At the suggestion of one of the Knit-a-Square Facebook members, Julie Fletcher, we contacted and asked permission to use the ethnic doll patterns developed by the Uthando Project.
I have been inspired to write a little about the wonderful week I have had in Joburg with Wendy, Ronda and volunteers at Knit a Square! I remember when my creative cousin Sandy McDonald birthed the idea of the knitting of squares that would be sent t
Although the Postal Strike slowed down the arrival of parcels, in 2014, the team opened and sorted a huge number of parcels from generous people around the world. Thank you !
On a freezing cold day at the beginning of June 2014, we headed off to Finetown once more … and, thanks to a large group of volunteers on that particular occasion, we were able to visit three schools.
As you probably already know, when all the lovely squares, hats, toys, vests and sweaters arrive in South Africa, our dedicated volunteers have the job of unpacking them all. Not only do they unpack though, they need to count everything up for the sq
Bienvenu à la nouvelle Section Française. Je m'appelle Valerie Zalewski et je suis ici pour vous guidez dans votre voyage au monde de Knit-a-Square. Vous y trouverez des infos importantes afin de participer pleinement à Knit-a-Square. Il y aura des n
So, who would like to join me in a mini, ONE SQUARE, challenge over the Christmas and New Year period? (Go on, you know you can squeeze one square in between the cooking, wrapping, opening, Christmas festivities, family v
To simplify things (and for me 'simple' is ALWAYS better...lol) we have decided to combine two of your favourite discussions: Yarn-aholics Therapy and Anyone Feel Like A Chat? We thank Jeni (Harrison'
Hi Everyone! As we start the new year us Moderators have gotten our cyber brooms out and are now tidying up abit. Part of that is to start a new Furry Friends thread so the old thread can be moved over into the archives. I will start with a photo o
Pam published a list of our monthly themes for 2015 in the December issue of KasSnippets, but to make the list easy to find in the months to come, I am re-posting it here.
Many of us like to plan ahead, purchase special yarns for an upcoming theme, o
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
Early in June we headed off to Othandweni Day Care Centre, in Finetown. We have found that when we start distributing in a new area, the word spreads and principals of all the other local Day