JINGLE BELLS
Squares are made and sent to KAS from all over the world. When they arrive, they must be sorted, packed into bundles of 35. Then they are given to the Gogo groups and KAS volunteers to be made into beautiful blankets. They are returned
Our Mandate is to reach children of all races who are vulnerable, deprived or parentless. The age group we serve is 3 - 9 years. Our team in South Africa and the worldwide contributors come from all cultures, races and religions. Thank you for your s
Read more…Ronda would very much like to increase the 'pay' rate from $1 to $2 per blanket for these wonderful hardworking ladies!
We appreciate and respect that everyone has differing financial situations/commitments.......we would never ask more of you, t
Read more…Free Loom knitting - 8 in/20cm square & doll pattern
LOOM KNITTING
Loom knitting is a great way to make squares for blankets to warm needy children. If you remember French knitting or spool knitting as a child, you will appreciate loom knitting.
It
Read more…and a few photographs from The Barn, a new group of Gogo's arrived for tuition on how to sew the squares into blankets.
[Apologies, for lack of details of exactly where in Soweto this distribution took place - occasionally photographs are taken by
Read more…Hi Everyone
Just for fun, I've designed a couple of granny squares for entry in the competition being run by allcrochetpatterns.net. Voting is now open and, whilst I really don't expect to win, it would be nice if I could get a few votes! The links
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Have you visited our new KAS Shop yet? If not, please drop in and check us out here
We have introduced several new items in the past few weeks and there are more to come in the near future.
The income from the KAS Shop goes a long way in enabling
Read more…With many thanks to Debbie Posmontier,
who launched the idea of temperature squares as a monthly theme.
I am pleased to host:
TEMPERATURES AROUND THE GLOBE IN 30 DAYS
Have you heard of temperature squares?
They are a wonderful theme idea, and it's
Read more…A television interview by Croatia TV starring our KAS Croatia group. Please enjoy the video, sorry no translation but you will understand the love and affection this group has for the children in South Africa.
Note: KAS Croatia has special permissio Read more…SORRY NO REPORT, THIS MIXED BAG OF PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE FROM AUGUST 2017
TWO PHOTOGRAPHS - FROM PAST OCCASIONS
WE SHOULD HAVE SOME UP-TO-DATE DISTRIBUTION PHOTOGRAPHS SOON, TAKEN AT DAVEYTON (A SQUATTER CAMP IN EAST RAND
Read more…Welcome to the February 2018 Theme
Don't forget our March
PATTERN OF THE MONTH
We have a BOY doll to knit,
and a warm and cozy square to crochet.
If you, like many of our talented crafters, enjoy making toys for the children, why not check out the
Find the free patter
Read more…Please find our packing slip and information about the
correct way to package and label your parcels
What an amazing group of busy crafters, creating beauty and warmth for the children of South Africa. We are so
Read more…Sorry no reports, and, the photographs have got a bit mixed up, so we are not sure which pics belong to which day-care centre, therefore decided it was safe to publish them all in one go!
