Welcome Everyone, to the February 2016 theme......
CELEBRATE AFRICA.
THE SQUARE HEART AWARD
FEBRUARY 2016
by Sue Gillman
is awarded to
CATH RILEY
Champion blanket maker Cath is from Liverpool UK. She reached her personal goal of 100 blankets on January 5th 2015 !
This was one of our few visits to the Alexandra which is a poor, angry area situated alongside one of the most affluent northern suburbs of Johannesburg and established as a dormitory township for maidservants and other workers serving local domestic
Read more…Volunteer for a Day
by Cath Riley
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For me, the KAS experience started nearly 2 years ago when I found the Website and started making squares. Recently retired, I had lots of time so I got stuck in - and it took over my life!
In July last
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This was one of our few visits to the Alexandra which is a poor, angry area situated alongside one of the most affluent northern suburbs of Johannesburg and
Read more…Diepsloot Teaching session!
Here is the link to the KAS Facebook page should you like to visit it direct.
Read more…KNIT-A-SQUARE WISH LIST 2016
Over the years Knit-a-Square has grown rather organically and kindhearted members have been sending an ever increasing variety of goodies, but it has become essential for Knit-a-Square to have an appraisal and re-evaluat
Read more…Happy New Year!
Welcome everyone to the KAS Monthly Themes for 2016
To bring our themes together this year under 'one umbrella' our focus is.......
Colour Their World
Our aim is to brighten the lives of the children with our squares; colour, colour,
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May 2016 be filled with Peace and Goodness,
surrounding you with the warmth and love of family ...
... KASfriends ...
... and yarn!
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We have a few **NEW** items for you in this edition.
Make sure to read thr
Read more…SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH JANUARY 2016
is awarded to
EDY SYQUER
edited by Susan Gillman
Edy made some bright and colourful scrap yarn hats when he started out....
That is not all that Edy makes with his yarn scraps, he is remem
Glance Back, but Move Ahead
by Valerie Zalewski
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For this first edition of KAS Snippets 2016, I wish to welcome you all to another year of "snippets", all the little bits of news and anecdotes that make KAS the warm friendly place that it
Read more…GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
to KasSnippets
What is KasSnippets?
KasSnippets is our monthly newsletter intended to keep readers informed of what is happening at Knit-a-Square and throughout the KAScommunity.
Who reads KasSnippets?
We hope that all Fo
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Find the Squares List on the website:
Click on ‘Received Squares’
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Important Reminder:
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE TAKE GREAT CARE IN FILLING OUT THE CUSTOMS SLIP.
Please declare
Read more…I had a lovely afternoon yesterday, visiting an inner city music studio, where two sisters, Jayne and Joyce teach piano and violin, mainly to children and young people. They also run craft workshops during school holidays.
I had recently visited their
Greetings everyone! We're starting off 2015 with a new version of our pets discussion thread. Anything can be put on here that you find amusing about animals in general or your pets in particular. I am starting off with a photo of The Lickasaur
Read more…This distribution took place with Wandi on 9th July.
Sanna is the wonderful woman who is responsible for running this daycare centre for the last 5 years. We first met her at a much earlier distribution in the Finetown area but it has taken us
Read more…Hi KASfriends.
Well, its that time of year again; time for a new beginning, a new discussion.....so.....
Won't you share a thought or two?
A joke...or maybe a story?
Perhaps a snippet of your day?
Or your life in all its glory......
I invite you,
Read more…This was our first visit ever to Bushkoppies, an area on the main N12 highway to the South Western mining areas of Gauteng and on the route I take every time to get to Lindi and Wandi's homes in Soweto.
It took us a long while to actually find Happy
Read more…Our wonderful 'parcel opening' team!
The volunteer team turn up each week to sort your squares, hand warmers, tops, hats and cuddlies so that more and more vulnerable and deprived children are given a sense that they are valued and cared for!
Read more…The reason we send our parcels:
Reminders when packing:
1. Squares
-pack flat -tail neatly butterflied -bundled in 5/10
2. Inside the parcel: 3. Check Post
