KasSnippets - October 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
A KAS ROAD TRIP - DAY 2 !
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
Read more…At the end of May, Wendy and I were invited to Buccleuch Primary School to accept more than 80 blankets that the children had knitted as part of their English curriculum. The timing was perfect – just ahead of mid-winter and the blankets were distri
Read more…Well, it may be the first week of Spring here in South Africa but last week we experienced bitterly cold temperatures, dropping below freezing at night and as a result, we have continued to distribute blankets.
I am thrilled to report that our stoc
Read more…SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Gloria Grandy
The Square Heart Award for October 2014 is for
Susan Donaldson - Scottish Borders, UK
In November of 2012, Susan became a member of the Square Circle Forum. Not so very long the
Read more…To see the earlier photographs of this 3rd development from JAM Switzerland
Today was the handover celebration of Siyakhula Day Care! From a grey, cold and brittle structure to now a solid and warm learning environment. The JAM Sch
Read more…KNIT-A-SQUARE WAS FEATURED IN
LOVE KNITTING'S MAGAZINE
CHARITY KNITTING THIS MONTH!
It is that time of the year when we need to start rubbing/scratching our heads for ideas for next years challenges and themes!
Below is a list of the Challenges and Themes we have covered during the past 3 years - you may wish to re-visit some, or s
Read more…WOW! September already...that's Springtime for those of us in the Southern hemisphere.
Well, my wonderful KASfriends, you have certainly shown your creative side during the first eight months of this year, sooooo........its time to chill out and let
Read more…In the middle of April we ventured into a new area to distribute blankets and were very excited as we set off to Finetown, an informal settlement south of Johannesburg! The Pastor who runs the Day Care Centre we were visiting met us on the side of t
Read more…SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Gloria Grandy
The Square Heart Award for September 2014 is for
Wendy and Sylvia - Australia
Both Mother and Daughter have delighted us constantly with their contributions.
Our Wendy joined th
Read more…KasSnippets - September 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
KNIT-A-SQUARE VISITS NEO DAY CARE
Well, it may be the first week of Spring here in South Africa but last week we experienced bitterly cold temperatures, dropping below freezing at night and a
Read more…Towards the end of May, Gina arranged three distributions through the Morester Children’s Home, a Christian faith based organisation situated in the towns of Ladysmith and Newcastle in KwaZulu Natal. The vision of Morester is to “give children a hom
Read more…Knit-a-Square members will have an affinity with this report as we delivered blankets, garments, cuddles etc to the Neo Day Care Centre in the first week of Spring when the temperatures were still freezing!
See KAS visits Neo Day Care Centre
also s
Read more…With cost of postage being a regular discussion point wanted to let members know that the Gumnuts continue their strong fundraising efforts to be able to send around 300 squares a month. Yesterday we held a soup kitchen and made over $500. We also b
Read more…I am trying to set up a group from my circle of friends and church group....the one constant
query is about postage how much and how do they now where there monies and patches will go.
I'm frustrated that people will not go on a little trust and fait
Read more…67 BLANKETS FOR NELSON MANDELA DAY (SOUTH AFRICA)
lead by Carolyn Steyn
You will recall reading the April 17th Report from South Africa :
Knitting is trending in South Africa! where KAS outlined the challenge presented to Carolyn Steyn by Zelda la
Read more…HURRAH, THE MAKEOVER PROJECT IS COMPLETED, WONDERFUL RESULTS!
To view the earlier development process please click here
for the Forum Facebook discussion page
Thank you JAM Schweiz (JAM Switzerland) for the awesome Makeover your team completed this
Read more…Hi everyone! So let's see what all you talented KAS-folk can come up with in BLUE!!! Blue skies, blue eyes, blue flowers, blue ice, etc. plus, all the many shades of blue, the variegated blues, textured blues, and all the blues mixed with other color
KasSnippets - August 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
KIDO'S CUTE KIDS REPRESENT KAS!
A few months back we decided we needed to take some updated photos for the purpose of marketing Knit-A-Square. As we are mindful of not to be seen to exploit t
Read more…A few months back we decided we needed to take some updated photos for the purpose of marketing Knit-A-Square. As we are mindful of not to be seen to exploit these orphaned and vulnerable children while promoting the purpose of KAS, we approached Ju
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