Hello Cory, so glad you have joined us. Keeping the children in South Africa warm has brought together a world-wide group of caring knitters and crocheters.
You might like the Monthly challenge. 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.
January’s challenge is Ronda's Winter Drive-Celebrating the Year of the Older Child. It is so important that the children have warm clothing when the South African winter starts arriving in March/April. (Winter officially starts in June.) We are focusing on children aged 4-9 years old. Using patterns from the KasPattern Book which are designed for the older child, will ensure you send exactly what the children need to keep them the warmest.
If you are interested in joining any of our challenges, please note: Your parcel does not need to arrive in South Africa before the end of the month. Those of us who use sea-mail find parcels take between 8-10 weeks to arrive. Thus if you mail a parcel by the end of January it will reach Ronda and the volunteers at the beginning of their fall/winter. But, whenever your parcel arrives, know that you are keeping children warm.
As always, making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and still help the children. Plain Janes, 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.
If you haven't already done so, you may like to check out the 'welcome' message on the main page....there is loads of info and handy tips to get you started. Any other queries please ask...we are a friendly, global community with a lot of knowledge between us and we LOVE to help our fellow KASers.
You may like to join the US group by clicking on 'Groups' at the top of the page. There you will find info and discussions relating to your part of our world....and you are welcome to join other groups as well. :)
So glad you have joined us....hope it proves to be as personally rewarding for you as it has been for me. :)
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Hello Cory, so glad you have joined us. Keeping the children in South Africa warm has brought together a world-wide group of caring knitters and crocheters.
You might like the Monthly challenge. 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.
January’s challenge is Ronda's Winter Drive-Celebrating the Year of the Older Child. It is so important that the children have warm clothing when the South African winter starts arriving in March/April. (Winter officially starts in June.) We are focusing on children aged 4-9 years old. Using patterns from the KasPattern Book which are designed for the older child, will ensure you send exactly what the children need to keep them the warmest.
If you are interested in joining any of our challenges, please note: Your parcel does not need to arrive in South Africa before the end of the month. Those of us who use sea-mail find parcels take between 8-10 weeks to arrive. Thus if you mail a parcel by the end of January it will reach Ronda and the volunteers at the beginning of their fall/winter. But, whenever your parcel arrives, know that you are keeping children warm.
As always, making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and still help the children. Plain Janes, 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.
Enjoy !
Welcome to KAS Cory and warm greetings from South Africa :)
Welcome, Cory, from suburban Philadelphia. So glad you've joined us!
Hi Cory
Welcome to KAS....from Western Australia.
Do you knit or crochet...or perhaps both?
If you haven't already done so, you may like to check out the 'welcome' message on the main page....there is loads of info and handy tips to get you started. Any other queries please ask...we are a friendly, global community with a lot of knowledge between us and we LOVE to help our fellow KASers.
You may like to join the US group by clicking on 'Groups' at the top of the page. There you will find info and discussions relating to your part of our world....and you are welcome to join other groups as well. :)
So glad you have joined us....hope it proves to be as personally rewarding for you as it has been for me. :)