Hi everyone, I want to know what is going on for Christmas, I've been under the weather, and my computer has been down, but need some catching up, and I'm trying to find out what is up for Christmas....thanx and happy holidays
What a wonderful welcome. Although I am halfway through my 4th jumper I just couldn't resist starting on the wool/alpaca mix.
It is so easy to knit so I've decided to make a blanket. I don't know what size I'm aiming for yet. I'll just keep knitting.
Hope you have all been managing to see some of our pics on the Flickr/Twitter pages? For those of you who haven't, here are some recent pics for you to have a look at.
We have been MEGA-busy recently, trying to get through t
Here is the long-awaited pattern for the geometric squares. It's relatively easy to do but should be kept in multiples of 4 in terms of stitches and rows. A visual pattern appears below. :o)
With Color A, chain 29 (or a multiple of 4 plus 1).
Hi everyone! October kinda snuck up and pounced on us! Wow time is zipping past. Our KAS calendar suggests "Member's Choice" as the October challenge. :) So we are suggesting you pick your favorite item, be it square, hat, vest, blanket or cuddle
I recently decided to take up knitting because I'm so tired of consumer society and the fact that people rarely make things by hand for other people anymore. On birthdays, christmas etc, there is alw
I've been a knitter since I was around 6 years old when my grandmother taught me to knit and crochet. I've had periods in my life when I've been a manic knitter and periods when I've not knitted. I recently returned to knitting wh
Hi! I'm Megan, just joined up! I actually have never knitted before, but a few months ago I decided to embrace being 23 and single and made myself a single-lady bucket list! I've slowly been knocking items off, one by one, and knitting is on that lis
Hi everyone! Here's our idea for the September challenge, courtesy of Jeanne:
"Fruit colored hats", that would include reds for strawberries and raspberries, blues for blueberries, black/blues/purples for blackberries, pinks, greens and whites for w
Hi, I am a 35 year old mother of a very lively 3 year old boy. I've been meaning to start crochetting again for a while and reading about this charity has given me the impetus I needed. I was also born and bred on the West coast of Africa so this is
Hello, I'm so glad to have found this site! I am a retired Health Visitor living in Northampton with my husband - who still works - and my black labrador, Maggie-May. I go into a local school two afternoons a week to help children with reading. I am loo
I started knitting squares 2 weeks ago and have 20 colourful squares. If I have 50 squares I will send it to Soweto. I enjoy knitting. Keep up the good work. Erna.
I have just sold the first pack of wool on Ebay to raise postage funds for KAS - and got £5.77 which is a great start. for anyone not knowing the history of this and thinking I am mad selling wool when we are all knitting - i have been given loads o
Hello all. I am new to the forum and was wondering if there anyone in the NYC area that would be interested in starting a knit-a-square circle. I would love to have a a date every week orevery other week where we could get together and knit and chat
I taught myself to crochet about 15 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. My mother had crocheted a blanket for my sister, and I was so jealous! I wanted one for myself, but mom never picked up a hook after that one afghan. Well, here I
Hello, I'm Maureen, Jessica's nanny. I am from Burntwood in Staffordshire and have been knitting on and off all my life, well, most of it lol. Now I am retired I have more time on my hands and have been looking for a worthwhile cause to put my time t
My name is Lely and I'm a MD practicing in Nova Scotia, Canada. I can only knit so much on my "free time" therefore I was so happy to see that my squares had arrived ( I had mailed them many months ago). And even more so, to see that they
Hi I would love to meet a few people who also enjoy the same interests as me. Like knitting,embroidery,sports,reading,puzzles,pearls... I`m 29 year`s old and would be very happy if someone in my age would like to write to me!