MONTHLY THEMES, SPECIAL CHALLENGES, WHAT OUR CHILD (41)
NOVEMBER 2022 THEME - FAVOURITES
Welcome to
FAVOURITES!!
I have soooo many favourites:
Favourite knitting patterns
Favourite crochet patterns
Favourite colours
Favourite yarns
One of my other favourite things are picture squares,
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June Theme 2023 - BEAUTIFUL AFRICA
Welcome to the June 2023 Theme
BEAUTIFUL AFRICA
Over the years of Knit A Square, we have had many themes featuring Africa. The squares and blankets and toys have been amazing!!
With this in mind, we can take a trip back down memory lane and gain in
Read more…FEBRUARY THEME Fruit and Flowers
FEBRUARY THEME
FRUIT and FLOWERS
Over the years this has been a regular theme: a sign of freshness, beauty and hope, bringing colour and warmth to our KAS kids.
I confess to being a hopeless
knitter. Crochet is more in my line. Fortunately he
APRIL 2022 THEME - CELEBRATIONS!!
Welcome to our April theme....
CELEBRATIONS!!
Celebrations bring family, friends and community together.
What is your favourite celebration?
Christmas?
Easter?
St. Patrick's Day?
Valentine's Day?
Bastille Day?
JANUARY 2022 THEME - ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
HAPPY NEW YEAR
One and All.
I hope you all have your needles and hooks at the ready for a bumper year........and that you received some delightful yarns that you are just itching to create with.
I went shopping with some yarn gift vouchers I recei
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Va va Voom Variegateds and Spectacular Stripes
I remember as a child that cars started to have go faster stripes on them, so I looked it up for this month’s introduction……..
In 1964, the Shelby Daytona Coupe would use the converse blue with white stripes and would compete in the 1964 and 1
What's on Your Hooks and Needles in May 2023?
Welcome to
'What's on your hooks and needles in May?'
Will it be a 'catch up' month for unfinished projects?
A new pattern or two?
Or some yummy new yarn?
The colour of the month (CoM) is
BROWN.
Some might say this colour is pretty boring, but it
Read more…OCTOBER theme - UNDER THE SEA
Well, I bet I am not alone in having this go through my mind when I read the theme
I apologise for being late posting my theme introduction - I am sure the video has given you ideas - fish, shells, seaweed, blues and g
Read more…KAS challenge
Back at the end of 2019, I decided to challenge myself to knit 500 squares for KAS before my 50th birthday on 7 December 2020. Today I reached 250, so I’m halfway there! Does anyone else set challenges like this for themselves?
Read more…SEPTEMBER 2022 THEME - NATURE'S BEAUTY
NATURE'S BEAUTY
I'd like us this month to get back to nature. The beauty of the seasons, landscapes and the animals on our Earth are around us all.
There is so much we can look to, and inspire the children with, in our knitting and cr
Read more…What's on your Hooks and Needles in January 2023?
HAPPY NEW YEAR
EVERYONE.
Wishing you all good health and happiness.....
and LOTS of 'craft time' in 2023.
I hope Santa had a little something in his sack for you at Christmas.
We start the New Year with a little 'kick back and relax'.
This mon
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MARCH 2022 THEME - EDUCATE ME
EDUCATE ME
Can we try and spark some interest and conversation through our crafting this month to help the children learn....?
Letters, numbers, small words, colours, shapes, animals and nature are all superb ideas to stimulate their brains.
The desi
HAND-WARMER CHALLENGE
At the end of July Estelle put out this post to Karen Gordon...
Karen I remember opening a box of approximately 50 pairs of hand warmers from you. If you have any more small balls of yarn we’d love some hand warmers from our star knitter….we have su
Read more…KAS KAL
Hello all - What do you think about linking together while we are all separated by covid-19?
How about a KAS KAL?
What is a KAS KAL? You ask....... Well........ KAL stands for Knit Along. It is a time when we are all working in a similar piece
Read more…THEMES FOR 2022
Hi Everyone.
I would like to thank you all so much for your suggestions for themes for 2022. I have compiled a list, including as many as possible.
January- All creatures Great and Small - From the smallest bug to the tallest giraffe. Colours in PJ
Read more…NOVEMBER THEME - TWO COLOUR CHALLENGE
You will find squares for the month featured in the November Album HERE
THEME SUGGESTIONS FOR 2022
Hi Everyone.
It's that time of year when we start thinking about themes for the following year. We would love it if you would share any suggestions or preferences with us.
You may have something 'new' you'd like to try.....or a favourite from years
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