Deramores Mummy and Baby Elephant Toy Knitting Pattern

Deramores Mummy and Baby Elephant Knitted Toys

What is Being Made

This downloadable knitting pattern creates a pair of stuffed toy elephants: a larger Mummy Elephant standing 18cm tall and a smaller Baby Elephant measuring 12cm tall. Both toys are designed as soft, cuddly companions suitable for display or gifting. The pattern includes detailed instructions for constructing both garments as complete finished pieces, with the toys requiring toy filling to achieve their three-dimensional form.

Craft and Skill Level

This is an intermediate knitting project created by Amanda Berry, a designer based in Berkshire, England, who graduated from London College of Fashion with First Class Honours in 2014. While the product attributes indicate an advanced difficulty level, the PDF itself labels this as intermediate knitting, making it accessible to knitters with solid foundational skills who are ready to progress to toy construction.

Techniques Used

The pattern employs several key knitting techniques essential for toy construction:

• Increases and decreases to shape the elephant bodies and create dimensional forms
• Mattress stitch seaming for joining pieces together with invisible, professional-looking seams
• Cable cast on used throughout the pattern for a secure foundation
• Stitch markers to track pattern sections and maintain accuracy during complex shaping
• Stuffing and finishing to transform flat knitted pieces into three-dimensional toys

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined to create texture and structure:

• Knit (K) – the basic stitch forming the primary fabric
• Purl (P) – used in alternation with knit stitches
• Stockinette stitch (St st) – created by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side, producing the smooth, classic knitted fabric appearance
• Kfb (Knit into front and back) – an increase technique that creates additional stitches for shaping
• K2tog (Knit two stitches together) – a decrease that reduces stitch count for shaping
• Ssk (Slip, slip, knit) – a left-leaning decrease technique used for refined shaping, created by slipping one stitch knitwise, slipping another stitch purlwise, then knitting the two slipped stitches together

Materials and Tools

Yarn: The pattern calls for Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK Yarn in the Mist colorway, with one 100g ball required. DK (double knitting) weight yarn is a versatile medium weight that works well for toy construction, providing good stitch definition while allowing for smooth, even fabric.

Needles and Notions: The project uses 3.5mm straight knitting needles throughout. The pattern specifies a tension of 28 stitches by 36 rows over a 10x10cm square when working stockinette stitch on 3.5mm needles, ensuring proper sizing for both elephants.

Additional Supplies: Completion requires 200g of toy filling to stuff both elephants, a darning or tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends, a stitch marker for tracking pattern sections, two 12mm domed black buttons for the Mummy Elephant's eyes, and two 10mm domed black buttons for the Baby Elephant's eyes.

Safety and Finishing Notes

The finished toys are not suitable for children under 3 years of age due to small parts, including the button eyes and potential loose fibers. This classification applies to the completed toys and should be considered when gifting or displaying these handmade pieces.