Iris is constantly knitting, often for her grandkids. And they are lucky young ones- look at the wonderful patterns she found on the Cascade website!
Teddy Sweater
The teddy sweater is three dimensional- the bear’s snout is knit separately, and then sewn on, with a puff of fiberfill to round it out. She changed the ears- the original pattern calls for pom poms for the ears. The knitters who were in the store when she came in so we could monitor progress all felt that pom poms, while very cute, would not wear well. We encouraged her to try crocheted circles instead (the foot pads for the orange elephant are crocheted circles, so a sample was at hand.) She did make crocheted circles for the ears. They are still three dimensional, but should stand up to washing better than pom poms.
Pirate Sweater
The pirate was a special request from a grandson. The skull and crossbones are the perfect accessory for any pre school pirate.
Iris knits for the grandkids in Berroco’s Comfort. It’s an acrylic and nylon blend, machine washable, very soft, and comes in lots of colors. It’s available in sport weight, worsted weight, and bulky- great for all sorts of baby and kid afghans and clothes. Also clothing for grown ups who will toss everything in the washer and dryer.