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My name is Carol Hislop. I leave near Glasgow and I'm the mother of 2 teenagers and a twenty one year old. I hadn't knitted since my children were very young but I was inspired to start again when I stumbled over the KAS website a few months a
Read more…Hi, I'm Mandy and work as a website manager in the Mayfair area of London, England. I live in the Kent countryside in a lovely little town called Tunbridge Wells. That means an hours commute on the train each way which is when I do my knitting. I'm 4
Read more…April is (nearly) here (although my garden doesn't yet think so), and it's time to announce this months challenge!
Let's put Make it in May into context!
Most of the blankets we now distribute include
at least one, two or more squares, in between the ‘plain jane' (garter or plain crochet) squares that are creative, embroidered, striped, patterned, appliqued, ini
I am so sorry everyone that it is November 2nd and no challenge has been put forward. I need your help please! Firstly we were SO hoping that we could organise a very specific challenge for November. Briefly, we contacted the Soweto Gospel Choir, wh
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I was so excited to see a photo of a KAS blanket on pg 25 of the Spring 2010 Issue of Interweave Crochet Magazine.
I wrote about it on my blog today...
http://pugnotes.blogspot.com/2010/04/bobble-squares-published-interweave.html
W
Read more…FEBRUARY/ MARCH CHALLENGE - Keeping Older Children Warm
Cold weather will be arriving in South Africa in May/June and during the cold months there is a huge need for warm garments for the older children (ages 4-14) to wear during the day, and perha
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Linda Maltby’s Crochet Striped Go-Over
Size 4-6
4.50 mm hook
4.00 mm hook
Yarn colours of your choice
Pattern is worked in one piece from the neck down. Change colours as you wish to create stripes.
Neckline:
Row 1: Ch 63, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, and
I have filled in the form on the groups page to start a group on fund raising. It is awaiting acceptance.The group is not intended to take away from the forum discussions on individual initiatives to raise funds or requests for materials to use etc.I
Read more…A few more photos from Bottegas sorry there's a double here - can't figure out how to remove it
I am trying this as an experiment - I thought we might enjoy having some of these wonderful photos more accessible rather than having to hunt for them in the photo section
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Hello everyone! I've completed the alphabet flashcards (as featured in IDEAS - Outside the Square). They are attached below. Happy printing! Andrea :o)
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Materials
Sports weight yarn, your choice of colours
5.00 mm crochet hook (H/8) yarn needle
Gauge:
8 sc = 5 cm (2 inches)
8 rows = 5 cm (2 inches)
Finished Measurements
Size 4 : Chest : 33 cm ( 13 inches); Length : 38 cm (15 inches); Sleeve: 28 cm (
Size 8x8 inches
Gauge (stockinette): 5 stitches = 1 inch, 6 rows = 1 inch
Worsted weight yarn in blue, green red
Size 6 (4mm) needles
Cast on 32 stitches with blue yarn .
Begin chart. Work first 2 rows (solid blue) in garter stitch
R
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The beautiful yarn Kirsty Clarke donated for this block is called "Oceanic"
This wavy shell stitch reminded me of the oceans our blocks travel to get to their destination. The deep waters separate our continents, but also connect us across
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This block is an adaptation of a stitch pattern chronicled by Barbara G. Walker.
I chose this particular stitch because the seeded pattern reminds me that each small thing we do can bear fruit beyond our imagination.
The love and care we pu
Read more…Apologies for this being a little late, but here we are now. this month is going to be a little different, this month it's all up to you. Start the new years off by creating something totally different and unique - this month we are designing our ow
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Crochet Instructions
Mary used a bulky wool yarn and a 6mm crochet hook and the finished size of the vest was 10 inches long, and 11 inches across the chest.
For bigger sizes, just make bigger squares.
Start with a loosely crocheted chain of 3
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Alison’s One Evening Hat
With the great need for hats for our South African orphans, this is an ideal pattern. It works up in an evening, is soft and stretchy so it will ‘grow’ with the child, and is so simple that even a beginning knitter will
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I started with a chain of 8 or 10 (depending on yarn), joined with a slipstitch to the first chain, and then worked stitches in rounds to make a tube until it was long enough to cover a child's finger... work stitches together at top to close. The
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