JANUARY 2016 THEME - OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Happy New Year!
Welcome everyone to the KAS Monthly Themes for 2016
To bring our themes together this year under 'one umbrella' our focus is.......
Colour Their World
Our aim is to brighten the lives of the children with our squares; colour, colour, colour.... in every monthly theme!
All members can contribute.....and have fun!
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Mandela Squares
Ronda has requested that during January we make our special Mandela Squares, so that the squares reach the SA team by the end of March. This allows time for them to be included in the blankets ready for distribution to the children on Mandela Day 18th July. Even very young children recognise the colours of their SA flag and enjoy having a special Mandela square in their blanket. So let us see what we can do……
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January 2016 Theme - Our Beautiful World
We live in a beautiful world, filled with colour and wonder: rainbows, sunsets, blue skies, snow-capped mountains, lakes, green grass and vast blue oceans. All around us Mother Nature reveals her beauty through the changing seasons.
In spring, the fresh green growth of leaves and delicate pink and white blossoms appear on bare branches; daffodils share their golden splendour; colourful birds are busy in the garden building their nests and fluffy white lambs frolic in the fields. In summer we enjoy the golden sunshine and gardens bursting with colourful flowers; delicate butterflies and buzzing bees can be seen enjoying their bounty.
The summer sunshine draws us to the natural beauty of the coast, where children explore the wonders of the seaside, rock pools and wonderfully shaped sea shells just waiting to be found in the sand. The countryside has its own charm, fields ripe with crops of corn and barley; meadow flowers swaying in the breeze and the sight and sound of animals with their young.
In autumn we enjoy the trees clothed in their magnificent colours of rust, brown, red and gold that reminds us that winter is just around the corner! Perhaps for us, winter gives us the opportunity to stay in our cosy, warm homes knitting and crocheting, while outside the icy winds blow, the rain falls or snow turns our world white!
Our world is beautiful; but only Mother Nature can really show us how beautiful, so I have gathered 35 glimpses of Our Beautiful World in Mother Nature's Blanket that I hope will inspire us all to create beautiful, colourful squares for the children's blankets..........
You can click on the images to enlarge them if you wish
The cold South African winter is hard for the many orphaned and vulnerable children who don't have adequate clothing, or the warmth and comforts of a home. So let us get busy knitting and crocheting plain or fancy squares, hats and hand warmers, inspired by Our Beautiful World, to keep these children wrapped in warmth and help Colour Their World.
Linda is kindly looking after the albums for Our Beautiful World theme, please click on a link below to browse:
Album 1 http://forum.knit-a-square.com/photo/albums/2016-january-our-beauti...
Album 2 http://forum.knit-a-square.com/photo/albums/2016-january-our-beauti...
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Permalink Reply by Chris Chiplen on
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I love natures shades of pinks and lilacs and purples and when are growing together in a flower garden in summer, they are gorgeous. I have used 2 strands of yarn in each square.
I know that long sleeved garments are not on Ronda's wish list, but I am still very happy for them to be given to a third party who will distribute them to needy children. I don't mind not seeing photos, as long as a little one is warm.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Powell on
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Speaking of spring in the Great White North...... in a few months the Canada Geese will come honking their way home and soon after that I will find...... Wild Strawberries in the Lawn...
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A lovely bright sun in this unfolding mysterious blanket of yours Louise! So todays clue looks like the sun is in top left hand corner, so I wonder what the sun can see that we can't? The mystery continues.........
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Permalink Reply by Diana D on
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Indeed. The suspense continues... Happy Sunny Friday!!! Thanks Louise!!!
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Permalink Reply by Karla Bystrianská on
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Lovely sun! I am so curious what the next square will reveal. I guess It will be a beautiful garden...
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Permalink Reply by Robin Monsees on
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Wow… that's a big sun. I can start to visualize where this blanket is going. I can't wait to see it finished.
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A pansy, one of my mother's favourite flowers. A little butterfly visiting....
This square represents all pink and purple flowers (my favourite colours) and I thought the lacy butterflies looked at home here.
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Permalink Reply by Louise on
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Wow Chris, What a lovely sight, two more beautiful squares.....Love the butterflies and did you make the pansy? It's very pretty. :))
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Both squares look so beautiful and tender.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gillman on
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I am getting a real thrill out of all the beautiful interpretations of our beautiful world !
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