We have an office again!
Thanks to our members prayers and generosity we have these lovely clean and modern offices to work from!
The volunteer team turn up each week to sort your squares, hand warmers, tops, hats and cuddlies so that more and more
Read more…Pam published a list of our monthly themes for 2015 in the December issue of KasSnippets, but to make the list easy to find in the months to come, I am re-posting it here.
Many of us like to plan ahead, purchase special yarns for an upcoming theme, o
Read more…Late last year, hopeful but only cautiously optimistic, I got in contact with the organizers of the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, one of the largest of its kind in the world and held in Bendigo, Australia once a year. After a few email conversation
Read more…KasSnippets - December 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Early in June we headed off to Othandweni Day Care Centre, in Finetown. We have found that when we start distributing in a new area, the word spreads and principals of all the other local Day
Read more…2014 KNIT-A-SQUARE TALLY
In order to shorten and simplify the item count list this year,
we are asking that you choose from the following list when recording what you send.
This will make it much easier f
Read more…With the flurry of activities that come along with the month of December - the mountains of cookies to be baked, the tree to trim, the gifts to purchase and wrap, we all need to take a moment for ourselves.
It's good to know that we can enjoy a rel
Read more…Ronda and Wendy continue to bring us wonderful photographs of the children receiving their blankets, hats and garments. Along with many story snippets of their experiences at the variations places. These photographs not only confirm to the world tha
Read more…Hello all! We've all done a wonderful job making beautiful squares to warm and brighten the lives of children of South Africa this year. Now it's time to relax and unwind with whatever you want! Use up scraps! Use colors you love, or patterns you lov
They say that you should live in a house before you make any changes to it! Well, after having been in our KAS office for well over 6 months, we have a good idea of what is and is not working for us. Our biggest challenge is the limited space we ha
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THE BLANKET ROOM COLLECTION 2014
DUE TO AN ACCIDENTAL DELETION THE 2014 BLANKET COLLECTION DISAPPEARED!
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO GET THE COLLECTION RE-INSTATED, HOWEVER, WE HAVE DEFINITELY LOST ALL THE
Read more…The Rotary club of Jeffreys Bay and Spirals Studio have started a project where
children are encouraged to collect, sort and deliver “recyclable junk” to a central point and exchange it for tokens.
They can then use the tokens to “shop” in an assoc
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I’ve never written a blog before but this calls for drastic action. I’m Karen, thirty-four-years old and I live in Gloucestershire in the UK with my husband, our three-year-old daughter and an aged cat…. an
Read more…November Challenge…Theme [the Mods have decided to change the name to Monthly Theme ]
Growing up in the country, the fields and forest were my playground.
I was fascinated by butterflies, damselflies, ladybugs and bees [bugs]
Then I discovered s
Read more…Today was the handover celebration of Mothers Love Day Care. From just a cluster of shacks to now a solid and warm learning environment, the JAM Germany Makeover Team truly transformed Mothers Love Day Care.This will help to prepare the children for
Read more…Today was the handover celebration of Kganya Day Care Centre. From just a brittle structure to now a solid and warm learning environment, the JAM Schweiz (JAM Switzerland) team truly transformed Kganya Day Care Centre. This will help to prepare the c
Read more…Today was the handover celebration of Rise Up Day Care Centre. From just a brittle structure to now a solid and warm learning environment, the JAM Schweiz (JAM Switzerland) team truly transformed Rise Up Day Care Centre.This will help to prepare the
Read more…SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Gloria Grandy
The Square Heart Award for November 2014 is for
Joan Anthony - Harrow Weald, UK
Don't you just want to hug this adorable little teddy!!!
Joan has been a member of the Square Circ
Read more…Having spent the evening in Newcastle, Wendy and I headed off bright and early to the city of Ladysmith. Ladysmith is in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, and is 365 kilometres south of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include fo
Read more…KasSnippets - November 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The Good Hope Day Care Centre
It was unusually warm (almost stuffy and airless) inside the corrugated iron shelter that day although there was a distinct chill in the air outside. We bundled
Read more…Early in June we headed off to Othandweni Day Care Centre, in Finetown. We have found that when we start distributing in a new area, the word spreads and principals of all the other local Day Cares come forward asking for blankets, which might expla
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