WHO: Knit-A-Square, a charity collecting crocheted and knitted squares for AIDS orphans.
WHAT: Collecting 400,000 squares! 400,000! Enough to make 10,000 blankets! You could also make a vest, a pullover or a hat!
WHAT TO MAKE: 8″x8″ squares. (20×20 cms) 24 squares = 1 baby blanket. 40 squares = child’s blanket. (Knit instructions!) (Crochet instructions!) Make 1 square. Make 400,000 squares. Go for it.
WHY: “This children’s charity serves many of these abandoned children and AIDS orphans both affected by, and infected with, HIV AIDS. It is estimated that there are 11.6 million orphans* in sub-saharan Africa. 1.4 million live in South Africa.” More about these orphans here.
WHERE: The charity is in South Africa. There are a few postal requirements, which you can read about here.
If you’d like to keep up-to-date with this charity, you can sign up for their ezine, Square Circle here. Their website is so great! There’s even a page for pain free knitting!!
*In case you’d like to know how many people 11.6 million really is, it’s about the size of the state of Ohio. Or a little more than the entire population of Greece. Think about it.
thanks again for letting us know about this.
This is awesome. Thank you for posting and helping find more knitters and crocheters to send squares for the children. You too are raising awareness. That’s great. Sandy