Today I was chauffeured by my son Andrew to a village called Purton, in Wiltshire, UK. On arrival we were greeted by Louise Tidman and Jude and then we met some of the wonderful team of crafters who support KAS. Louise had organised a great fund rais
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From Wendy Lewis and Anne Powell
..... and become another person entirely....
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by Cath Riley
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For me, the KAS experience started nearly 2 years ago when I found the Website and started making squares. Recently retired, I had lots of time so I got stuck in - and it took over my life!
In July last
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A new group of knitters/crocheters has sprung up on the east coast of Canada. The River John Square Knitters are very proud to welcome their sister group ... THE STELLAR KNITTERS from Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Stellarton and River John are
Read more…I would appreciate some feed back on that present suggestion that KAS needs help with postage and making up blankets. I have about 6 people knitting from my church and these ladies are retired or elderly with limited funds. I work full time but have
Read more…On Saturday July 18th, nine KAS 'sisters', who had never met each other before, came together in York, in the north of England, to knit and crochet together on Nelson Mandela Day.
Read more…I am wondering if any of you wonderfully talented and creative people can offer some suggestions for small, easy-to-knit or crochet items to use as give-aways.
The RJSK are hosting an event for Knit-in-Public day in June. We want to have a number
Read more…Unfortunately, Louise Tidman and I are unable to attend Heather's KAS UK Big Day Out on the 18th July, and decided that the next best thing would be for us to meet up, for our own little 'Big Day Out'. I was so excited, that Louise was willing to t
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Twice in one month! A couple of weeks ago, we were able to connect with Heather Mensah who was vacationing nearby Yesterday was another red-letter day and another meeting of some the Canadian KASfolk!
Linda and Dave Maltby were in the Newmarket
Read more…I have completed one square and was looking at the pattern book and website. I did not see any mention of mittens. Is this an item that could be used? Thanks!
Read more…Mini-report from Wendy :
A few weeks back I called the local newspaper - the
Randburg Sun - and asked whether they would send a reporter to come a see what Knit-a-Square does. Joni came through and although she took many photos, she chose to use thi
With the flurry of activities that come along with the month of December - the mountains of cookies to be baked, the tree to trim, the gifts to purchase and wrap, we all need to take a moment for ourselves.
It's good to know that we can enjoy a rel
Read more…Late last year, hopeful but only cautiously optimistic, I got in contact with the organizers of the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, one of the largest of its kind in the world and held in Bendigo, Australia once a year. After a few email conversation
Read more…http://themetapicture.com/this-is-how-you-create-a-teddy-bear-from-a-sock/
Just saw a cute bear online as posted above. It is made from one sock. If you get tired of hooking your toys, try this one.
Read more…If you live in Australia and you're a keen wool crafter, you've probably heard of The Australian Sheep and Wool Show. It's an absolutely huge event held in Bendigo, Victoria during July every year. In previous years the show has seen nearly 30,000 pe
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As most of you know, the U.S. group has been running a fundraiser for the last few weeks, in order to purchase tables, chairs and other needed items for the Nancefield Creche. It has been an AMAZING fun
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ONE SQUARE FOR AN ELBOW - KAS BLANKET POEM
One square for an elbow, one for an arm,
One for a shoulder, to help keep it warm.
One for a wrist and one for a knee,
One for a hip - just how hard can this be?
One for a bicep, I nearly forgot!
Where i
Read more…The new 2014 edition of the KAS calendar is now available for purchase in the shop!
You can buy it now for $9.95.
Many thanks to Sandy for designing next year's KAS calendar, it is full of beautiful photos of the kids and your knitting masterpieces
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CHRISTMAS FUN - LET’S SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER
Here we are, a community of friends from all around the world, but even though we get to know one another here on the Forum, we never get to "drop in" on one another.
This discussion
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