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pepperpot
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Post subject: Penguins in Sweaters  Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:47 am |
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http://animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/20/8411051-a-good-yarn-knitters-make-sweaters-for-penguins-after-oil-spill A good yarn: Knitters make sweaters for penguins after oil spillIt's a sad story with a happy twist. Blue penguins in New Zealand have been soaked with oil after a container ship ran aground near the east coast of the country's North Island earlier this month. New Zealand’s Environment Minister Nick Smith has described the oil spill as the nation’s “most significant maritime environmental disaster.” In their oil-soaked state, the birds shouldn’t preen themselves because their feathers are contaminated. They also need help staying warm before and after rescue workers do what they can to clean them up. So Skeinz, a knitting shop in Napier, New Zealand, put out a call for knitters to make little sweaters for penguins in need. And boy, have knitters around the world responded. One blog post from the folks at Skeinz.com ran under the headline “It’s raining jumpers.” Another ran with the headline “We have Critical Mass” — but Skeinz is still encouraging determined knitters to send their handiwork along to “keep stocks available for the Wildlife Rescue Team to draw from if required.”
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jojo
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:09 pm |
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Ridiculously cute! I saw a pic of one of them in a little knitted tux jumper earlier but now I can't find it.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:33 pm |
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jojo wrote: Ridiculously cute! I saw a pic of one of them in a little knitted tux jumper earlier but now I can't find it. Here it is! 
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:44 pm |
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Holy hell. These pictures are the best part of my day. By far.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:53 pm |
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There's a chicken rescue in the UK that also needs jumpers: http://littlehenrescue.co.uk/jumpers.aspx
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Niev
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:55 pm |
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I wish I could knit.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:04 pm |
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i wish i had a penguin in a sweater.
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b.vicious
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:37 am |
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Best thing I could have expected to see this morning.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:25 am |
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I wonder if I can make the chicken sweaters and put them on the neighborhood chickens?
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:28 am |
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omg penguin in a tux sweater. Loves :)
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:01 am |
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keen_on_quinoa wrote: jojo wrote: Ridiculously cute! I saw a pic of one of them in a little knitted tux jumper earlier but now I can't find it. Here it is! this is one of my favorite pictures ever!
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:15 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:09 pm |
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The world just got more adorable.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:15 pm |
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I'd seen the chickens in sweaters before but bloody hell those penguins look adorable and super happy.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:02 pm |
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They apparently have enough for this most recent oil spill but are still accepting sweater donations for their back-up supply. I was going to make a few but sadly, they only want 100% wool sweaters. :(
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:26 pm |
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seitanicverses wrote: keen_on_quinoa wrote: jojo wrote: Ridiculously cute! I saw a pic of one of them in a little knitted tux jumper earlier but now I can't find it. Here it is! this is one of my favorite pictures ever! *squeee* Me too!!
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:43 pm |
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that is the cutest thing i haev ever seen
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:39 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:27 pm |
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Just to add to the cute animal in sweaters theme: 
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:10 am |
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AHHHH!
This is amazing.
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:53 am |
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:54 am |
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It's official....animals in sweaters are pretty, freaking cute!
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Post subject: Re: Penguins in Sweaters Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:27 am |
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Quote: Just to add to the cute animal in sweaters theme:
Whoa, that looks scary, like they're in a market or something... Oh, I miss my bunny <3
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