Knit a Sweater, Help a Penguin in Need !

Penguin sweaters

You are an ace of the knitting ? This mission is for you !

Knit pullovers for the penguins. We shall not fit birds with it (for medical reasons) but they will dress cuddly toys made in Brittany (just like Phillip Island Penguin Foundation (Australia) which established the project). Then, they will sell for the benefit of the sea birds via the Sibylline ONG (unfortunately, we have to face a lot of oil pollution too).

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Here is the pattern, give free rein to your imagination :

Penguin Jumper in 8ply (Dk or Light Worsted) 
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1 pair 3.25mm US 3 , 1 pair of 3.75mm US 5 needles , 1 set of 3.25mm dpn’s or circular
Cast on 36 stitches using 3.25 needles.
K1, P1 to end of row.
Repeat this row 7 times.
Change to 3.75mm needles and K2, P2 rib. Work 4 rows increasing at each end of every row. (44 sts)
Continue until work measures 12 cms.
Decrease 1 st at each end of every row until 28 sts remain.
Decrease 1 st. in middle of next row (27 sts.)
Leave on needle.
Make second side the same.
Transfer the 54 sts from both pieces to 3 of the set of 4 3.25mm needles.(18 sts on each.) and work a round neck in K1 P1 rib for 10 rows.
Cast off.
Stitch up sides to decreasing to 27sts (opening for flipper). Add elastic to the top and bottom to prevent the penguins getting out of them. Top: 15cm of elastic; bottom 17 cm (knots allowed). Flat elastic OK
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Crochet Version
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Using DK (8ply or light worsted) wool with a 5mm hook :
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Jumper body
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Base : Chain 25
Row 1 : Single crochet (sc) into base chain, turn.
Row 2 : sc 6, front post single crochet (fpsc) 19, turn.
Row 3 : fpsc 19, sc 6, turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until the piece measures approximately 2.5cm wide, ending on a Row 2.
From a Row 2, without turning, chain 10 (increase made). Turn.
Row 4 : sc 10 into your chain. Fpsc 19, sc 6, turn.
Row 5 : sc 6, fpsc 29, turn.
Row 6 : fpsc 29, sc 6, turn.
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until the piece measures approximately 10cm wide, ending on a Row 6.
Row 7 : sc 6, fpsc 19, turn (decrease made).
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until the decreased section measures approximately 2.5cm wide, ending on a Row 2.
From a Row 2, without turning, chain 10 (increase made). Turn.
Repeat rows 4 to 6 until the entire piece measures 20cm wide. Bind off.
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Neck and Finishing
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Fold the jumper in half and seam along Base Chain.

Now we will add the neck. Starting in the centre back (if your Penguin Jumper has a back), fpsc to flipper hole.

Chain 5 (this may vary, depending on your gauge) over the flipper hole. Fpsc over front; chain over second flipper hole and fbsc to centre back. Join to your starting stitch with a slip-stitch.

Back post single crochet (bpsc) around. Make three decreases (bpsc ; skip one fpsc ; bpsc), evenly spaced around.

Continue making rounds without decreasing, alternating fpsc and bpsc.

When the neck measures about 5cm high, bind off, and thread a piece of elastic through the waist. You’re done !

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Once made, you can send it there :

Association Sibylline Carte-Sibylline

2, rue des Rameurs

40200 Mimizan-plage

FRANCE

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Thank you 🙂

 

 

Responses

  1. I would love to do this! Unfortunetly I don’t knit

    By: delfina on June 10, 2015
    at 12:26 am

    Reply

  2. Que bonito

    By: Daniel on October 13, 2016
    at 10:48 pm

    Reply


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