Berroco Pippin Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Pippin Infant and Girl's Sweater

What is Being Made

The Berroco Pippin is a charming knitted sweater designed for infants and young girls, available in four sizes: 12 months, 18 months, girl's size 2, and girl's size 4. The finished chest measurements range from 22 to 25 inches, with lengths from 13½ to 16½ inches. This garment features approximately 1 inch of ease for comfortable wear. The design incorporates decorative flower petals worked into the knitted fabric, adding a playful and delicate element to this intermediate-level project.

Techniques Used

The Pippin sweater is constructed using a bottom-up, seamed, and worked-flat approach. The body and sleeves are knitted flat on straight needles before being seamed together at the shoulders and sides. The sleeves are picked up around the armhole using double-pointed needles and worked in the round. When working the decorative flower petals, the main color yarn is carried loosely along the back of the work, allowing for color changes without cutting the yarn. This technique creates visual interest while maintaining yarn efficiency.

Stitches and Stitch Details

The primary stitch used throughout the Pippin is stockinette stitch (St st), which creates a smooth, classic fabric. The gauge is 22 stitches and 30 rows per 4 inches in stockinette stitch when worked on the specified needles and yarn. Accurate gauge checking is emphasized as essential to achieving proper fit and finished measurements. The flower petal details are created through color work techniques, adding textural and visual variety to the stockinette base.

Materials and Yarn

The Pippin is designed to be knitted with Berroco Weekend DK, a worsted-weight yarn in 100-gram hanks. The colorway shown features Fog (#2977) as the main color, with accent colors including Blood Orange (#2947), Marigold (#B), and Tea Rose (#2911). Yardage requirements vary by size: the 12-month size requires 1 hank of the main color, while the larger sizes (18 months and girl's sizes 2 and 4) each require 2 hanks of Fog. One hank each of the three accent colors is needed for all sizes.

Needles and Tools

This project requires straight knitting needles in size 6 (4.00 mm) for working the body flat, and one set of four double-pointed needles (dpn) in size 6 (4.00 mm) for working the sleeves in the round. A stitch marker is also necessary to track the beginning of rounds when working the sleeves. These needle sizes are selected to achieve the specified gauge of 22 stitches over 4 inches in stockinette stitch.

Construction Summary

The sweater begins with the body worked flat in stockinette stitch, incorporating the decorative flower petal colorwork as specified in the pattern directions. Once the body is complete, shoulder and side seams are sewn together using a seaming method appropriate for knitted fabric. The sleeves are then picked up around the entire armhole opening—50 to 66 stitches depending on size—and worked in the round using double-pointed needles. This construction method ensures clean, professional seams and allows for seamless sleeve caps.