"Good luck everyone with Yours Live! Hope you all have a great time and that things go well. Will be thinking of you while I'm on something called "Talking Partners" training for school. Cheerio."
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Jumpers for school age children?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine Jones Oct 11, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Did I see somewhere on KAS recently that larger jumpers are needed? I found a pattern in a Feed the Children booklet for school uniform jumpers (so children are ABLE to attend school). I've started…Continue
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Anne Griffith replied to Bronwyn Low's discussion SLIP-OVER - all in one and very easy"I finished the hat today and it IS smaller than some of the ones on the site but is a really neat shape. Will do the next one on slightly larger needles to make it a bit more generous."
Anne Griffith replied to Bronwyn Low's discussion SLIP-OVER - all in one and very easy"It is, isn't it, but I liked her variations, and the hat pattern too--I've started one as I wanted to see how it would turn out...possibly a bit smaller than we normally make, but that may be fine for Zimbabwe.
She had some nice recipes on…"
Anne Griffith replied to Pam Johnson's discussion Making gifts throughout the year blog"So glad to find I am not alone in my sizing up of a card for tag potential as soon as I open the envelope!
I received lovely home produced gifts from my cousin this year...a jar of preserved lemons (used in Moroccan recipes) and a jar of…"
Anne Griffith replied to Sandy McDonald's discussion Our furry companions"The cat brain diagram I really like, especially the asthmatic person locator; as Charis said it really explains my cats' behaviour!"
Anne Griffith replied to Philippa Green's discussion Hello From the Dreaming Spires"Hello Philippa...welcome to KAS. I take some knitting everywhere, just in case I have time for a quick row. As this is how I grew up, with my mum knitting on the bus/tube/train etc., to me this seems perfectly normal.
Is there a wool shop in Oxford?…"
Anne Griffith replied to Harrison's mom's discussion Yarn-aholics Therapy"Well, dear Jeanne and all, I know my resolution should be to finish unfinished projects and buy no more yarn until I've emptied the stash...blue moons ha ha!
However, I AM going to focus on a project at a time, using what I have. The January…"
Anne Griffith replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Knit-a-squillion Talk & Tally"a) have just realised that I didn't actually add the 80 squares I took to chester to the tally and
b)Christmas being what it is, I've found at least 3 lots of unready squares lurking in bags which I thought were something…"
Linda Maltby left a comment for Anne Griffith"Hi Anne,
Wishing you a "Happy Birthday" and a "Merry Christmas" !
Linda x"
Anne Griffith replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Christmas 2011 can you believe it?"Yes the squares took first place this year. But I DID manage to get most of the cards off today, and the posted presents. Tomorrow is clear the decks and maybe even make mince pies. On Friday I'll go really early to pick up the meat from the…"
Anne Griffith commented on Diane McTigue's group UK"Having got my hopes up about Jigsaw continuing, it does feel rather flat now if it's all stopping...even though this was the original cut-off point. I didn't realise Liz Snowden had left."
Anne Griffith replied to Pam Antink's discussion FACEBOOK messages for sharing with Forum Members"This is very similar to the one made in Norfolk supporting the work of Livability and the John grooms Home in Norwich for disabled young people to live as independently as possible. Their squares will be made into blankets for local care homes and…"
Anne Griffith replied to Harrison's mom's discussion Yarn-aholics Therapy"wow Christine that's beautiful! I'm so glad you were able to make such good use of those lovely shades. To think it was sitting lonely in my stash and now it's 3 beautiful hats, so quickly!! Thankyou."
Anne Griffith replied to Viv Radcliffe's discussion delivering squares to Jigsaw"Was in Chester today and manageress said same thing, they will keep taking squares...would be wonderful if that's the case!!!"
Anne Griffith replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Knit-a-squillion Talk & Tally"Have just written on UK page about today's visit to Jigsaw Chester.......looks very hopeful.
ALSO DID YOU KNOW.......they don't actually send/bring stuff to/from South Africa??? I thought our squares formed a part-load or ballast or…"
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- At 7:04am on December 24, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Anne,
Wishing you a "Happy Birthday" and a "Merry Christmas" !
Linda x
- At 8:51pm on December 10, 2011,
Pam Antink said… Hello Anne, thanks so much for sharing the fundraising info - I'll make a note for the future. At the moment KAS is only a registered charity in Australia and most of these type of things will not support overseas charities. I will research more. We eventually hope to get KAS registered in the UK, but we cannot do that until the accounts are certified in Oz. Please keep an eye out for any other ideas as I've created a file. Have also listed everyclick.com. It would lovely to get more financial support, I'd particularly like KAS to pay Sandy a small stipend to enable her to be back on the forum more often - we do miss her vibrant leadership. Take care.
- At 8:31pm on October 11, 2011,
Elaine Jones said… - Hi Anne, yes I know exactly what you mean but there's no harm in just making some enquiries. If it seems likely it's going to be too expensive and/or time consuming, we don't have to proceed.
- At 5:14am on October 11, 2011, Elaine Jones said…
- Hi Anne, Sorry to be so long coming back to you - it's been a bit hectic lately. However, just had lunch with Pam Johnson so feeling a bit more relaxed. I think it's well worthwhile finding out what their policy is with regard to charities and I'm sure Carol will be able to give us some pointers with regard to insurance/electrical items etc. because I imagine all the events have similar rules. I haven't talked to Pam about this yet but we might be able to persuade her to join us and - just possibly - Pam Antink as well. Her brother lives in Leominster, which is not a million miles away. It will be easier to communicate if we become "friends" so I'll do an invitation.
- At 9:00pm on October 6, 2011, Elaine Jones said…
- Anne, I'm leaving this here because there have been so many comments on the UK forum since you asked me the question that my answer may get lost. Sorry for the delay but I've been having some communication problems - no electricity! I've never been to the Wonderwool Wales event although I have heard of it. It would be a terrific venue for a KAS stand although I have to confess that I am a little put off by all the rules and regulations. One would hope that they might not charge a fee for a charity stand but there is still the question of 3rd party liability insurance and the need to get any electrical items (e.g. a kettle) certified as safe by a qualified electrician. All quite costly I think? I have no experience of this kind of thing but I'm always keen to learn!
- At 10:15am on September 20, 2011,
Donna Radu said… - Anne: Thank you for suggesting The Knitting Circle. It's funny you should mention it, because I got into knitting, then crochet, last summer after my eldest son died at age 28. The yarn work really helped me then, and still does. Its simplicity, the fact that knitting keeps the hands busy without over-soliciting the mind, the creative nature of it, all comforted me and helped me to cope. I think it might be too soon to read this particular book, but someday...
- At 10:08am on May 8, 2011,
Christine Johnson said… - I'm relieved it worked. The reason I didn't give details of the stocking stitch background one are that because you need a garter stitch border to stop it curling, and the heart has the same amount of stitches (23) as the one you've made, one must need to have more stitches overall. The first ones I made were from some wool I had which was a reasonable thickness but not aran and I believe I cast on about 39 stitches, probably on 4mm needles. Also the heart motif is in double moss stitch but that's probably not esssential. I haven't been back to that pattern because I have sort of got stuck making them in thicker yarns. I hope it works out for you.
- At 2:54am on May 8, 2011, Christine Johnson said…
That's good. After all that I forgot to say that I used 5mm needles but I expect you could work that out for yourself.
Enjoy your weekend.
- At 2:50am on May 8, 2011,
Carol Playford said… Hi christine
have had a look at your pattern, have wondered for a while how to do the heart square and just to say it has printed out fine for me. Thanks, will let you know how the actual knitting goes!
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