This was our first visit to the area known as Eikenhof - far south of
Johannesburg and east of Soweto proper.
We had been introduced to the area by our volunteer driver, Joel, who brings Lindi, Wandi (and now Mabel) to KAS volunteer days every Tu
Read more…Green Village is on the way to Tshepisong which we know quite well now, but still we managed to get hopelessly lost on the way there!
Lindi had arranged this distribution with the help of Sibongile, who works with the children at Thubelisha and had
Read more…KasSnippets - NOVEMBER 2015
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Green Village is on the way to Tshepisong which we know quite well now, but still we managed to get hopelessly lost on the way there!
Lindi had arranged this distribu
Read more…I'm really happy to host this month's theme and hope you have fun with lots of colour.
The November theme this year is "Oceans, Land, Sky and Space".
A very vast subject which is designed to let you indulge in your love of colour……purely and simply.
Read more…EVATON
We have been working with this Evaton Gogo group for about two years or so. Evaton is about 80 km from Johannesburg, so is always quite a mission to administer.
On this occasion we met Mabel for the first time.
She initially sent a me
SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited by Gloria Grandy
THE NOVEMBER 2015
SQUARE HEART AWARD
IS FOR
KAREN BENNETT
and her Mum
JULIE HOBSON - UK
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our Square Circle Forum met Karen and her crafting talents in August of 2010.
A Forum f
Read more…I am delighted to host this, my first KAS monthly theme, and what a fun title to inspire us to get our needles clicking!
From crochet enthusiasts, we are looking for lots of Granny Squares where the pattern radiates out from the centre in trad
Read more…Thanks to the wonderful support of our moderators and Susan D., we now have the list of themes for 2016.
We must not forget that there is still 6-7 weeks of 2015 (let's not wish our lives away...lol), but this list is for those of you who like to pla
Read more…Two videos from MedLemon featuring
Knit-a-Square!
This video features scarves being distributed to school children, and Ronda being interviewed in the office surrounded by the team and squares!
Features the trainees
Read more…KasSnippets - October 2015
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
On 23rd April this year, Wendy and I collected Wandi to drive to Braam Fischer Informal Settlement in Soweto, to visit "Buhlebemfundo" Day Care, run by Ntombi.
Just the day before, along the v
Read more…Hi KASfriends.
SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited by Gloria Grandy
THE OCTOBER 2015
SQUARE HEART AWARD
IS FOR
MARY & CAROLA (Mary's Mom) - UK
Mary was welcomed to our Forum in September of 2011. From then on, she has been warming the children and welco
Read more…On 23rd April this year, Wendy and I we collected Wandi to drive to Braam Fischer Informal Settlement in Soweto, to visit "Buhlebemfundo" Day Care, run by Ntombi.
Just the day before, along the very route we were to take, a pregnant woman had been
Read more…As you can see from some of the photographs Thembalihle is a very dismal place and has sadly deteriorated since the previous Knit-a-Square visit in 2013. We met up with Maria, the main woman at Arise Pre-School, who explained that there are so many
Read more…Following a suggestion from Pam, I'm starting this blog to tell you a little about my recent experience here in my small corner of France.
Welcome, everyone, to the August 2015 theme!
I'm excited to be hosting for the first time.
Do you have any of these colours in your stash?
You do? Then you can begin a square for this theme immediately!
This month we are focusing on the internation
Read more…A new group of knitters/crocheters has sprung up on the east coast of Canada. The River John Square Knitters are very proud to welcome their sister group ... THE STELLAR KNITTERS from Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Stellarton and River John are
Read more…When Ronda put out the call for squares, she had no idea how much love would come pouring in from all over the world. In the beginning, it was manageable. She worked from her home, had a few volunteers, and used her own vehicle to make distribution
Read more…I would appreciate some feed back on that present suggestion that KAS needs help with postage and making up blankets. I have about 6 people knitting from my church and these ladies are retired or elderly with limited funds. I work full time but have
Read more…WELCOME TO FABULOUS FACES!!
Faces, faces, faces!! Most people have never of pareidolia, but nearly everyone has experienced it. The dictionary says it's “the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist.”
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