Grandpa’s Favourite Jumper

Think of the kind of chunky, almost shapeless jumpers your typical grandpa might potter about in while gardening, reading the paper, or whatever else they like to spend their retirement doing. Now imagine that comfy, lumpy old jumper shrunk down to fit a grandbaby! That was part of my thinking with this one. A happy accident in the form of a lack of the correct colour of yarn during the initial design process resulted in this jumper’s primary eye-catching quirk: the offset hue of the sleeve and collar.

Hand knit in 100% acrylic yarn, in a pattern that increases the squishy, comfy quality making the jumper as cosy as possible.

While acrylic fibres can release microplastics into the environment, wool and cotton yarns aren’t always the best choice for items meant for babies and toddlers. Wool fibres are brittle and easily broken. These wool fibres can then be inhaled and settle in the lungs causing breathing problems for very young children. Cotton is great for light weight clothing made for warmer weather, but it is quite rough against sensitive skin compared to acrylic and blended yarns designed for babies. To help combat the problem of microfibres I would suggest washing clothes made with acrylic yarn in a laundry bag to catch the fibres. If in doubt please consult your doctor or child healthcare professional.