Knit-a-Square has a new home !
Starting on Thursday 11th July, the contents of Knit-a-Square were gradually removed from Ronda & Peter Lowrie's home into our new offices!
We had hardly begun to settle-in when our first, most welcome, visitors
Read more…Have just discovered this event on Facebook and was wondering if any of our wonderful knitters and crocheters in Scotland could attend and hand out leaflets about Knit-a-Square? [I have some flyers if anyone needs some.]
Angus knitters are bein
Read more…July is always a special month in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first black South African to
http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/19968-teddy-bear-square/#entry267109
If you can get to this link, I would like help on how to make this cute little teddy to put on squares.
Thank you.
Read more…This week has been a little quieter than the last few and was a great opportunity to gather ourselves, list all that needs to be done, get on with some more sorting at the office and ensure that we are staying on track !
The new office is coming alon
Read more…What a fabulous month it has been so far
for KAS in South Africa!
Ronda, with Wendy's support has created a report on the Forum which will help all our wonderfully supportive members around the globe to grow even closer to the South African team an
Read more…I recently broke my arm and am unable to knit, but I taught myself to crochet, In looking for patterns to make dishcloths, I came across KAS. I clicked, I joined, I wondered what I got into. Best "mistake" I've made in years. I am excited about
Read more…This past Saturday gone I lost my dearest friend, she was traveling around Australia with a camp trailer something she had always wanted to do. Bub asked me if she could take one of my dogs with her for company so I let my well trained girl Ruffles t
Read more…I am so excited that I do not even know where to begin – at the very beginning, I guess?!
Wendy (what WOULD we do without her ?) has been mulling over an idea to approach commercial property owners and find out whether KAS might be able to move into
Read more…In the book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss, the Grinch stole Christmas from the people of Who-ville.
In South Africa, disease and poverty stole childhood from millions of children.
Can we displace the Grinch in a child’s lif
Read more…The Postal Strike is over and now the work begins !
April was an extremely busy month for the South African team. They have been working very hard to clear the backlog caused by the strike. Please be patient if your name does not appear on this
Read more…WOW, what an amazing and exhausting day!!!
It was such a pleasure to spend yesterday sorting from such wonderful office space – look how much fun we had:
Ronda, Wendy and Abegail packing for Mandela Day!
We started bright and early this morning wi
Read more…I have designed this simple and quick sweater pattern especially for KAS - and also for those (like me) who hate ribbing! It can be found in the KAS pattern book and this discussion is for members to ask any questions and/or post their own photos of
Read more…As we're all from different countries I thought this list of what weight equals what weight elsewhere might be useful...I got it from Lion Brand Yarn's site and thank you to them for it.
This month the Square Heart Award goes to
Andrea Palmatier (Canada)
Andrea has been an active member since 2009.
With her talent and skill with a crochet hook, Andrea has created many beautiful squares and garments for the children of South Africa.
Read more…A new home for KAS, with thanks to you color Two weeks ago, we sent you a critical appeal. We'd never asked before for a specific amount. This time, if we were able to achieve a long overdue and very necessary transition to keep our much loved KAS |
Hi, my name is Jeni. i am 36 years old and have knitted most of my life but really don't enjoy it. I learnt to crochet in August 2009 and I am now truly addicted. I mainly stich to granny squares but many family blankets and KAS squares later, I am
Read more…Before we know it, it will be Christmas – well, Christmas in July at any rate which is we are hoping to use for our Mandela Day distribution.
It is great to see your interpretation and creativity on the forum under the Mandela Day challenge for July
Read more…The June 2013 Square Heart Award goes to:
Elaine Jones of Shrewsbury UK, member since May 2009
AND
Pam Johnson of Shropshire UK, member since June 2009
Pam and Elaine are a great team, doing an amazing job at raising funds and spreading the word
Read more…CRITICAL APPEAL 2013 The irresistible and irrepressible children of South Africa, For their future
Dear KasCommunity,
There has been a wonderful response so far to this critical appeal sent out last night (June 29th or 28th 2013, depending on where y
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