SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Pam Antink
The Square Heart Award for March 2014
is for Yvette Tiedt - South Africa
Yvette with the yarn-winder sent by Mr. & Mrs. Nakagome of Japan, which has been found to be very useful!
Yvette worked at G4S for many years and was introduced to Knit-A-Square at one of their staff volunteer days, in fact on Mandela Day in 2011. Yvette, being the perfectionist she is, offered to take home and complete some of the unfinished blankets and in some instances “unpick the bits that are not quite right”. Little did Yvette know that this kind offer would see her become heavily involved in KAS SA and her home literally become a working KAS facility!
When Yvette returned the few blankets she had “fixed” for us, she asked whether she could take a box of knitted mis-shapes (we get these at times!) in order to unpick them and then she would use that wool to crochet them into blankets for us. We were blown away by what Yvette was able to produce with the wool from these bits and bobs – I am sure you will agree with me when you look at the collage of some of her blankets. Well, that was it – a large box was installed at the KAS office and our problem bits and pieces were added to “Yvette’s Box”.
Yvette has now involved her mother, Peggy, and Salome, a lady who does housework for Yvette and who lives on the property. Peggy loves to knit baby booties and jackets for KAS and does them beautifully. Salome, who is missing the index finger on her left hand, has been taught, by Yvette, how to crochet and they spend many happy mornings crocheting for KAS. I cannot even guess how many blankets Yvette and her team have made for KAS now, but we just love, love, love her!
A selection of Yvette's blankets!
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Thank you Yvette for all that you do for KAS. Congratulations on the award.
Congratulations Yvette!!! You are a STAR!! How wonderful to know that you are 'at the other end' to sort and fix our little hiccups.......you make wonderful blankets. :))
You are doing a fantastic job Yvette - you have turned those odd bits and pieces into the most fabulous blankets - and so many. A well deserved award.
A well deserved award Yvette ! Thank you for all you do for KAS. We, knitters and crocheters, rely on volunteers like you in South Africa to keep the children warm.
So thankful to have you as a part of our beloved KAS family, Yvette! Thanks for all you do!
Three cheers to Yvette and her team! *\0/* *\0/* *\0/*
Congratulations, Yvette, for a well-deserved honour.
Congratulations Yvette ! Your blankets are amazing !
Thank you Yvette, you do a fantastic job in setting to right some of the mis-shapes & unravelling squares - we all appreciate your patience and commitment to this particular role! Then to see the creations that evolve from your efforts of re-winding all the yarn, is simply staggering. Well done, and, so glad you are a valuable part of the SA KAS Team!
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