Hi K-A-S Friends.
The Knit-a-square program has inspired volunteers in more than 60 countries to knit and crochet more than 1.5 million blanket squares, hats, hand-warmers and toys. Your efforts are helping to keep the children warm but to keep this operation running
Read more…Things that could be done with excess yarn or scrappies,
but this is not the way Knit-a-Square members like to go!
We take our stashes, however organised or disorganised, and, produce fabulous squares, hats, hand-warmers and cuddly toys!
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Daveyton is 30 miles from our KAS Barn in Randburg. Daveyton covers a very large area and is far worse than Soweto when it comes to poverty, crime and suffering.
KAS has visited the area several times since 2012 and our original KAS Video was filme
Read more…Sorry no report, photographs only!
[Not sure why these pics are coming out so small, but if you click on them individually they will enlarge!]
Dear KasFamily
Another year ends, but for Knit-a-square, this has been a very special year. We have been crafting and working together with Ronda and her wonderful volunteers to warm the orphaned and vulnerable children of South Africa for TEN years!
Read more…Christmas is a time for making memories – and for reminiscing about old ones. Perhaps you have a favourite memory of an event or a loved one that you would like to share by placing a decoration on our memory tree.
There are so many children in South
Read more…I have knitted two hats and would love to show them.Everytime I try to load up a photo it does not work.Is anybody else having these problems? Rachel
Read more…Very late opening this thread this year for various reasons that you know about but lots of pictures have now been received and should be posted over the next few days. Many more will appear in the Blanket Room 2017 which will be opened shortly.
Click HERE
to send some of Peace of Mind to
Ronda and all our volunteers in South Africa.
GINNY LEE
RAEWYN MEYRICK
KERRY
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Visit THE KAS SHOP
to finish up your shopping in a hurry!
A bumpy start to the new year but the pictures have arrived now - dozens of them.
Read more…It’s that time of year when we start to think of gift giving to
special people. Joy Evans posted a great idea in
Let’s Talk Shop, so we have come up with the following gift
suggestion for some VERY special people.
At various times throughout t
Read more…This discussion aims to give you an up-close and personal look at what happens on opening days at the Knit-a-Square barn. I'm a partially-sighted volunteer who who attends with my guide dog Tango and my driver Bongi, who has also become a keen volun
Read more…Athele is visiting in Zimbabwe:
"Found this little family on the road outside of Harare, Zimbabwe to give two blankets and a fluffy toy ... Beyond thrilled to get these welcome manifestations of love and hope from around the world.
Thank you Knit-A-S
Read more…During November, Nani distributed to two day care centres!
Visit No.1
Visit No.2
Despite "higher stationery costs for banner and labels" and a "payment for annual audit to LDC Accountants," there is a profit of $825.31 US.
Yes, that blue line is higher than the red one!
I'm hoping this means that the increased PayPal fees ei
Read more…Here is the list folks.....and a HUMONGOUS THANK YOU to all of you able to host a theme in 2019. It really is much appreciated and Team SA were really chuffed to have been consulted for theme ideas. Thank you to our forum members who also provided so
Read more…KAS has always managed to do the occasional direct 'off-beat' distributions in response to emergencies etc. Below are two reports both from July 2018 - by Ronda.
Right now, I am putting together some large blankets and other items for a family on
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