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KAS Snippets - April 2017
ITSWARELENG & KELETSO DISTRIBUTIONS
These two distributions were done on behalf of KAS by Mabel and Wandi one Tuesday when Joel drove the van to Orange Farm once it was loaded up ... this has enabled us to do more than two or three distributions
Read more…ITSWARELENG & KELETSO DISTRIBUTION
ITSWARELENG & KELETSO DISTRIBUTION
These two distributions were done on behalf of KAS by Mabel and Wandi one Tuesday when Joel drove the van to Orange Farm once it was loaded up ... this has enabled us to do more than two or three distributions pe
Read more…MEET THE KAS FAMILY - APRIL 2017
This month we are moving to Europe. Elaine Jones is the author of this truly incredible story of Knit For Life.
Meet the KAS Family – Pam Johnson & Elaine Jones from the Welsh Marches in the UK and their charity, Knit for Life
We both discovered KAS
Read more…HOW YOU WARM ORPHANED CHILDREN
This is a video from 2013 but it is still relevant. Stay to the end to view Elaine Fletcher's touching tribute.
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MARCH - One Heart, Two Hearts, Pink Hearts, Blue Hearts
MARCH IS ALL ABOUT
HEARTS
Hello and welcome to all you wonderfully talented crafters out there in KASville. It's March, and we have just come through the Valentine's Day month, so I'm sure we all know what a heart looks like :)
A PATTERN FOR Y
WISDOM FROM OUR GRANDPARENTS - PROVERBS, SUPERSTITIONS and OTHER RULES OF LIFE
My grandmother, Kate, was a 'walking proverb'. She had one for every occasion.
She also had little superstitions, that guided her behaviour, and to this day some of them have stuck with me.
Other things she said were neither proverbs or superst
Read more…KAS Snippets - MARCH 2017
We all love making squares, hats, wristwarmers, and toys. We know it costs us to get these things to South Africa and we willingly pay the postage.
But did you know that it costs Ronda to accept our things and deliver
Read more…2017 FEBRUARY THEME - PASSION FOR PURPLE
PASSION FOR PURPLE
Hosted by Louise Tidman and Sharon Fennell
This month’s theme is all about the colour purple. We both love the colour purple and have been waiting patiently for a chance to host this theme, since we joined KAS and finally our ti
Read more…PAY THE RENT - PARTY FUN!
ANNUAL P-t-R APPEAL - 365 days to cover!
and Pay the Rent at the same time, and,
just like the October theme - anything goes!
Is there anyone you would like to invite to have a cup of tea
or a mug coffee and a good chin-wag with?
A dear friend or f
Read more…WASH DAY BLUES
WASH DAY BLUES !
Actually, no opening of parcels was possible because we discovered so many more wet items undiscovered the previous Tuesday, and also had to size,re-pack and re-bag all the dried items which our friends brought back to us !
So
St. Pancras Knitters - Plymouth UK 100 Blankets
ST. PANCRAS KNITTERS - PLYMOUTH UK
100 Blankets - so far!
Hi Ronda
Thank you for your email which is always warmly received. We have recently completed and sent enough squares to complete 100 blankets and decided we should celebrate with a shared
Read more…HAPPINESS DAYCARE IN ORANGE FARM AREA
HAPPINESS DAYCARE
One of Mabel's distributions along with Itireleng and Matabo - no detailed report, but some lovely photographs!
PHOTOS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM HAPPINESS DAYCARE!
OUR MABEL WITH THE
Read more…KAS Snippets - February 2017
One of Mabel's distributions along with Itireleng and Matabo - no detailed report, but some lovely photographs!
From the time we first met Mabel in Evaton, far south of Johannesburg, where she lives and o
Read more…MEMBERS PATTERNS - TOYS
This discussion is for patterns for toys or miscellaneous items.
We ask that you only post items that you have made (not links) and that you include a photo
Read more…ITIRELENG DISTRIBUTION
ITIRELENG DISTRIBITION
From the time we first met Mabel in Evaton, far south of Johannesburg, where she lives and organises multiple gogo sewing groups, she has been a keen and supportive KAS person !
Her gogo groups in Evaton and Sebokeng
Read more…KAS Snippets - JANUARY 2017
The gogo groups have done a WONDERFUL job this year and we are really into a good stride with up to 8 groups who are diligent and reliable and LOVE helping KAS. We have distributed 6,000 blankets which is much greater
Read more…TINY'S (ALEXANDRIA) CRECHE PHOTOGRAPHS
TINY'S CRECHE IN ALEXANDRIA
There is not actual report for this distribution! Tiny's Creche was just over the road from Mmakwenadi and as there were enough blankets left over, rather than take them back to our offices it was decided to distribute t
Read more…INFORMAL CRECHES DESPERATE FOR AID
In January 2016 Knit-a-Square delivered blankets to
HAPPY FEET DAY CARE CENTRE BUSHKOPPIES
run by Ernest and Eadith Segelberg
KAS Link : Report from South Africa
Ronda Lowrie, co-founder of Knit-a-Square, believes that informal crèches are sorely u
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