Greetings Inge from over in the middle of Canada! Welcome to a worldwide network of loving happy people helping African HIV/Aids orphans and the poorest of the poor. Glad to have you with us! It's so heartening to know that in this global, often so impersonal world, we're actually making a difference, a REAL difference, in the lives of these children. Check out the Forum, in the header above, for the various discussion threads, and Photos for all the lovely photos of members' work and Groups where you can join groups from countries around the world, not to mention Patterns where you can get inspired with easy level patterns of things the children really need, the right sizes and shapes.
When you click on Discussions, the Featured Discussions grouping (in the Forum section above) shows the most important subjects at the moment, latest challenges, latest news etc. I also recommend the Café KAS Discussion section, which contains the Furry, Feathered and Fishy Companions and Share A Yarn threads. I am so much a Yarnaholic! Thanks again for helping the AIDS orphans in Africa!
Yes Inge, you have the advantage of sewing the squares into blankets without worrying about customs and duty taxes. Squares coming into the country are considered 'unsaleable' [thus no tax] but whole blankets will be taxed.
What seems to be the problem with loading a profile photo ? Ning doesn't like it if the photo is more than 10 MB. I've also found it is easier if the photo is in .jpg format. Let me know if you still have problems.
That's wonderful that you are going to spread the word about squares and be a collector for them. A group might even enjoy sewing the squares into blankets before delivering them to Randburg.
Each blanket is made up of 35 squares. The 20 cm squares are laid out in 5 rows of 7.
I hadn't heard of the Indaba squares so I googled it. Sounds like an interesting project !
Hello Inge, so glad you have joined us. As a South African you understand the difficulties the children face every day.
I realize you are quite far from Randburg, where the KAS office is located but if you are in the area you are welcome to drop off your squares rather than mail them. The office isn't open every day so it would be advisable to call first.
Here is the telephone number: 082 655 5150
On the forum, we would love to see photos of your squares and just 'jump' into any conversation you wish to join :-)
Welcome to KAS from over here in Western Australia. :))
Making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and help the children. Plain Janes, as they are affectionately called, are the backbone of KAS. Since a blanket is created with 35 squares sent by people from around the world, squares are needed all the time. The basic square being a garter stitch/single colour or striped square or I think it is single or double crochet if your preference is for crochet. By clicking on the KASpattern book tab at the top of the page you can also find lots of other patterns provided by our fellow KASers.
If you click on the groups tab at the top of the page you will find all the different groups and you are free to join as many as you would like. :))
Please check out the 'Helpful Hints' tab at the top of the page as this may answer many initial questions you may have and will help you get started. Any other questions...just ask...we love to help. :))
If you'd like to see what other KASers have been making please click on the photo tab at the top of the page....and feel free to add photos of your own work...we would love to see them. Just click on 'add photos' and follow the prompts. Anything you care to make and send will be so appreciated by Ronda and the team and the children of South Africa.
If you want to see the most active discussions at present, you may like to click on the 'main page' tab and they are listed in the centre of that page...just pick one and click on it. It is a large website, but with so much fun and info.
We also have a theme for every month that you might like to view and participate in, but there is absolutely no pressure to do so. The theme for August can be found here:
No Inge you didn't make a mistake, I should have put a comma after your name as I'm in the UK, but knew you were from South Africa! We are a mixed friendly bunch from almost every location around the globe! Please enjoy navigating around the Forum, it takes a while to get the hang of it, but we all went through it and survived after some initial frustration!
Welcome Inge from the UK. You can catch-up with events and news through our monthly news bulletin : KasSnippets will provide a taster of what happens during a KAS month!
Please check out the Helpful Hints tab on the menu bar.
We also have two new videos which are worth checking out :
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Nice profile photo Inge ! That's a lovely pattern.
