Hi Briony. I have just read your wonderful story.Welcome to the warm arms of KAS. I find the most economical postage is 1KG seamail. At first I was knitting like a machine to hurry and keep the children warm AND air mailing but now I am better at a steady pace. I use the 370mm x 405mm with 75 gusset in the Expandable Tough Bah range of Australia Post. I then use snap seal bags about 350mm x 270mm and I press the air out of the bags of squares etc and then seal the last 20mm. They become flat and stiff and sit side by side in the post bag. We are all looking forward to your photos. In the forum if you view a photo you can click 'next' and see a range, If you want to go to someone's profile you just click their name and then you can see their photos and stories.
Hi Briony, your son does look quite smart in his suit :-)
Read your message, great that you are including your children. Adults need to set an example to make this a more caring world.
Looking forward to the photos of your sons' squares ( and yours of course ). Your daughter might enjoy crocheting. I've taught my nieces at that age and it is definitely easier than wielding 2 sticks !
Hello everyone, Thankyou for the warm welcome. I have joined this lovely group because I know that even with my limited skills I can do a square in knitting or crochet but it was also my answer to providing my children with a "service" to perform without having to drive anywhere.
We live in a rural area and town is 50 kms away, we toyed with taking the kids to the old folks home once week or mowing the lawns for elderly neighbours but it all involves travel, fuel and having a toddler didnt really mix with those particualr pursuits. This project can be achieved by taking time out of our school day and concentrating on someone elses needs and then viewing the results via photographs online.
The eldest boy has learnt to knit and crochet in the past week and has seen the beautiful photos posted of the orphans in their blankets. However my second boy is not as coordinated and is making great efforts to achieve as his brother has. He will no doubt be contributing in the next couple of months as he has a tenacious manner. My DD6 is not patient enough to sit down with anything yet but I have no doubt she will be willing to help me shop for undergarments when we are next in town.
I attended a meeting last night with some educational sorts and mentioned the project and seem to have picked up a classroom of children and two grandmothers to knit squares as well little bears so hopefully we may have more than a few squares to send in our first parcel.
We are all looking forward to widening our horizens, showing a small part of the world to our children and making some new friends.
Welcome to KAS Judy from over in the middle of Canada. Glad to have you with us. You can click on "Groups" above and join the cheery Aussie group or any other groups you like, to chat with. You can click on Forums to see the various discussions going on and click on Photos to see some of people's recent work. We have some real yarn artists here but I'm a plain square maker, and we all do what we can. Again, welcome to Knit A Square. Thanks for helping the AIDs orphans! Love, Jeanne
Hello Briony, so glad you’ve joined us. Keeping the children in South Africa warm has brought together a world-wide group of caring knitters and crocheters.
Cute photo of your son (?) He's all dressed up, was it a special occasion ?
If you haven’t already, please read through the welcome message on the forum main page for helpful hints and things that might interest you. http://forum.knit-a-square.com
If you appreciate a “challenge”, you might like to join the Monthly challenges. This is a fun way to try new ideas or patterns. Every month, a theme is chosen, and if you wish, you may create something new and different......it could be using a new colour, a different stitch or a totally new way of knitting/ crocheting. An 8” square is the perfect size for experimenting.
And as always, making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and still help the children. Plain Jane squares, as they are affectionately called, are the backbone of KAS. Since it takes 35 squares to make one blanket, squares are needed all the time.
Whatever you decide, we would love to see photos of your work. Click on the photo option at the top of the page, click “Add” and follow the prompts.
Hi Briony and welcome to KAS from over on the west side of Oz.
We are so glad you have joined us in warming the vulnerable children of South Africa.
Do you knit, crochet or perhaps both?
If you haven't already done so, you may like to check out our new, updated welcome message on the main page. There is lots of useful information and tips.
You may like to join the Aussie/NZ group called 'Downunder and Land of the Long White Cloud'. There you can read about and discuss topics that are pertinent to our area of this wonderful global knitting/crocheting community. You can find it by clicking on 'groups' at the top of this page and you are welcome to join as many groups as you would like. :)
If you have any questions, please ask, we love to help each other out.
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Welcome Briony! What a wonderful idea to get your children involved and teach them new skills. I look forward to your posts.
