If you knit, some penguins could use your help!

[MoonRiver]

The call has gone out for knitters to get stitching and make pullovers for penguins in rehab.
The Phillip Island wildlife centre in Victoria uses little jumpers to stop the animals cleaning toxic oil off with their beaks.

more here:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2014/03/05/3957423.htm

[morningfog]

1. It seems like you could go buy a bunch of thrift store sweaters and just cut off the sleeves.

[MoonRiver]

2. They would unravel immediately.

Also, I doubt there are many such tiny sweaters out there.

[LisaLynne]

3. That is a really cute sweater

I wish I could knit-- I'd be all over this!

I tried to learn once and while I found it really relaxing, I just wasn't good at it.

[MoonRiver]

6. I recently gave up knitting and returned to sewing.

Finally realized I don't do knitting well, but am awesome at sewing. No brainer. Still I think I will knit me up a little penguin sweater and send it down to Oz.

[AnneD]

12. Talking to my knitting circle....

tonight. Looks like fun. You have to be hard core to knit in Texas.

[get the red out]

4. I am a knitting addict

I will have to download that pattern. It doesn't look difficult from the picture.

[YarnAddict]

5. What a great way to use up a stash! n/t

[MoonRiver]

7. Yeah!

[shenmue]

8. That is so cute!

What a sweet critter.

[MoonRiver]

9. Definitely squeeee worthy

especially in her little sweater!

[MO_Moderate]

10. AWESOME!!!

While not a religious man, I say bless you MoonRiver. I will pass this along to a couple of circles in the area.

[pipi_k]

11. With a little ingenuity

and tweaking of the pattern, it could even be done in crochet

I checked out the pattern...looks very easy.

I have a large stash of odds and ends yarn. Currently in the middle of an afghan and starting a bootie/sock project for a grandchild, but this looks like a very portable project.

Am going to print out...thanks for sharing

[Orrex]

13. I can't knit, but I make chainmail. Would that help?

[YarnAddict]

14. I found this article on the subject

http://www.oregonlive.com/knitting/index.ssf/2014/03/penguin_sweaters_yes_theyre_re.html#incart_river

Sounds like the sweaters may not make it onto real penguins, but will still benefit them.