Today’s episode of Surfing the Knit brings you the tortoise suit:
Yes, this is a photo of a tortoise in a chicken suit. Today, the Guardian had an “in pictures” segment called “Wooly suits for tortoises“, tag-lined “Keen knitter, Katie Bradley from Vancouver, Canada makes woolly suits for pet tortoises”. (We shall politely ignore the fact that these suits are crocheted, not knitted.) There is no text, only fourteen photos each showing the above fearless tortoise posing in a different outfit. The outfits range from the odd (a reindeer costume):
to the disturbing (a cheeseburger costume):
The photos are credited to the Solent News & Photo Agency.
A quick internet search shows that Ms. Bradley not only crochets costumes for tortoises (which she sells on Etsy) but rescues them as well. You never know what you will come up with when Surfing the Knit.
Good thing you posted this or I would have sent it to you sooner or later 😛
xo Teresa
Hi Teresa! It seems to be bouncing around the Internet. It must be a slow news day.
Dad and Mary Lou- are you taking note of these outfits?
Ha, I must admit to having the same thought. Just to be clear: Mom and Stu, your tortoise will have to stay naked. I don’t knit for reptiles.
Here’s my knit-find of the day:
http://imgur.com/UMYV67m
Ann, this cracked me up! It beats the tortoise any day!