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
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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
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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
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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
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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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I'm a Geneva based KaSer that joined about 3 months ago, and just want to stress out how wonderhelpful I find this project!
As a an avid knitter & crocheter, I love making squares and try all sorts of colors, soft yarns & patterns, but al
Read more…Here is the KAS SQUARE MEASURE for members to download - printed onto card (double-sided), or, paper placed back-to-back they make great hand-outs for spreading-the-word about Knit-a-Square. Cut to the size of an 8x8inch, or, 20x20cm.
Thanks to Adeli
Read more…Last week I was able to spend some time with my sister in one of our favourite places – Ngwenya Lodge which borders one of South Africa’s national treasures, the Kruger National Park. We soaked in the peace and quiet of the bush and enjoyed each oth
Read more…Just wanted to say that last summer I invited members of my family to make square for KAS. Over the summer we made 65 squares which I just mailed to South Africa. My granddaughters did pretty well, but my 96 year old mother made the most...55 8" sq
Read more…This week Knit-A-Square South Africa was thrilled to be able to facilitate the makeover of the Mmelisizwe Day Care Centre in Nancefield. This was made possible by generous funding received from 28 members of the United States KAS Forum as well as 6
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