It is that time of the year when we need to start rubbing/scratching our heads for ideas for next years challenges and themes!
Below is a list of the Challenges and Themes we have covered during the past 3 years - you may wish to re-visit some, or stick with some of the absolute favourites like Zig, Zags & Stripes or Variegated.
Or you may have other ideas that are totally new - the Moderator Team are having the same discussion, and, we welcome your input and guidance, so that eventually we can all come together to create a productive and creative list for 2015 that everyone can enjoy!
ALL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS
ARE VALUABLE
AND MOST WELCOME!
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2013 |
2014 |
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Jan |
Jewels
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Wish List Sweaters |
Wish List Sweaters |
Feb |
Mixed bag - lace
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Transport
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Hearts Red & Pink
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Mar |
Curro - big blanket
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Four Seasons
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Around the World
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Apr |
Flags
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Sea Shells
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Colour Collision
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May |
Garden
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Variegated
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Mellow Yellow
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June |
Beautiful World
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Christmas
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Day of African Child
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July |
Oriental
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Mandela
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Zig Zags, Stripes & Textures
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Aug |
African Animals
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Zig Zags, Stripes & Textures
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Beauty of the Blues
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Sept |
Carnival
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Education
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Variegated Month
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Oct |
Christmas
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Unchallenge - UFO
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Favourite Things
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Nov |
Plain Janes
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Toys & Cuddlies
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Bugs, Slugs & Hugs
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Dec |
UFOs
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AIDS Awareness
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Un-Challenge UFOs |
COLOURS or PATTERNS |
SUBJECTS |
ALL THINGS BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN GLORY - OCTOBER ORANGE BEAUTY OF THE BLUES COLOUR - colour collision, kaleidoscope, rainbow colours, 3 COLOUR SQUARES COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS GREEN - glorious, galore NIFTY NEON PASTELS - in praise of PINK - pretty pinks, in the pink PURPLE - passion for purple RED - ruby red, SHADES of colour & stitches SHAPES within a square STRIPES, ZIG ZAGS TEXTURES VARIEGATED |
ALPHABETSBUNNIES CARTOON CHARACTERS CAT & THE HAT CHARACTERS CATERPILLARS & BUGS CHICKS CUPCAKES ERIC CARL BOOKS FABULOUS FACES -smiley, smiles FAIRY-NURSERY RHYMES FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS FOUR SEASONS FRUIT - apples, pumpkins, vegetables FROGS FRUIT & FLOWERS - one the menu, in the garden GRANNY SQUARES LAMBS LEAVES LOG CABIN HAND-WARMERS JUMPERS LAND, SEA, SKY OUTER SPACE RAIN FOREST SNOW DAY STASH BUSTERS - lucky dip, free for all TEDDY BEARS TREES WINTER WARMTH WINTER WONDERLAND ZOO ANIMALS |
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WE NOW HAVE TO CLOSE THIS DISCUSSION AND ALL THE SUGGESTIONS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE MOD TEAM TO ESTABLISH THE THEMES FOR 2015!
There are already so many wonderful ideas for future challenges that I hardly need to comment, but of course I will! LOL
These ideas have already been mentioned, but just to reinforce the idea, I would like to recommend Rainbows as a theme .... squares could be any color from the rainbow, solid or variegated, or they could be rainbow stripes, or they could feature shaped rainbows or rainbow hearts. This seems to lend itself to many levels of ability and interest.
I like the idea of Granny month, but wouldn't want the knitters to feel left out, so how about Granny's Garters for a theme?
Granny squares for crochet, and Garter stitch for knitting?
I must admit that I love all the themes, and most of the time just wish I could work faster to complete all the squares that I plan for that month.
Thank you to all the moderators who work so hard to keep us inspired and excited, and all the knitters/crocheters who make such beautiful squares, sweaters, hats, hand warmers, and then take wonderful photos to share all that creativity.
One of the best uses I have ever seen for small crocheted rainbows is across the middle or corner of a solid colored square. It instantly brings it to life! I too love rainbows, though I don't think I've ever made one in yarn, how odd.
If one doesn't want to do just one animal, like lambs...what about a month theme of farm animals instead? Or Baby Animals?
rainbows for a rainbow nation would be a fab idea!
One of my first Grace Vests and Beanie hats were rainbows and also the diagonal rainbow square.. and they are fun to do.
I'd like to suggest:-
SHADES - variations of a colour done in stripes etc., possibly using different stitches for the more adventurous or using various textured yarns.
FACES
COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS - red & green, blue & orange, yellow & purple.
just found this thread,here are my suggestions,first of all I would like to see the variegated challenge again as it proved very popular going by all the pictures in the album and on pinintrest, also how about a spring,summer,autumn and winter challenge, this would be great for the more experienced knitters and crocheters who like to add pictures to their squares,and also it would be great for the plain jane knitters and crocheters,you could start the spring challenge say in april, the summer in june autumn in October and winter in dec, and ask people to knit or crochet the colours of that season,or start winter in January,spring in march summer in june and autumn in September, which will also let you slot in other challenges in between
Great that you are thinking of both the experienced knitters and the ones who prefer plain janes, Ann.
We do need to be careful to choose themes that suit everyone, and ideas for picture squares that are not so difficult that only a few can make them. Many can manage simple pictures which the children will love, but if they are too difficult, very few will be able to manage them.
So glad to hear that you are checking our PINTEREST page. We have lots of followers and many photos are being re-pinned to other pages which really helps spread the word about KAS.
Have you also seen our Pinterest page Knit-a-Square South Africa at http://www.pinterest.com/warmkids/ ?
This page has more of a charity focus and will hopefully spread the word to a different audience.
hi anne I think you may have misread my suggestions I didn't suggest picture squares, I said the spring summer autumn and winter theme would be great for people who like to add pictures to their squares and would also be great for the plain jane knitters and crocheters, I am in the latter myself and admit some challenges put me off from doing them
Hi, Ann - like you I have been a bit put off some challenges which seem to require a motif , but then I realized if I can think of the topic as colour related, it helps e.g. the Transport one made me think of red, amber and green for traffic lights, red for a fire engine or a London bus, etc. etc. It provides inspiration for a striped or plain jane square that keeps my interest alive in the challene. For this year's November Bug challenge, I am already thinking of black & yellow (wasps) and red and black (ladybird) - and that is as far as I have got! .
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