Lido Jumper

Lido Jumper by Rock Salt Plum

What is Being Made

The Lido Jumper is a lightweight crochet jumper designed for babies and toddlers. This garment features practical design elements including cropped sleeves to keep cuffs away from dirt, a wide split neckline for easy dressing and undressing, and a decorative pocket detail. The jumper is customizable with various color schemes, allowing makers to choose contrasting colors, cool tones, or monochromatic palettes.

Crochet Techniques Used

The Lido Jumper employs an extended double crochet stitch worked on the wrong side to create the primary fabric texture. This unconventional approach produces a distinctive mini grid texture that gives the jumper visual interest and dimension. The technique of using the reverse side of extended double crochet is the defining feature of this design, creating a unique surface that differs from traditional crochet appearances.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

• Extended Double Crochet – The primary stitch used throughout the garment, worked on the wrong side to achieve the textured grid pattern
• The stitch pattern creates a mini grid texture that serves as both functional structure and decorative element

Materials

This pattern is designed for DK weight yarn. The sample shown uses Scheepjes Linen Soft 2, which is a double knitting yarn with approximately 135 meters per ball. The yardage requirements vary by size: 2 balls of the main color (619) for the smallest sizes, increasing to 4 balls for the largest size, with 1 ball of contrast color (614) needed for all sizes. The pattern accommodates five different sizes for babies and toddlers.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as beginner level, making it accessible to crocheters new to garment construction. The straightforward stitch pattern and simple shaping make it an ideal project for developing fundamental crochet skills while creating a wearable finished piece.