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Anne Warburton replied to Sandy McDonald's discussion September challenge: Intervene for a teen, Jabulani and the Hill Kids"Hi Sandy
I will do a blanket ie 35 squares. 10 hats, Of course more if possible. if YOU give me a name I will do a go over for that child,"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Wonderful idea about the food, will do just that
xx"
Anne Warburton left a comment for Ronda Helen Lowrie"Hi Ronda, its Sunday afternoon, and I am thinking about how to get more knitters. What about , if you wrote to Carte Blanche, telling them our story, what we do etc, they always seem to make time for charities.xx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Oh Ronda, it is so sad. There is never a day that we go out, and there are people not begging. I dont even answer my door most days. I do give what I can, but there are so MANY. And what is saddest of all, they used to ask for money, now they just…"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Thanks Kalai, I do have one blanket finished, so I will just carry on with blankets, there are always going to be babies to receive them, xxx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Morning all
Yes I must say I have been wondering why everything is so quiet, it is so unusual, should I go on making blanketss ( as opposed to squares ) or what else is needed more xx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Hi Ronda, please let me know when the blankets arrive, I hope they dont go astray
xx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."E you really have a delightful way of putting things, You made me laugh. Just stop for a moment and imagine a blanket full of holes, conjures up quite a picture, ha ha"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Ann you have hit the nail on the head, I am also toooo impatient to have to count, watch out for mistakes, I want to go go go,
How is the count going for the challenge, are we likely to make it
xx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."Hi all
I have seen some of the most beautiful squares ever in the photos section, THAT is talent. Mine are really very basic
xx"
Anne Warburton commented on Erin van der Vyver's group African Knitwits..."well done, of course you can do it, you will be so happy when you have mastered it and see how fast it grows
xx
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July challenge
"i love your blanket its a wonderful design its lovely when you have company to help you work"
Victoria S. Williams commented on Anne Warburton's blog post Anne Warburton"Lovely blankets, beautiful work. I have a very good friend from Cape Town. She said knitting was taught to all children in school there. I wish it was the same here in the US. I also want to knit square after square to the exclusion of everything…"
Kalai McDonald commented on Anne Warburton's photo
Roger's square
"Ha ha Anne you got one up, I remember you saying that you weren't too sure how Roger would feel about a photo. Now I bet he's glad! Look at all the lovely comments. My Dad is going to learn how to knit very soon. I shall have a photo of…"
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- At 7:13pm on July 21, 2009,
Erin van der Vyver said… - Hi Anne
Tks so much for your offer to mail me crocheting instructions. I would really appreciate it. I gave it a go last night and I THINK I got it, but I don't know how to do a second 'row'??? I could crochet an endless chain, but that's unlikely to keep anyone warm!! Ha ha! I'd really like to learn how to crochet squares together so that there is a bit of a crocheted bit between squares and a sort of border around the blanket (hope that makes sense). My e-mail address is erinl@mweb.co.za when you have the chance.
Again, thanks for the offer, Anne. Much appreciated. I will let you know how I get on!
Chat soon
E
- At 12:02pm on July 13, 2009, Kalai McDonald said…
- Hi Anne
There is a donations page on the website through which you can make a donation if you want to. You don't have to worry about foreign exchange or anything like that, just nominate the country you are from and the amount you wish to donate.
Thanks for your ongoing support Anne, I hope all is going well for you in SA!
Kalai x x x
- At 8:12pm on July 9, 2009, Erin van der Vyver said…
- Hi Anne - a bit of a follow on from my message yesterday. This is a message that my mum posted in response - I have just copied and pasted it:
Hello my love - thanks for your help at Zeverfontein this morning. And for writing about Cedarwood - you are doing great PRO work on behalf of your cyber-challenged mama. I wanted to read what you wrote to Anne Warburton about the number of squares required for a blanket but cannot seem to open the rest of your message - is it me, or am I not permitted to read further anyway?
Can I say here, that on average we use about 30 sqs per blanket, the most common size being 6 sqs x 5 sqs which is good for a child of (say) 3 - 8 years old.
But depending on the squares being used (some are small, and some are, well ... LARGE !) one can make a 7 x 5, or a 6 x 4 or even a 6 x 8 for a teenager ? Fly it by the seat of your pants is the answer, I guess. Love y'all xxxxx
Hope that helps Anne.
E
- At 12:50am on July 9, 2009, Erin van der Vyver said…
- Hi Anne - apologies for having taken so long to reply to you. Where does the time go??
Thank you so much for all your support - we really need more South Africans like you to jump on board and get involved.
The number of squares it tkaes to make blanket depends on the size of the blanket (and the squares we are using). The smallest blanket we make is a 6 x 4 which would be 24 squares.
Thanks for your consistent involvement Anne.
Chat soon
E
- At 5:01pm on June 1, 2009,
Zanny Lovemore Blew said… - Hallo Anne - feel I know u. Ronda (sister) talks a lot about you. You have an african grey. Our grandmother who lived her life time in Zimbabwe and wrote her memoirs, amazing lady, always had african greys. I have the most amazing and special australian cockatiel called shona (short for mashonaland). He talks, is my constant companion, keeps me in fits, is affectionate and sleeps often on the pillow next to my head. KAS family, of which you are one, are so thrilled with all your hard work for this wonderful charity. Hopefully we will all met up in S.A next year. Sandy is my daughter, Kalai and Cressida my granddaughters, and we are all flying back to Africa for a holiday in March 2010. Exciting indeed
- At 7:49am on May 31, 2009,
Ronda Helen Lowrie said… - Forgot to say - hope you and your daughter from Perth have a wonderful reunion on Monday ! We will be welcoming our daughter and son in law back from Italy the same day - and going off grannie and grampa duty !! x
- At 7:45am on May 31, 2009, Ronda Helen Lowrie said…
- Hello Anne - actually I am IN the Cape at the moment and had every intention of contacting you while here, but the wheels fell off because firstly I left your postcard at home so don't have your contact numbers, and secondly, am babysitting two precious grandchildren for 6 days while my older daughter, Sian, and her husband are in Italy for a wedding ! Erin (younger daughter and your friend (below) has been here helping me which has been much needed since Luca is just 2 and baby Gemma not quite 4 months !! Will be back in the Cape soon, I hope, and will definitely contact you then ! Lovely to chat this way in the meantime - have also enjoyed the wintry Cape weather which has inspired me to SEW UP one or two knit-a-square blankets when the babes have been sleeping ! Love from Ronda xx
- At 8:58pm on May 20, 2009, Erin van der Vyver said…
- Hi Anne - absolutely!! I am really trying to spread the 'Knit-A-Square' word and drive some more South African interest in the project. Hopefully we will see some more fellow 'Saffers' here soon!
Regards
Erin
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