CHRISTMAS FUN - LET’S SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER
Here we are, a community of friends from all around the world, but even though we get to know one another here on the Forum, we never get to "drop in" on one another.
This discussion
Read more…Ronda and Wendy have been producing quite a catalogue of photographs from the recent distributions, rather than post them a few at a time, it was decided to create a discussion page where they could be displayed more speedily so that members might be
Read more…DECEMBER 2013 CHALLENGE
WORLD AIDS DAY, DECEMBER 1st
A simple red ribbon is one of the most widely recognized symbols of HIV and AIDS and the people who live with these conditions. The symbol was presented by the Visual AIDS Ar
Read more…Here are some wonderful examples of squares and items produced throughout 2012
This month the square Heart Award goes to
Jeni Nesbitt from Glasgow, Scotland!
AKA, Harrison's Mom
Jeni has been a devoted member of KAS since 2009.
She started the wonderful Yarn-aholics thread here on the forum which is so therapeutic for all of
Read more…On Tuesday this week we met with Tsidi and the lovely (lively) group of gogos who gather to stitch up our blankets at the Chiawelo Community Centre in Soweto. Tsidi heads up Sisonke, an organisation that has gathered up to 50 elderly women in that a
Read more…KasSnippets - December 2013
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL SERVICE DAY
a tribute from Knit-a-Square
On Saturday 8th December Ronda visited the home of Nelson Mandela to pay a personal tribute and to represent Knit-a-Square.
Read more…We woke up on Friday, 6 December to the very sad news that the father of our nation, Tata Nelson Mandela (Madiba) had passed away at his home in Houghton. On behalf of all the members of Knit-A-Square we pay loving tribute to this most profoundly hu
Read more…I have completed one square and was looking at the pattern book and website. I did not see any mention of mittens. Is this an item that could be used? Thanks!
Read more…On Tuesday, 3 December we took another long trip to distribute blankets in Evaton. We collected Wandi and Lindi and headed off to meet with Connie, a long-time friend of Wandi’s from the Methodist Church, and now a firm Knit-A-Square supporter. The
Read more…Last week we teamed up with our friends Maryke and Sanne from The Sprout Foundation and headed to an area southwest of Johannesburg called Doornkop which, when directly translated means “thorn hill”. The locals refer to parts of Doornkop as Snake Pa
Read more…The new 2014 edition of the KAS calendar is now available for purchase in the shop!
You can buy it now for $9.95.
Many thanks to Sandy for designing next year's KAS calendar, it is full of beautiful photos of the kids and your knitting masterpieces
Read more…I'm new to this site and really have no idea how to join a group or discussion......Help!!
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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 ass
On Saturday Ronda visited the home of Nelson Mandela to pay a personal tribute and to represent Knit-a-Square.
Wendy and her daughter Sarah arrived on Sunday as The Salvation Army band was playing the South African national anthem which everyone
Read more…Our forum is our great strength - it is the place where we meet to make friends, encourage one another, trade ideas and patterns and in general have fun! Here ar
Welcome to the November Challenge!
We have had our first snowfall here in Eastern Canada, and it won’t be long before shopping centres are full with Christmas decorations and all sorts of toys and games. What better time to put our crafting creati
Read more…KasSnippets - November 2013
Obviously the momentous news of the month is the departure of Sandy McDonald - after 5 years of unstinting work, guidance, and indeed, sacrifice, during the development of Knit-a-Square. The e
Read more…hi everyone,
I started to crochet squares for kas back in june 2013,i was browsing the internet looking for something to do for charity and to keep my hands busy, as I have lots of time of my hands due to the fact that I retired from work 15 months
Read more…Before we are all off and running to new projects, I would like to pause and say a few words of thanks to the US volunteers in SA who gave time and treasure to make the Nancefield makeover a success.
It is one thing to sit at the computer, type some
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