History of knitting, from knotted nets and knitted socks to knitting guilds We researched many of the great knitting sites on the net and other historical references for information on the history of knitting. Most of them cited a similar story from which we were able to establish this basic knitting history. Knotted nets Among […]
Knitting scarves breaks records and helps charity. Knitting scarves seems to be a favoured knitting project, both to break records and for giving to charity. The longer the better. The record for single-handedly knitting a scarf, which measured 3,463m (11,363 ft 11 in) when completed, is held by Norwegian, Helge Johansen, according to the Guiness […]
What's happening KAS . . .? As always we are so happy to welcome more than 200 new subscribers to the ezine and members to the forum. If this is the first time you have received Square Circle, you may enjoy reading some of the previous issues to give you an idea of the […]
Come with us to South Africa Hallo In 11 hours we will be on our way to South Africa. While some of the trip is about a long planned family reunion, much of it will devoted to meeting our wonderful volunteers and our children who we help look out for. Come on the journey with […]
A PLEA – help us warm these babies The three month old baby girl lying in the corner, lay listless. I stroked her perfect, tiny hand and with the little energy she had left, a smile flickered at the corner of her mouth. In less than a month, these babies will still sleep on this […]
Are we making a difference? We are back in Australia after a momentous, heart-warming, heart-wrenching trip to South Africa. We witnessed what you are achieving for those orphaned, vulnerable children we have been able to wrap blankets around, or put a hat on their heads, or hand them a pencil, soft toy or scrap […]
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