Tag: emotional support chicken

Gonzo’s Sister Now in Florida

Dear dc.

Thanks for the great photo of Gonzo’s Sister*. Amazing she laid an egg when you took her out of the box! And you thought with all those air holes punched in the cardboard, I must have mailed a plant or a puppy but alas, it was too light when you lifted it up off your front porch. Surprise!

Everyone needs a handknit Emotional Support Chicken. The pattern is from The Knitting Tree, LA And it’s soaring on the charts. https://theknittingtreela.com/

The Yarn is Papagallo by LanaGrossa

Not sure if there will be enough eggs to bake a cake today but wanted to say Happy Birthday and hope she’s behaving herself in her new digs.

Love,

Pres

*naming credits to my knitting friend Randi she said “she looks like Gonzo’s Sister”

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We’re Knitting Chickens

Did you know that real chickens are used as emotional support animals to reduce anxiety and reduce isolation?

My friend Terry and I saw The Needles at the Ready podcast episode 102 where hosts Kevin and Ray told about the emotional support chickens they had knit. I was in Croatia when I watched this podcast so got yarn in the city center of Zagreb at Vuna Kavana.

Needles at the Ready hugging their chickens on YouTube

There were Emotional Support Chicken kits with fun names (ie. Betty Egg-White, Dolly PartHen)you could order a kit from the The Knitting Tree L.A. “LIFE IS HARD. WE ALL NEED A CHICKEN TO HELP MAKE IT BETTER.” Was the tagline.

My friend Terry bought the kit from
The Knitting Tree L.A. where I bought just the pattern designed by Annette Corsino
Lana Grossa Papagallo Yarn
Safety Eyes make a big difference

Naming my chicken Jajomat
(Egg Machine in Croatian )j has the ya sound
The bottom is almost complete the yarn matched the project bag from a Woolswapper

My friend Alicia texted “Make sure you put a little heart in em when you stuff ❤️”

She sent this quote to me “🥹The Wizard says to the Tin Man: “And remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”

Awww what a great idea, Alicia. Thank you for the idea. I knit a tiny heart and stuffed it

Stitching Jajomat together now.

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