Willow & Lark Freddie Jumper Knitting Pattern

Willow & Lark Freddie Jumper

What is Being Made

The Freddie Jumper is a children's knitted sweater designed by Willow & Lark, available in four sizes to fit ages 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, and 8-9 years. The finished garment features a classic pullover construction with long sleeves and a crew neckline. Finished chest measurements range from 63 cm (24¾ inches) for the smallest size to 79 cm (31 inches) for the largest, with corresponding lengths from 35 cm (13¾ inches) to 48 cm (19 inches) measured to the back neck.

Techniques Used

This intermediate-level knitting project employs multiple construction techniques to create visual interest and structure. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for traditional row-by-row construction. Stranded colorwork is incorporated throughout the design, creating a Fair Isle pattern that uses multiple yarn colors carried across rows. The individual pieces are then seamed together using mattress stitch or similar techniques to join the front, back, and sleeves into a finished garment.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Freddie Jumper combines fundamental knitting stitches with colorwork patterning. The base fabric is worked in stocking stitch (knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows), which provides a smooth, classic finish. The Fair Isle pattern sections are also worked in stocking stitch but incorporate stranded colorwork, where multiple yarn colors are carried across the row and floated on the wrong side. The pattern includes standard shaping techniques such as increases and decreases to create proper fit through the body and sleeves. Ribbed edgings at the cuffs, hem, and neckline provide stretch and definition, though specific ribbing instructions are referenced in the full pattern.

Materials

The Freddie Jumper is designed to be knitted using Willow & Lark Poetry yarn, a fingering-weight yarn available in 50-gram balls. The pattern requires six coordinating colors: Poetry Baby Blue 610 (main color, abbreviated M) in quantities ranging from 4 to 5 balls depending on size; and single balls each of Clotted Cream 600 (A), Lake Blue 611 (B), Garnet 614 (C), Buttercup 605 (D), and Hunter 607 (E) for the Fair Isle colorwork details.

Three sets of straight knitting needles in different sizes are required: 3.25mm (US 3) needles for ribbed edgings, 4.00mm (US 6) needles for the main body, and 4.50mm (US 7) needles for the Fair Isle pattern sections. The pattern specifies precise tension measurements: 22 stitches and 30 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) measured over stocking stitch using 4.00mm needles, and 24 stitches and 23 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) measured over the Fair Isle pattern using 4.50mm needles. Achieving correct tension is essential for proper fit in this children's garment.

Pattern Notes

• Instructions are provided for the smallest size with subsequent size variations given in parentheses
• Where only one figure appears without parentheses, that measurement applies to all sizes
• Square brackets indicate pattern repeats to be worked the specified number of times
• Yarn quantities are approximate and based on average requirements
• Use of recommended Willow & Lark Poetry yarn is advised for best results