Hi Briony. I have just read your wonderful story.Welcome to the warm arms of KAS. I find the most economical postage is 1KG seamail. At first I was knitting like a machine to hurry and keep the children warm AND air mailing but now I am better at a steady pace. I use the 370mm x 405mm with 75 gusset in the Expandable Tough Bah range of Australia Post. I then use snap seal bags about 350mm x 270mm and I press the air out of the bags of squares etc and then seal the last 20mm. They become flat and stiff and sit side by side in the post bag. We are all looking forward to your photos. In the forum if you view a photo you can click 'next' and see a range, If you want to go to someone's profile you just click their name and then you can see their photos and stories.
Hi Briony, your son does look quite smart in his suit :-)
Read your message, great that you are including your children. Adults need to set an example to make this a more caring world.
Looking forward to the photos of your sons' squares ( and yours of course ). Your daughter might enjoy crocheting. I've taught my nieces at that age and it is definitely easier than wielding 2 sticks !
Have just read your message below -= what a start! it sounds terrific and an ideal project for a rural community - well done and thank you Briony!
Welcome Briony from the sunny UK - well this week anyway! Great to have you with us - happy knitting.
Hello everyone, Thankyou for the warm welcome. I have joined this lovely group because I know that even with my limited skills I can do a square in knitting or crochet but it was also my answer to providing my children with a "service" to perform without having to drive anywhere.
We live in a rural area and town is 50 kms away, we toyed with taking the kids to the old folks home once week or mowing the lawns for elderly neighbours but it all involves travel, fuel and having a toddler didnt really mix with those particualr pursuits. This project can be achieved by taking time out of our school day and concentrating on someone elses needs and then viewing the results via photographs online.
The eldest boy has learnt to knit and crochet in the past week and has seen the beautiful photos posted of the orphans in their blankets. However my second boy is not as coordinated and is making great efforts to achieve as his brother has. He will no doubt be contributing in the next couple of months as he has a tenacious manner. My DD6 is not patient enough to sit down with anything yet but I have no doubt she will be willing to help me shop for undergarments when we are next in town.
I attended a meeting last night with some educational sorts and mentioned the project and seem to have picked up a classroom of children and two grandmothers to knit squares as well little bears so hopefully we may have more than a few squares to send in our first parcel.
We are all looking forward to widening our horizens, showing a small part of the world to our children and making some new friends.
Welcome to KAS Judy from over in the middle of Canada. Glad to have you with us. You can click on "Groups" above and join the cheery Aussie group or any other groups you like, to chat with. You can click on Forums to see the various discussions going on and click on Photos to see some of people's recent work. We have some real yarn artists here but I'm a plain square maker, and we all do what we can. Again, welcome to Knit A Square. Thanks for helping the AIDs orphans! Love, Jeanne
Welcome to KAS Briony and warm greetings from South Africa :)
Hello Briony, so glad you’ve joined us. Keeping the children in South Africa warm has brought together a world-wide group of caring knitters and crocheters.
Cute photo of your son (?) He's all dressed up, was it a special occasion ?
If you haven’t already, please read through the welcome message on the forum main page for helpful hints and things that might interest you. http://forum.knit-a-square.com
If you appreciate a “challenge”, you might like to join the Monthly challenges. This is a fun way to try new ideas or patterns. Every month, a theme is chosen, and if you wish, you may create something new and different......it could be using a new colour, a different stitch or a totally new way of knitting/ crocheting. An 8” square is the perfect size for experimenting.
This month’s challenge almost over but do have a look at Japan, The Orient & a Flavour of the East
And as always, making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and still help the children. Plain Jane squares, as they are affectionately called, are the backbone of KAS. Since it takes 35 squares to make one blanket, squares are needed all the time.
Whatever you decide, we would love to see photos of your work. Click on the photo option at the top of the page, click “Add” and follow the prompts.
Enjoy
Hi Briony and welcome to KAS from over on the west side of Oz.
We are so glad you have joined us in warming the vulnerable children of South Africa.
Do you knit, crochet or perhaps both?
If you haven't already done so, you may like to check out our new, updated welcome message on the main page. There is lots of useful information and tips.
You may like to join the Aussie/NZ group called 'Downunder and Land of the Long White Cloud'. There you can read about and discuss topics that are pertinent to our area of this wonderful global knitting/crocheting community. You can find it by clicking on 'groups' at the top of this page and you are welcome to join as many groups as you would like. :)
If you have any questions, please ask, we love to help each other out.
Most of all....enjoy being one of us. :o)