A call has gone out to knitters in every corner of the globe: We need sweaters! That's right, tiny sweaters with 1.5 inch flipper openings are needed for Australia's 30,000 strong little penguin ...

The penguin sweater-knitting program began back in 2001 after an oil spill left 438 penguins in need of treatment. But it's not just major spills from big oil tankers that can cause problems for ...

Our penguin knitting pattern is a great project to try this Christmas – it's such a sweet craft project for intermediate knitters.© Liz McAuley - Hearst Owned ...

This was published 11 years ago Knit a jumper for a suffering penguin Livia Gamble March 20, 2014 — 7.28pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

At 110-years-old, Alfred “Alfie” Date was recognized as Australia’s oldest man — and for his adorable penchant for knitting pint-sized sweaters for penguins in need. In the past, wildlife ...

My favourite is a teddy bear onesie with teddy bear ears and a little hoodie." Penguin rehabilitation jumper designs and patterns can be found at penguinfoundation.org.au.

Joyce Wooffindin, 83, said: "I cannot believe I am knitting a jumper for a penguin, but this is the sort of thing we do at Hazelgrove." Joyce Wooffindin, 83 (Image: Supplied) ...

Thanking the Knitting Nannas, Rebecca Passlow from The Penguin Foundation said "generous knitters and groups from all around the world" have been making jumpers to help.