when the needles start clicking then the knitters start knitting



I have been researching penguins for a project I am working on, and came across these. With the accompanying link and story:

LDS women in New South Wales have undertaken an unusual service project, knitting sweaters for cousins to the loveable stars of the Academy Award-winning documentary narrated by Freeman.

The smallest breed of penguins, often known as “fairy” penguins, tend to get caught in oil spills off the coast of Australia, which can destroy their natural oils or even kill them. Doll size, tight-fitting wool sweaters can keep the penguins warm during the rehabilitation process, and “stop them preening and ingesting the poisonous oil,” according to The Sydney Morning Herald,

The sweaters improve penguin survival rate to about 98 percent, the paper reported.

Who knew knitting could save the world?

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