Just a quick heads-up to the knitters out there who want to do good with their needles: the Knit a Square project aims to improve the lives of impoverished children in South Africa - many of whom have been affected by HIV - who do not have the home comforts that we take for granted in the West. Instructions and a pattern are here if you'd like to help make blankets for these kids; the charity promise that every single square they receive will be used to keep a cold child warm.
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