February - April 2011 challenge
Hello everyone, the February challenge is here! We are all so excited about this concept.
Meet our 9th KasCare bus Bongani (which means be grateful in Zulu).
Our aim is to fill the bus with 35 children, each with their own KAS blanket, and hat knitted and crocheted with love by all of you wonderful people. It will take 1225 squares (which makes 35 blankets) to fill the bus, and 35 hats. Please post your tally as you knit/crochet so that we can see our progress. The tally will be as such:
12 squares
1 hat
Then the next person adds to the previous tally, for example:
I made 3 squares and 2 hats so the tally is now:
15 squares
3 hats
Please for this challenge, ONLY add squares and hats, this is to keep it simple so that we can quickly and easily see the bus/buses fill up.
Watch the bus as it fills with children and their blankets are stored on top. If any of you have ever seen a typically African bus you will know that all manner of things are housed on the roof. For our buses it will be BLANKETS!
Our aim is to create a fleet of buses filled with children, warmed by our love. This challenge will run for three months (February, March and April); let’s see how many buses we can fill!
See, we've already filled the bus Njabulo, now onto the next bus, Bongani. Watch for the newest illustration!!
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Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on
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Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on
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Ready to mail, 36 donated squares and 1 hat.
New total:
6594 squares
292 hats
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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Gillian Eagle on
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I just mailed my first square. more to follow.
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New total:
6595 squares
292 hats
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Permalink Reply by Dawson on
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Congrats! That's more than what I can say; I have made over 250 squares and haven't been able to send any yet.
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Permalink Reply by Rachel A. on
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Keep up the good work, Dawson! Hopefully we will have another postal miracle (like Planet Purl) someday, and, when we do, YOU will be ready =)!
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Permalink Reply by Sue R on
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My sister, Linda brought over 150 squares this evening and they are all packed up to mail.
New total:
6745 squares
292 hats
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Permalink Reply by Helen M. Flagg on
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Will mail Monday: 139 squares and 8 hats.........
New totals:
6884 squares
300 hats
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Permalink Reply by kyla on
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mailed my GIANT stockpile of squares today - sent off 89 squares, 1 pair of slippers and 2 youth-adult-sized hats.
6986 squares
302 hats
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Bus three and bus four!
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