back on track
Well back into it again we had 2 grand babies arrive within 8 weeks and a new grandson that makes 3 and a new granddaughter last week just sitting back enjoying them all
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I have finished my first 2 plain jane squares and working on the third! Can't wait to send a package.
Read more…April 2014 SQUARE HEART AWARD
SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Pam Antink
The Square Heart Award for April 2014 is for Maureen (Maudie) Anne Bryan
Tasmania Island - Australia
Maudie , seen here, promoting her book
Wool-Girl and the Balls of Wool
Maudie join
Read more…KNITTING IS TRENDING IN SOUTH AFRICA!
Over the last two weeks we have literally seen knitting and crocheting become the new “in thing” around South Africa and everyone wants to do it!
“Why?” you ask – well, because of a lady by the name of Carolyn Steyn. Carolyn lived in the United Sta
Read more…Hello everyone!
Hello everyone! I hope your all well. I am a bit of a newbie knitter but can manage squares and would love to help some children. My name is Kathleen and I am from Leeds in England currently a student and married with four cats! Lovely to be here kni
Read more…High teas for raising funds.
Thought some might like this idea we are going to do with our online group to raise funds for sending our goodies over.. We are now collecting oddments of fine china cup, saucers and plates, teapots , doiles, tablecloths etc and loving the challenge
Read more…Sock Bear
http://themetapicture.com/this-is-how-you-create-a-teddy-bear-from-a-sock/
Just saw a cute bear online as posted above. It is made from one sock. If you get tired of hooking your toys, try this one.
Read more…OUR VISIT TO NEW GENERATION
For some time now we have been trying to get to the New Generation crèche in Dobsonville, Soweto to do a large distribution to around 80 children and on Tuesday, 18 March we finally got there!
The KASvan parked outside the school.
I headed off to
Read more…Does anyone know who made the Square Cat?
Someone on our KAS Facebook group page has asked if we know the pattern for the Square Cat being held by this lad - they first appeared in Sorted in Africa last year, but I'm not sure they were produced by a Forum member. Any clues would be apprecia
Read more…Yarn weight for hand warmers
Could someone tell me if the pattern for the hand warmers is for two strands of yarn or just one. I usually use two strands of double knit for making squares on 6mm needles, but am worried that one strand on 4mm needles won't be warm enough.
Read more…MARCH 2014 CHALLENGE - AROUND THE WORLD IN 31 DAYS
Welcome Everyone to the March challenge - Around the World in 31 Days.
KAS receives squares and other beautiful items from wonderful, caring KASfriends, from fifty-four countries all over the world. Wouldn't it be lovely to create some squares and th
Read more…MARCH 2014 SQUARE HEART AWARD
SQUARE HEART OF THE MONTH AWARD
Edited this month by Pam Antink
The Square Heart Award for March 2014
is for Yvette Tiedt - South Africa
Yvette with the yarn-winder sent by Mr. & Mrs. Nakagome of Japan, which has been found to be very
Read more…Wow. You guys rock!
I posted last week
3 squares
1 sweater w/ matching hat
1 hat
Your totals are AMAZING!
Lois
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Gumnuts going strong
As I have been away in the USA on a family holiday, my precious group of Gumnuts has added another handful of members to the flock. I'm looking forward to returning and seeing where they are all at, and picking up my needles again after a few weeks w
Read more…KasSnippets - March 2014
KasSnippets - March 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Well, the activities of the last couple of weeks have been somewhat different to the run of the mill operation for KAS in South Africa. A great deal of our time ha
Read more…A RIOT OF COLOUR AT HOBBY X!
Well, the activities of the last couple of weeks have been somewhat different to the run of the mill operation for KAS in South Africa. A great deal of our time has been taken up by our participation in a large exhibition in Johannesburg – Hobby X –
Read more…Selling Vintage China to raise funds
Through the years I have accumulated lots of china, nothing of great value, but pretty. In November I decided that a lot of my china (most of it in boxes in my attic after down sizing some years ago), could be 'put to work' to raise funds for KAS pos
Read more…KasSnippets - February 2014
KasSnippets - February 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Reporting KAS in South Africa :
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO HELP KAS !
Towards the end of last year Wendy and I visited a lovely retirement home – Waterval Retirement Village. E
Read more…A DAY IN DOBSONVILLE WITH DAVID
Wandi was recently introduced, via a family member, to a lovely gentleman by the name of David who works with various homes that care for the elderly as well as day care centres in and around the Dobsonville area of Soweto. He was very excited at th
Read more…John Crane Houses for Girls & Boys
Here are some of the photographs of the distributions recently made to John Crane House on the occasion of the Boys House being opened :
Ronda handing over blankets to Brent Chalmers of The Soul Provider Trust
Brent
Aziz Sallie of J
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