Farmland Favourites in Deramores Studio DK Acrylic - Downloadable PDF

Farmland Favourites in Deramores Studio DK Acrylic – Knitting Pattern by Amanda Berry

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern by designer Amanda Berry guides knitters through creating a charming farmyard-themed play mat, complete with a pig design and a field scene. Published under the Deramores brand and worked in Deramores Studio DK Acrylic yarn, this is an ideal intermediate-level project for knitters who want to create a tactile, engaging toy accessory for young children.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a 60cm x 60cm play mat constructed from nine individual knitted squares sewn together. Each square features a different texture pattern, giving the finished mat a rich, varied surface that is both visually appealing and stimulating for little hands. Knitters can choose any combination of squares to personalise their mat, making this a wonderfully flexible and creative project. The farmyard theme — incorporating a field and pig motifs — gives the mat a cohesive, storybook aesthetic perfect as a handmade gift or heirloom toy accessory.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting: All pieces are worked back and forth on a pair of straight needles, making this accessible to knitters who prefer not to work in the round.
• Modular construction: The mat is assembled from nine separately knitted squares, each with its own stitch pattern, which are then sewn together using a darning or tapestry needle.
• Seaming and finishing: Squares are joined using a darning or tapestry needle, requiring basic seaming skills to produce a neat, professional finish.
• Tension management: Achieving the correct tension is important to ensure all nine squares are a consistent size and the finished mat measures the correct 60cm x 60cm.

Stitches Used

A key feature of this pattern is the variety of texture stitches used across the nine squares, giving each section of the mat its own distinct feel and appearance. Stitches and stitch patterns referenced in the pattern include:

• Broken Rib: One of the named square patterns, the Broken Rib square is cast on with 45 stitches and worked over 59 rows. The pattern alternates between a knit row on the right side and a row combining knit and purl stitches on the wrong side (k2, [p1, k1] to the last stitch, k1), creating a subtle, textured ribbed effect that is softer and less structured than traditional ribbing.
• Knit stitch (garter stitch rows): Plain knit rows are used throughout, including as right-side rows within the Broken Rib square.
• Purl stitch: Incorporated into the wrong-side rows of the Broken Rib pattern and likely used across other texture squares within the full pattern.
• Stockinette stitch: Used as the basis for the tension swatch — 22 stitches x 28 rows to a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette — indicating that standard knit and purl rows feature prominently across the pattern.
• Cast on and cast off: Standard cast-on and cast-off methods are used for each individual square.

Materials Required

Yarn

The pattern uses Deramores Studio DK Acrylic yarn, a practical and durable choice for a children's play mat. The yarn is worked at DK weight, and the following colourways are specified:

• Dark Green: Deramores Studio DK in "Malachite"
• Light Green: Deramores Studio DK in "Peridot" — used for the Broken Rib square cast-on
• Yellow: Deramores Studio DK in "Citrine"

Each colour requires 1 x 100g skein. The acrylic fibre content makes the finished mat easy to care for, an important practical consideration for a toy or play accessory that will see regular