Glad you were able to sort it out :-)
Linda
Greetings Inge from over in the middle of Canada! Welcome to a worldwide network of loving happy people helping African HIV/Aids orphans and the poorest of the poor. Glad to have you with us! It's so heartening to know that in this global, often so impersonal world, we're actually making a difference, a REAL difference, in the lives of these children. Check out the Forum, in the header above, for the various discussion threads, and Photos for all the lovely photos of members' work and Groups where you can join groups from countries around the world, not to mention Patterns where you can get inspired with easy level patterns of things the children really need, the right sizes and shapes.
When you click on Discussions, the Featured Discussions grouping (in the Forum section above) shows the most important subjects at the moment, latest challenges, latest news etc. I also recommend the Café KAS Discussion section, which contains the Furry, Feathered and Fishy Companions and Share A Yarn threads. I am so much a Yarnaholic! Thanks again for helping the AIDS orphans in Africa!
Yes Inge, you have the advantage of sewing the squares into blankets without worrying about customs and duty taxes. Squares coming into the country are considered 'unsaleable' [thus no tax] but whole blankets will be taxed.
What seems to be the problem with loading a profile photo ? Ning doesn't like it if the photo is more than 10 MB. I've also found it is easier if the photo is in .jpg format. Let me know if you still have problems.
Linda
Hi Inge,
That's wonderful that you are going to spread the word about squares and be a collector for them. A group might even enjoy sewing the squares into blankets before delivering them to Randburg.
Each blanket is made up of 35 squares. The 20 cm squares are laid out in 5 rows of 7.
I hadn't heard of the Indaba squares so I googled it. Sounds like an interesting project !
Linda
Hello Inge, so glad you have joined us. As a South African you understand the difficulties the children face every day.
I realize you are quite far from Randburg, where the KAS office is located but if you are in the area you are welcome to drop off your squares rather than mail them. The office isn't open every day so it would be advisable to call first.
Here is the telephone number: 082 655 5150
On the forum, we would love to see photos of your squares and just 'jump' into any conversation you wish to join :-)
Linda
Hi Inge.
Welcome to KAS from over here in Western Australia. :))
Making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and help the children. Plain Janes, as they are affectionately called, are the backbone of KAS. Since a blanket is created with 35 squares sent by people from around the world, squares are needed all the time. The basic square being a garter stitch/single colour or striped square or I think it is single or double crochet if your preference is for crochet. By clicking on the KASpattern book tab at the top of the page you can also find lots of other patterns provided by our fellow KASers.
If you click on the groups tab at the top of the page you will find all the different groups and you are free to join as many as you would like. :))
Please check out the 'Helpful Hints' tab at the top of the page as this may answer many initial questions you may have and will help you get started. Any other questions...just ask...we love to help. :))
If you'd like to see what other KASers have been making please click on the photo tab at the top of the page....and feel free to add photos of your own work...we would love to see them. Just click on 'add photos' and follow the prompts. Anything you care to make and send will be so appreciated by Ronda and the team and the children of South Africa.
If you want to see the most active discussions at present, you may like to click on the 'main page' tab and they are listed in the centre of that page...just pick one and click on it. It is a large website, but with so much fun and info.
We also have a theme for every month that you might like to view and participate in, but there is absolutely no pressure to do so. The theme for August can be found here:
http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/topics/august-monthly-challeng...
Thanks so much for joining us. :))
No Inge you didn't make a mistake, I should have put a comma after your name as I'm in the UK, but knew you were from South Africa! We are a mixed friendly bunch from almost every location around the globe! Please enjoy navigating around the Forum, it takes a while to get the hang of it, but we all went through it and survived after some initial frustration!
Welcome Inge from the UK. You can catch-up with events and news through our monthly news bulletin : KasSnippets will provide a taster of what happens during a KAS month!
Please check out the Helpful Hints tab on the menu bar.
We also have two new videos which are worth checking out :
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4uekHo1UYY
2. http://youtu.be/UIrfmIYuHYE
Your support will truly make a difference to the quality of the lives of the children!