It was wonderful to hear from all of you last week after posting my first report for June and I am pleased that you all enjoyed hearing what we get up to in South Africa.
Last Thursday, John delivered a mountain of post and although we had four volun
Read more…In order to give you an idea of what we are getting up to, we are going to try and submit a report weekly so that you too can experience a week in the life of a KAS volunteer in South Africa (SA). We hope you enjoy our stories.
June kicked off with
Read more…I just want to pay tribute to the wonderful support Knit-a-Square has enjoyed since August 2010 from the wives of Black & Veitch contractors, mostly from Kansas, USA, who have been out here working on the huge Eskom upgrade project in South Africa.
Read more…THE YEAR OF THE OLDER CHILD
WARM TOPS - BEANIES - SCARVES - SOCKS (sox) - GLOVES OR MITTENS and, of course, CUDDLY TOYS
LINDA MALTBY (CANADA)
IS LEADING THE JANUARY 2013 CHALLENGE
It is so important that the children have warm clothi
Read more…We will start KasSnippets with this photograph : 14th May Ronda's car broke down on the way to distribute much needed blankets to Ithumeleng Creche in Soweto! Thankfully, Ronda's saintly husband came to the rescue whilst the AA took care of the car.
Read more…Found this useful link -free patterns, I was looking at toys, (having been inspired by another member's knitted dog) and there as so many to choose from.
www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/animals
Read more…I started writing this comment in the 'Anyone feel like a chat?' thread, but then I thought it needed a thread of it's own.
I've been very busy the past month or two, and I've had a HUGE week this week, I've worked about 65 hours at work, and I'm s
Read more…You might ask yourself: "what is a variegated square?" A variegated square is a square made from variegated yarn and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has the following explanation:
"Variegated yarn is yarn dyed with more than one colour. It can prod
Read more…Hello All!
As someone new to knitting, I am finding this forum helpful and friendly. Am nearly finished with my first square, and hopefully it will be good enough to send in soon. Love the knit a square cause and idea!
Read more…Pam published this list in the January KasSnippets. I am just moving it here for quick reference for those who like to work/plan ahead
Future Challenges!
After the Moderator team trawled through all the suggestions and ideas received from members we
Read more…Hi I have been meaning to join this site for a while. Currently on mat leave with my second child, but hoping to get some knitting done. Seeing how warm she is with hand made blankets and clothes from friends is a really good motivator to make for ot
Read more…The May 2013 Square Heart Award goes to:
Susan Haines
of Knoxville, Tennessee
Susan joined KAS in August 2009. She is a consistent producer of the "Plain Jane" square, making piles of squares so neat that other members just wish their own could
Read more…Hi everyone - I am a new member based here in Auckland New Zealand.
Last year my school pupils and I knitted 12 complete squared blankets - we had been inspired to do something useful by the stories my sister and her family reported to us of their ti
Read more…I just found out about this group and want to help!
Read more…My husband and I took a short holiday and travelled to southern Ontario to visit family.
We also took the opportunity to meet with several members of our KASfamily.
On Friday afternoon we drove to Uxbridge where we had a lovely coffee klatsch with An
Read more…VIDEO EZINE 17th April
Do view the latest video ezine, which includes Eileen Fletcher's wonderfully evocative video created to accompany a slideshow talk - beautifully crafted with the addition of music that perfectly compliments the words outlining
Read more…I am still trying to learn the best ways of posting information on the site, and hope I am now doing it correctly. If not, many apologies to everyone! Over the weekend I made a little video about how I strengthen the edges of loom knit squares, and
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Imagine: sin padres, sin hogar, sin ayuda, con hambre, y con frío. Ahora multipliqué esto por 1.4 millón y aumentando 500 al día. Este es el drama de los niños abandonados y los huérfanos del SIDA en África del Sur hoy en día.
La introducción de
Read more…The April 2013 Square Heart Award goes to:
Valerie Zalewski of Saint Vaury, Creuse, France
Valerie joined KAS just this past June 2012, and has already distinguished herself in many areas, especially at her efforts with
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