feemcg Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Another story about chicken jumpers - I like how the purple one has a matching leg ring http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512201&in_page_id=1770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Don't they look cute in their little jumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I wish they had published the pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Aaaaaaaaaaaw. How cute! Don't they look lovely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I wish they had published the pattern! Is it not on the Laughing Hens website? They do look sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Awww, how cuddly are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I wish they had published the pattern! I'll have a go at explaining how we have made one in the past............... knit 2 chicken size squares. join the 2 squares along just one edge, leaving a gap in this edge big enough to fit over your chickens head. when this is on the chicken, 1 square lays across their back and the other square hangs down the front of them. You now need to create a arm/wing hole between the 2 squares. Pull the front sqaure up and around the chook, keeping their wing outside. You'll find that behind their wing the 2 sqaures should meet and you put a stitch here to hold the sqaures together and it creates a wing hole (hopefully ) Voila - you should now have the latest sort after fashion accessory for a young and happening chook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Pam, that sounds great, but I can't knit at all, wouldn't know where to start. I'm thinking I might need some of these though when my girls arrive. Has anyone got any suggestions on where I may be able to purchase a similar sort of thing? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 if knitting is a prob - go to a charity shop and buy a couple of old jumpers, cut out the sqaures, sew along the edge with some wool to stop them unraveling and then carry on as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I've just emailed Laughing Hens for the pattern. I'll post it here or do a link to it or something when they send it to me. I'll also happily knit a couple if anyone needs one and my hands allow me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 They look a bit like tea cosies to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Same article, but a different picture http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7228859.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Flump would like me to mention that she was a poineer in this field She approves of the jumpers and agrees that style changes over time but blue is still the 'in colour' this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Well Gerty might have something to say about the choice of colour ............ she's very keen on the multicoloured look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...