The temperatures in South Africa have dropped to below freezing during the evenings in many parts of the country recently and there have been reports of s
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
Very proud of the group with the Gumnuts having surpassed our annual target set to the height of the Eiffel Tower = 1620 squares. We will blow it out of the water - by how much well that's going to be warming to see just how many more blankets we ca
Hello everyone. What amazing good you are all doing. I don't yet know how to knit or crochet, but have just been looking at some youtube videos. So I'll be able to join you soon in making squares.
In Soweto, South Africa, June 16, 1976, about ten thousand black school children marched in a column more than half a mile long, protesting the poor quality of their education and demanding their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of
I wanted to update people and perhaps share some ideas about how a small group of knitters can make a big difference. After our teacosy extravaganza where we made over $300 for postage we are now branching out into scarves and hotwater bottle cases
NEWS FLASH! Ronda was interviewed on Radio Veritas in South Africa on 20th June - clickRonda'sRadio Broadcastto listen to her wonderful presentation on Knit-a-Square!
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This photographic album will provide a record of blankets made up from the lovingly created squares sent to South Africa from all corners of the globe. Various groups have laboured in SA to join the squares together to form these wonderfully warm bl
Hi everyone ! Let me tell you a nice story ...
A few month ago, I sent a long letter to 10 nursing homes, about KAS , about the needs of the vulnerable children in South Africa. I asked them if they would knit for us.
2 weeks later, I called each nu
A few weeks back I called the local newspaper - the Randburg Sun - and asked whether they would send a reporter to come a seewhat Knit-a-Square does. Joni came through and although she took many photos, she chose to use thi
I cannot believe how the weeks are flying by and all that we have been up to lately. The weather is turning colder by the day, here … and it can be very chilly in the mornings and evenings. I am trying to get back into the swing of things after hav
As winter approaches we have increased our number of distributions in order to get all the wonderful warm stock of blankets, beanies, tops and other items out to the orphaned and vulnerable children of South Africa before the really chilly weather re
As winter approaches we have increased our number of distributions in order to get all the wonderful warm stock of blankets, beanies, tops and other items out to the orp
On Tuesday, 1 April Wandi and I popped into the Chiawelo Community Centre to collect the first batch of blankets stitched together by this group of ladies as part of the KAS community upliftment programme whereby the gogos are given R10 for each blan
We've had some feedback recently that our donors and members would like to know a little bit more about how your donations are handled. To that end, I've put together an 'executive summary' for the last three months - January throu
As I am sure you are all aware, Knit-A-Square distributes to orphaned and vulnerable children all over South Africa and one of the areas that we have sent numerous boxes of your hand knitted items to, is KwaZulu Natal. A very big thank you to my hub