Friday, October 21, 2011

Cutest Thing Ever: Penguins in Sweaters

It has been waaayyy too long since I've done a Cutest Thing Ever post. The minute I saw this story, I had to share it with you. Earlier this month, an oil spill in New Zealand impacted the nation's blue penguins. In order to keep the penguins from preening their oil soaked feathers, and to keep them warm before and after rescue workers clean them up, a knitting shop in New Zealand called for knitters to make sweaters for these poor penguins...

image source: Toby Zerna / Newspix via Rex USA file
Seriously, does it get any cuter than this?!? This knitting shop was overwhelmed with penguin sweaters! They are now stockpiling them for any future need. This is an absolutely heartwarming story. Click HERE to read it and to see more pictures of penguins in sweaters. You'll be glad you did :) Have a great weekend!
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13 comments:

  1. KJ@letsgoflyakiteFri Oct 21, 07:03:00 AM

    Absolutely adorable! I am going to show this to the girls. We like to watch penguin videos on youtube, they are so funny and playful.

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  2. Simone de KlerkFri Oct 21, 07:07:00 AM

    How cute!

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  3. AmandaFri Oct 21, 07:21:00 AM

    I never thought penguins could get any cuter, but pop a jumper on them and oh my gosh! So cute

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  4. A Spoonful Of SugarFri Oct 21, 07:40:00 AM

    So sweet! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. AndiFri Oct 21, 08:15:00 AM

    Aww that IS the cutest thing ever!! Very heartwarming! Thanks for sharing Gwen!

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  6. SandyFri Oct 21, 09:03:00 AM

    That is just so cute!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  7. PinkGrannyFri Oct 21, 09:07:00 AM

    This is so cute! I have a dear friend who collects penguins...she would love this!!!

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  8. Impera MagnaFri Oct 21, 09:44:00 AM

    There is a song about making sweaters for penguins... here is the link to the lyrics: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=111365&songID=795985

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  9. RickiFri Oct 21, 01:15:00 PM

    Aww! This makes me wish I knew how to knit just to be able to send them a few more penguin sweaters.

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  10. Amy at Ameroonie DesignsFri Oct 21, 04:15:00 PM

    Those really are adorable! :)
    xoxo,
    Amy

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  11. AnonymousFri Oct 21, 11:36:00 PM

    Makes me want to learn to knit! How fun would it be to see your creation worn by a penguin?! And to know you were helping them survive a disaster to boot! Thanks for posting about this ;-)

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  12. Naturally CarolSat Oct 22, 02:23:00 AM

    Hi Gwen..the penguins are so adorable in their new woolly suits! Thank you for sharing this and putting a big smile on our faces today. Have a great weekend!

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  13. HeleSun Oct 23, 02:51:00 PM

    when I read the title of the post I thought that it was stupid to dress up a penguin, but now I understand everything...and they re cute!!

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