch throughout the pattern, created by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side, producing the smooth, classic knitted fabric
• Knit Stitch (K): Basic stitch worked on right-side rows
• Purl Stitch (P): Basic stitch worked on wrong-side rows
• Kfb (Knit into Front and Back): Increase stitch that creates one additional stitch by knitting into both the front and back loops of a single stitch
• Pfb (Purl into Front and Back): Increase stitch worked on purl rows, creating additional stitches for shaping
• K2tog (Knit Two Together): Decrease stitch that combines two stitches into one by knitting them together
• Ssk (Slip, Slip, Knit): Decrease stitch created by slipping two stitches individually and then knitting them together through the front loops

Materials and Tools

Yarn Options: The pattern provides flexibility with two yarn brand choices. Crafters can use Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK Yarn in five 50g balls (Gingerbread, Vanilla, Chocolate, Rose, and Peridot) or alternatively Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in five 100g balls (Soft Fudge, Banana Cream, Coffee Bean, Bubblegum Pink, and Lime Green). The DK weight yarn provides excellent stitch definition for this intermediate project.

Needles and Notions: A pair of 3.25mm single-pointed needles with a minimum length of 20cm is required for working the project. The pattern specifies a tension of 25 stitches and 32 rows per 10cm when working stockinette stitch on 3.25mm needles, which is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions.

Additional Materials: The project requires one metre of Ebony DK yarn for embroidering the mouth detail. A pair of 12mm Trimits toy safety eyes provides facial features appropriate for a soft toy. Assembly and finishing require a tapestry needle for seaming pieces together. For the weighted base, 400g of dried rice is used to stabilize the pot and prevent tipping. Approximately 150g of toy filling is needed to stuff the flower and pot components. Optional bamboo skewers can be incorporated to strengthen the flower stalk, though these are not essential if a softer, fully-stuffed version is preferred.

Pattern Structure and Design Notes

The pattern begins with the flower centre component, which is constructed separately using cast-on stitches and worked in rows using stockinette stitch and shaping techniques. The modular construction allows different colored yarns to be used for various components, creating a multi-colored finished piece. The pattern is designed by Amanda Berry and is presented in a beginner to intermediate difficulty