WHAT'S ON YOUR HOOKS AND NEEDLES OCTOBER
October has been a fun month of projects for all our contributors.
Our COM is Bev's favorite color...PINK and there have been many different shade of this color uploaded to this discussion.
Check out all the inspiration here.
Athele hit the road again for another distribution. This time to Venda, close to our borders with Zimbabwe and Mozambique. You can see all the moving photos in this discussion.
This is a blanket from Estelle and volunteers.
There are blankets sewn together by Athele, too.
Visit this dicussion for all the blankets moving through the KAS Barn.
The SEPTEMBER Squares List is available.
Monthly totals:
During September we recorded 64 parcels, containing 7.713 squares, equal to 220 blankets!
Many other items were received, such as hats, hand-warmers, cuddly toys and other goodies.
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~~~~~~~ A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~
Please find below the squares list as an attachment: 2024 SEPTEMBER SQUARES LIST.pdf and click on it to open it:
2024 SEPTEMBER SQUARES LIST.pdf
Might you have any questions, e.g. re spelling mistakes in your name, for which we apologize, please leave a message.
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Our volunteers have been busy sorting all the post, bundling up squares into packs for the gogos, photographing blankets and getting distributions together. Visit this discussion to see all the activity in the KAS Barn.
ARCHIVES
This discussion from 2011 is quite interesting and still relavent today. Erica Smith shared created a blanket for KAS as part of the December 2010 Challenge theme. Visit this discussion to read about nine things which are the basic requirements for all human beings to be happy.
Subsistence Affection Understanding
Protection Participation Creation
Identity Freedom Leisure
Some of Erica's work for KAS.
NOVEMBER THEME - EDUCATION
There is more to education than learning the ABCs and 123s...
...think about colors, animals, plants, countries, weather, patterns and so much more.
Thank you Karen for hosting this theme.
COM - PURPLE
KAS Wish List
We have created the Knit-a-square wish list, because over the years as we have grown organically, kindhearted members have sent a variety of goodies. Now it has become essential for Knit-a-square to limit the items we distribute to squares, assembled blankets, hats, hand-warmers and cuddly toys, which is why we have created the Knit-a-square wish list. All other items, as mentioned below, will be distributed through a third-party and not directly by KAS.
In order to make life easier for our team of volunteers, we ask that you follow these guidelines.
Squares
- Make sure your squares are 8″ (20cm).
- Darn all loose ends.
- Butterfly the 20” (50cm) tail for sewing up to avoid tangling during unpacking. (See ‘How to butterfly’ here.)
- Lay the squares flat for posting, and avoid rolling into sausages.
- You are welcome to sew your squares into blankets of 5×7 squares (see diagram) but must only declare that your package contains knitted squares. Crocheters often find it easier to crochet the squares into strips and then crochet the strips together.
Hats & Beanies
- The ribbed hats are best as they grow with the child.
- Sizing: if it fits the knitter then it will fit the child comfortably.
- Please avoid square hats, as for some reason the children get ridiculed for having ‘ears.’
Hand-warmers
- Hand-warmers that are ribbed are comfortable and grow with the child.
- Please place one hand-warmer inside the other in order to keep them together.
- Please avoid tying them together or using safety pins as these must be removed prior to distribution which becomes time consuming.
Cuddly Toys
- The children absolutely adore receiving their own personal ‘present’ of a cuddly toy, and they bring joy beyond measure for so many children who have never experienced the wonder of ‘ownership.’
- Hand-knitted toys or store bought toys are welcome, but all price tags must be removed to avoid customs problems.
- Second hand toys are accepted as long as they are in good condition.
Additional Knit-a-square wish list items that are Welcome
- Yarn – we always need yarn to sew together and edge the blankets.
- Yarn needles – we always need these for sewing the blankets – both plastic and metal are great.
- Crochet hooks – 4.0mm (US size G/6, UK/Canadian size 8) for edging the blankets so they remain strong.
- We do not need any more knitting needles at this stage – we have a box full!
We have one more small wish on the Knit-a-square wish list. Thank you.
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Thank you for the Wish List Amy it's going to make our lives a lot easier....saving so much time.
Another Super Informative Snippets thanks!