I see I've mentioned the Heights challenge a few times :-) I am not really 'nagging' about adding to the Heights challenge. It is just so exciting to see when we can reach the height of Table Mountain in South Africa !
Hi Joy, well done with your squares ! Do add a photo before you mail them [and add them to the KAS Reaches Great Height challenge].
Yes, the KASCuddles are needed. The wee ones sleep on the floor and most have very little to keep them warm in the winter.
My husband came to Canada when he was a child with his mother and younger brother. His father had already emigrated to start his job. They also travelled by boat. I've heard the stories from my mother-in-law about travelling with young children on a boat !!
Hi Joy, I was away and somehow missed your comment. 35 squares is an impressive number...a blanketsworth ! Have you added them [and a photo please] to the KAS Goes to Great Heights for Children challenge? We have already piled the squares to above the height of Stonehenge and are heading towards the height of the Great Wall of China !
I was in Queensland many, many years ago. We stayed in Cairns for a week after travelling through the interior and then travelled down the coast back to Melbourne. I was in Australia for 3 months and had a good time !
Welcome to Knit A Square from the middle of Canada! Sorry I’m late with this, my health’s not been brilliant lately. Am I ever brilliant? Ahem, I’m here and sincere now. Greetings! Please feel free to visit Discussions or join Groups to talk about things or go to Photos to see what some members are up to. These are in a line on top of the page, just click on them. As for the photos, talk about yarn artistry! Try not to be intimidated, I’m a plain square person myself but it’s lovely to view the more artsy squares. KAS is a very positive group and all these squares and sweaters and hats etc. go to help the poorest of the poor, the South African AIDS/HIV orphans who are parent-less and being cared for by many good and kind folk in often desperate surroundings. Our crocheted, knitted and sewn items can help give a child hope for the future because they are not forgotten, plus warmth and a smile and often a toy to cuddle. Glad you’re with us!
Hello Joy, 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.
Looking for patterns? Check the KAS Pattern Book for garments and squares for the children. We are focusing on children aged 3-9 years old.
Please visit “Helpful Hints” [see menu bar above] for information:
- Questions you may have (FAQs),
- How to navigate the forum,
- Postage information and
- Learn when your squares arrived in South Africa!
We have a monthly challenge as well. This is a fun way to try new colours, ideas or patterns revolving around the theme. If you wish, you may create something new and different......it could be making a plain square using a new colour, a different stitch or trying a totally new way of knitting/ crocheting. An 8”/20cm square is the perfect size for experimenting. The September challenge is all about Education ! Please join us here to see what others have made for ‘educational’ squares and then add a few of your own :-)
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 challenge month. Many of us use sea-mail and find parcels take between 6-10 weeks to arrive. Whenever your parcel arrives, it will be appreciated and 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 a blanket is created with 35 squares sent by people around the world, squares are needed all the time.
We would love to see photos of your work. Click on the photo option in the tabs above and follow the prompts.
Comments
I see I've mentioned the Heights challenge a few times :-) I am not really 'nagging' about adding to the Heights challenge. It is just so exciting to see when we can reach the height of Table Mountain in South Africa !
Hi Joy, well done with your squares ! Do add a photo before you mail them [and add them to the KAS Reaches Great Height challenge].
Yes, the KASCuddles are needed. The wee ones sleep on the floor and most have very little to keep them warm in the winter.
My husband came to Canada when he was a child with his mother and younger brother. His father had already emigrated to start his job. They also travelled by boat. I've heard the stories from my mother-in-law about travelling with young children on a boat !!
Linda
Hi Joy, I was away and somehow missed your comment. 35 squares is an impressive number...a blanketsworth ! Have you added them [and a photo please] to the KAS Goes to Great Heights for Children challenge? We have already piled the squares to above the height of Stonehenge and are heading towards the height of the Great Wall of China !
I was in Queensland many, many years ago. We stayed in Cairns for a week after travelling through the interior and then travelled down the coast back to Melbourne. I was in Australia for 3 months and had a good time !
Welcome to Knit A Square from the middle of Canada! Sorry I’m late with this, my health’s not been brilliant lately. Am I ever brilliant? Ahem, I’m here and sincere now. Greetings! Please feel free to visit Discussions or join Groups to talk about things or go to Photos to see what some members are up to. These are in a line on top of the page, just click on them. As for the photos, talk about yarn artistry! Try not to be intimidated, I’m a plain square person myself but it’s lovely to view the more artsy squares. KAS is a very positive group and all these squares and sweaters and hats etc. go to help the poorest of the poor, the South African AIDS/HIV orphans who are parent-less and being cared for by many good and kind folk in often desperate surroundings. Our crocheted, knitted and sewn items can help give a child hope for the future because they are not forgotten, plus warmth and a smile and often a toy to cuddle. Glad you’re with us!
Hello Joy, 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.
Looking for patterns? Check the KAS Pattern Book for garments and squares for the children. We are focusing on children aged 3-9 years old.
Please visit “Helpful Hints” [see menu bar above] for information:
- Questions you may have (FAQs),
- How to navigate the forum,
- Postage information and
- Learn when your squares arrived in South Africa!
We have a monthly challenge as well. This is a fun way to try new colours, ideas or patterns revolving around the theme. If you wish, you may create something new and different......it could be making a plain square using a new colour, a different stitch or trying a totally new way of knitting/ crocheting. An 8”/20cm square is the perfect size for experimenting. The September challenge is all about Education ! Please join us here to see what others have made for ‘educational’ squares and then add a few of your own :-)
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 challenge month. Many of us use sea-mail and find parcels take between 6-10 weeks to arrive. Whenever your parcel arrives, it will be appreciated and 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 a blanket is created with 35 squares sent by people around the world, squares are needed all the time.
We would love to see photos of your work. Click on the photo option in the tabs above and follow the prompts.
Enjoy !