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.