2025 KAS BARN VOLUNTEERS

[Amy]

A New Year a New Banner from Ada.

This discussion will have photos and reports from our volunteers in South Africa.

You will see post and parcels coming into The Barn, Lots of Sorting and Bundling, and Blanket Making.  

You will hear funny stories and reports about our volunteers.

Please check back regularly to see what is going on in the KAS BARN.

[Amy]

last pics of 2025

 

This year we distributed 2114 blankets in all, which is approximately 400 more than in 2024!

Thanks to EVERYONE

The team saying “MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL” 

 

 

A Sally Patterson blanket.

And one from Chris Chiplen 

Lindi with two more lovely blankets …parcels opened today (our last day in the KASbarn until next year!

Beautiful one from Karen Gordon!

Viv tidying the shelves …

… with Wandi’s help!

Ada Breeuwer … one of two gorgeous blankets!

Wandi with Ada’s other blanket.

Blanket packs gathering …

How pretty?

Beautiful blanket pack from Juli Harrington.

 Lovely one from Mireille Reau in France.

Christmas purses.

… and Christmas squares, too...

… plus a beautiful Christmas blanket.

So happy … toys and handwarmer stocks building up beautifully!

… more.

18 blanket packs waiting for next year’s Gogo groups to begin again … in just a few weeks! 

  

 

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

With love from the KASbarn.

[Karen Gordon]

Thank you folks!   It's great to see beaming smiles and beautiful makes.   The one I was credited for was crocheted by a good friend Bev. 

[Mireille Réau]

Je suis ravie de voir ma couverture et mes carrés  de Noël, le Père Noël plus une autre de mes couvertures complètes.
Heureuse aussi d'être un petit maillon de la grande chaîne d'Amour KAS.

Il y a quelques décennies le Docteur Albert Schweitzer disait :"le peu que tu puisses faire est beaucoup si tu peux enlever à quelque créature humaine  ou animale un peu de souffrance, de peur et d'angoisse". N'est-ce -pas ce que nous faisons à notre manière en offrant nos tricots aux enfants affligés d'Afrique du Sud ? Je crois que la réponse est dans leur sourire.

Mille fois merci à tous et à toutes avec une pensée particulière pour mes correspondantes du forum. Bonnes fêtes de fin d'année dans la Paix, la Joie et la Lumière.

[Patricia Underwood]

Merry Christmas to you all, and thank you for all your hard work.

[Amy]

From Ronda on December 4.

As our KAS-year draws to a close (last day in the Barn 11/12/25) we are suddenly BUSY!

 

Two big loads of post have come in, plus a large number of squares from a corporate - which Estelle and I collected in the van at the end of November.

Just look at this pile of post.

Two large boxes from team Andreja in Croatia … Nathi enjoyed opening this one !!

What a glorious, colourful boxful of squares and beanies from Vivian P in UK  ! Thank you!

 

 

So, we will start the New Year with a much healthier supply of blankets and other items than we could have dreamt of just 2 weeks ago!

Tables, shelves and hearts - full.

Back to the past … blanket-cake wise, anyway.

Beanies and Handwarmer boxes starting to re-fill 

 

All of us in the KASbarn are - yet again - amazed at, and so grateful for, the wonderful support we have received this year from ALL our crafters from all around the world, mostly USA and UK.

One of several Trish Gribble / St Pancras Knitters parcels happily received.

Lovely squares from Patricia Underwood.

And more from Patricia, for a Christmas blanket.

And again … Patricia’s Christmas blanket!!

Some gorgeous blankets from Valerie Z in France.… here’s another …

And another … featuring Minnie Mouse

… so colourful 

Viv in her happy space surrounded by gorgeous squares!!

Wandi too …

And Lindi with part of Amy’s gorgeous contribution!!

 

Blanket packs ready for our Gogo sewing groups next year!

What a lovely, cheerful letter ! Our thanks to YOU Kerstin, for yet another great contribution !

 

 

Not to mention the generosity of all who have sent funds to us via PayPal!

THANK YOU ALL

We are humbled … and beyond grateful!

[Patricia Underwood]

Such bounty! The squares are mine but the blanket comes from Sharon B. I think I also spot a couple of my parcels.

[Karen Gordon]

WOWZERS!!    Thank you for updating us with such terrific coverage of the mountainous mail and all that bountiful blast of colour!!   It is fab to see so such variety and quality through all of the makes. 

(I spotted 3 of my parcels in the huge pile of mail. I think all 3 were posted at the same time so it seems they've stayed together for their whole journey ha ha) 

[Amy]

News from Estelle on November 27, 2025.

We managed to organize a KNIT-A -SQUARE morning with beautiful blankets rolling in thanks to our amazing crafters and dedicated volunteers who stitch so many squares together to make warm, cuddly blankets for our children.

From Antoinette’s team.

 

The following blankets are from Audrey and Liz.

And 2 from me.

 

Thank you Ronda who has fetched and carried post and squares the last couple of months to keep us busy.

 

Liz and Audrey have been stars sewing like it’s going out of fashion and Elaine bringing us exquisite squares.  Athele going the extra mile taking her beautiful blankets and ours as far north as Pafuri to desperately needy children.

 

A couple of pics from Tuesday.

Before the mad rush…not possible to keep it tidy!

Liz, Ronda, Shirley and Elaine.

Ronda and I collected about 20 boxes of squares knitted by the Assore group.

And then Antoinette sent these lovelies from her team.

 

[Anneke]

Thank you Estelle for this update! A really lovely surprise ♥️

[Karen Gordon]

Absolutely fabulous!   Thank you lovely ladies.   Have a wonderful Christmas ♥️