We feel so fortunate to have Laity Lodge Family Camp as a partner for KidKnits. Our family has gone to family camp the last two summers there and have found it to be an amazing place for a family retreat. This Christian family camp in the hill country of Central Texas has been exactly what…
DetailsSince we started selling KidKnits kits, we’ve been looking for a way of allowing people to make their finished hats uniquely KidKnits. This past summer, when we were in Kenya, we learned of a group, called Uhunzi, that makes amazing tags out of recycled aluminum, and we wondered if this could be our answer. After…
DetailsBringing KidKnits to your Classroom
One of the two primary missions of KidKnits is educating American youth. We believe that through our simple craft, we are uniquely positioned to bring some very important messages to American youth. First, it is important for all of our children to be aware of poverty in the world – that many kids worldwide do…
DetailsKidKnits is excited to announce the debut of a new yarn color, courtesy of our partners at True Vineyard Ministries! The new color is called Dejina, and is a deep shade of green. It is dyed with a leafy plant called Dejina in Kinyarwanda. While I don’t know the exact name of the plant in…
DetailsTen Thousand Villages!
KidKnits is very excited about our upcoming trunk show at Austin’s Ten Thousand Villages store. Ten Thousand Villages is the premier fair trade store in Austin, and they have been so gracious to host this event for us. What can people expect if they come by the store at 1317 S. Congress Avenue between 1:00…
DetailsPerhaps no single photo from our recent trip to Rwanda better captures what KidKnits is all about than this one, for many different reasons. First, one of Ellie’s favorite parts of the trip was playing with the children of the women working for TVM’s, particularly with Diana, Febrice, and Clemonce. Second, while KidKnits and TVM’s…
DetailsOne of the amazing people that we’ve had a chance to meet and interact with here at KidKnits is Bethany Dailey from gettinitpegged.com. Bethany writes a blog about loom knitting, and has recently learned about KidKnits yarn. She is getting ready to publish a new book of knitting patterns called Loom Knitting for Little People,…
DetailsYarn is coming!
Throughout the young life of the KidKnits project, having enough yarn to satisfy the demand has been a great challenge. So, it is with great excitement that I can share three pieces of good news coming from our partner, True Vineyard Ministries, all within the past 36 hours. From short term to long term: 1.…
DetailsThank you to True Vineyard Ministries for this amazing video. Fifteen widows, many of whom are seen in this short clip, are providing for their families through hand-spinning yarn. The yarn can be purchased at www.kidknits.org either alone or in knitting craft kits.
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