BY MAYA CRANDALL
STAFF WRITER
24.7 million acres burned, 25,000+ kangaroos, koalas, and other wildlife dead. The wildfires have created a national state of emergency in Australia. But how can we help from an ocean away? The MSA Yarn Society has been chipping in by knitting, sewing, and crocheting pouches for infant marsupials who have been rescued from the danger. I took up one of the projects myself, knitting a twelve by twelve centimeter wool pouch.
First, I started with 100% wool yarn. Anything mixed in with it could be harmful to the animals. I then casted on until the stitches were 24cm. in length. I then knit a standard garter stitch until the rows were 12 cm. long and casted off. After this, I folded the knitted sheet in half and stitched along the two sides, leaving the top open.
Voila! A perfect pouch for a sugar glider or a koala. But this isn’t all you can do. Talk to Mrs. Seeberger or join a session of Yarn Society, every Friday at 8:15 A.M., for more patterns and ideas!
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