Poppet Jumper in Rowan Cotton Wool (DE) - RB001-00009-DEP - Downloadable PDF

Poppet Jumper in Rowan Cotton Wool – Pattern Summary (Erika Knight, RB001-00009-DEP)

The Poppet Jumper is a charming, delicately constructed baby jumper designed by Erika Knight for Rowan. Published as a downloadable PDF pattern (reference RB001-00009-DEP), this design is worked in a classic garter stitch construction and is sized to fit babies from 0–3, 3–6, 6–9, and 9–12 months, with knitted chest measurements of 50, 52, 54, and 56 cm respectively. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping techniques and are ready to tackle raglan construction and simple buttonhole detailing.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a sweet, fitted baby jumper featuring raglan sleeve shaping, a neat front neck opening with buttonholes, and a clean, textural garter stitch fabric throughout. The garment is worked in separate pieces — a back, a front, and two sleeves — which are then joined. It is photographed in Tiny 203 and Pickles 208, two soft, complementary colourways from the Rowan range, giving it a fresh and contemporary look ideal for a newborn or infant gift.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Cotton Wool, a DK weight yarn, used in 2 (2: 3: 3) x 50 g balls
• Colourways shown: Tiny 203 and Pickles 208
• Needles: 4 mm straight knitting needles
• Buttons: 4 grey buttons, 1.5 cm diameter, 2-hole style

Rowan Cotton Wool is a DK-weight blend that combines the breathable softness of cotton with the gentle elasticity of wool, making it an excellent choice for baby garments. It produces a smooth, defined stitch that works beautifully in garter stitch, and its soft hand feel is gentle against delicate skin.

Tension / Gauge

The pattern calls for a tension of 20 stitches and 38 rows to 10 x 10 cm, measured over garter stitch using 4 mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is especially important in a baby garment, where small differences in gauge can significantly affect the finished size across the four closely spaced infant measurements.

Techniques Used

• Raglan shaping — the sleeves and body are shaped with paired decreases along raglan lines, creating a smooth, angled join between body and sleeve sections
• Yarnover increases (U) — used both as decorative buttonholes on the front neck band and as shaping increases along the body edges in the lower section
• Paired decreases — including k2tog (2 M re zus-str) and skpo/sl1, k1, psso (übzAbn) used symmetrically for raglan shaping on both sides of the work
• Slip stitch decreases — a three-stitch decrease (slip, k2tog, psso) is used at the front neck for neat, centred shaping
• Holding stitches on a spare needle — stitches for the front neck and shoulders are placed on hold and rejoined separately, a standard technique for working both sides of a neck opening independently
• Buttonhole construction — simple one-row yarnover buttonholes are worked into the front neck band, with 4 grey buttons fastening the shoulder/neck opening
• Sleeve increases — stitches are increased at both ends of the sleeve at regular row intervals to shape the sleeve cap from cuff to underarm

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch (kraus rechts) — the entire garment is worked in garter stitch, knitting every row