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Hi Eric,
I am going to give my take on your question here, so that perhaps a moderator will see it on the forum and also add their bit.
I think wool yarn squares will always be needed because of the fire danger in shack dwellings. The level of poverty in my country is appalling and millions of people still resort to candles for lighting, kerosene for cooking and fires for warmth and heating water - all of which means open flames and the risk fire damage. Many children are seriously burnt by the accidental knocking over of candles, during their sleep. Every year acres of shack dwellings go up in flames when a kerosene stove has been knocked over or again even a candle falling over. Having accidently set myself alight ( woman of small brains) I can attest to the pain and damage caused by melting acrylic material on the skin. In my case I can thank God that quick reactions limited the damage and all I have is the embarassement of being stupid.
That said, I do knit with acrylic yarns because where I live, on the eastern coast of South Afric, we enjoy a very moderate climate, almost sub-tropical, and wool is very rarely available in our shops.
regards - Jen
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We run a challenge each month. For the next three months it is all about squares. We have a grand total of 55,900 squares we are trying to achieve and would love you to participate.
Don't forget to post photographs of your work. We have an awesome gallery of the work of the KAS community which is really inspiring.
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Some of our members further support KAS by making a small monthly donation through Paypal (top left hand corner). This is invaluable help as it ensures we can continue to ensure that your work is speedily distributed to the most needy children in South Africa. We are deeply grateful for any donation we receive, be it monetary or squares to help the orphans. Thank you.
If you have any problems using the forum, please don't hesitate to contact your friendly moderators, listed below.
Sandy, Anne, Dawne, Elizabeth, Erin, Jeanne, Kalai, Karen, Kyla and Rona
I am going to give my take on your question here, so that perhaps a moderator will see it on the forum and also add their bit.
I think wool yarn squares will always be needed because of the fire danger in shack dwellings. The level of poverty in my country is appalling and millions of people still resort to candles for lighting, kerosene for cooking and fires for warmth and heating water - all of which means open flames and the risk fire damage. Many children are seriously burnt by the accidental knocking over of candles, during their sleep. Every year acres of shack dwellings go up in flames when a kerosene stove has been knocked over or again even a candle falling over. Having accidently set myself alight ( woman of small brains) I can attest to the pain and damage caused by melting acrylic material on the skin. In my case I can thank God that quick reactions limited the damage and all I have is the embarassement of being stupid.
That said, I do knit with acrylic yarns because where I live, on the eastern coast of South Afric, we enjoy a very moderate climate, almost sub-tropical, and wool is very rarely available in our shops.
regards - Jen