Lovely to have you with us Chris.  I live on the Shropshire/Wales border - our KAS family grows every day.  Have you joined us on the UK group too?

Welcome to KAS Chris and warm greetings from South Africa :)

Welcome, Chris, from near Philadelphia in the USA. So glad you joined us!

Meant to mention, my husband and I travel quite regularly to your area of England as he has family in Barnard Castle.  

Hello Chris, so glad you've joined us. Keeping the children in South Africa warm has brought together a world-wide group of caring knitters and crocheters.

If you haven’t already, please read through the welcome message on the forum main page for helpful hints and things that might interest you.  http://forum.knit-a-square.com

If you appreciate a “challenge”, you might like to join the Monthly challenge.  This is a fun way to try new ideas.  Every month, a theme is chosen to challenge the forum members to create something new and different......it could be a new colour, a different stitch or a totally new way of knitting/ crocheting.  An 8” square is the perfect size for experimenting.

This month’s challenge is  Japan, The Orient & a Flavour of the East                                                     

Please have a look at what some of us have made and then join us in making a square of two that is your representation of the Far East.

And as always, making the basic square is a wonderful way to relax and still help the children.  Plain Jane squares, as they are affectionately called, are the backbone of KAS.  They are always needed.

Whatever you decide, we would love to see photos of your work.  Click on the photo option at the top of the page, click “Add”  and follow the prompts.

Enjoy !