Blog & Latest News Check in here for our latest news! 5 steps to a (more) plastic free office (+tips) July 31, 2020 Today, as I prepared to post this, I realized I hadn’t prepared for lunch. So I ordered from a restaurant that I know uses eco-friendly packaging. Unfortunately, the delivery service put the order in a plastic bag. As I walked back in from collecting my lunch from the driver,... 10+ ways to use Rainbow Set for Skills Development July 5, 2020 A fairly handmade plastic free-toy for all stages of a child’s development Children are really, really good at playing. And there’s good reason to let them play: it’s a big part of how they learn and develop skills. From the earliest days of their tiny lives, babies are observing and... How you can support us during Covid-19 March 29, 2020 Our way of life is changing… March 29, 2020 Greetings from Phnom Penh! There seems to be no news these days, but Covid-19 news. We check online what is happening in our area, our country and around the world too often, our minds and hearts are full of sadness, grief,... Happy Earth Day from Cambodia Knits! April 23, 2019 Today is Earth Day, the world largest environmental movement, it is a day of political action and civic participation. People march, sign petitions, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads. In Cambodia, the rapid economic and population growth is leading to significant environmental pollution. Economic development activities have generated major... Team Building Friday Fun August 31, 2018 Taking time out from regular work day busy-ness and reflecting on how we work together is important in any organization. We’re committing the last Friday of every month to spend a couple hours together to “build our team”. As we are three brands sharing a workspace and often collaborating... Sponsor a Knitter. Create Change. February 13, 2018 Em Samoeun (55) Cambodia has a long tradition of producing handmade crafts, however the rural families that produce them are among the country’s most impoverished. Cambodia Knits aims to combat this background by working to increase income and employment opportunities in marginalized communities, training locals to produce high quality,... Cambodia Knits launches a Kickstarter campaign October 18, 2013 We’re launching a new product line at Cambodia Knits and we need your help. After discovering 100% cotton yarn in delicious colours, but too thin to knit with, we decided to cross over into crochet. Although we are Cambodia Knits, we believe in staying flexible and making the best... Training at Trapeang Anh Chan October 17, 2013 Since September 20th, CK staff and knitters have been training at the relocation site at Trapeang Anh Chan (TAC). They have been teaching knitting and crochet skills to up to 25 participants. There are a core group of 15 that attend regularly and will likely join the CK team... Knitted Hippos Take over Italy October 8, 2013 A gang of hippos recently took a trip to Italy and boy, oh boy, did they have a great time! Check out the photos to see just what they got up to… ... Yarn donation from Australia June 11, 2013 CK would like to send out a big thank you to Ms. Kim Coogan, who brought over a large donation of yarn from Australia this past week. She lugged several kilograms of yarn for us from Tasmania in her suitcase, all of which we can make use of. We... We're hiring March 20, 2013 Cambodia Knits is looking for an Accountant/Stock person. Do you have the right skill and interest in helping provide employment in poor communities? Have a look at the Job Description and send your CV and cover letter to info@cambodiaknits.com.Click here to download. Deadline is March 29, 2013.... We’ve moved October 19, 2012 Cambodia Knits has moved office. We’re still inside of Netpro Cambodia and you can find us at House 116, Street 113. We’re just across the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, almost opposite the former entrance gate. You can find us by looking for the bright orange gate.... Fun Knitting Pattern for Sale August 7, 2011 Introducing our first ever knitting pattern: Twitter. Designer Thelma Egberts contacted us a few month ago and offered us this pattern to sell and raise money for Cambodia Knits. Thelma is known in the knitting world for her very popular Dead Fish Hat, which was featured on Knitty and... Magnet Dolls May 25, 2011 Last year, our friend and supporter, Veronica Sherman, asked us to re-design our monkeys to include long legs and magnetic arms. With her guidance, we developed the long leg monkeys which were only available for sale with bags, also of her design. The magnet monkeys proved to be very... Onabee in Melbourne April 9, 2011 We haven’t posted this earlier, but since February, CK finger puppets have been available in Melbourne. The wonderful Fiona Burnes visited our workshop back in January and gave a crochet lesson to our staff. She loved the finger puppets she decided to stock them at her cute store in... Another new shop for CK April 7, 2011 For all of you in Phnom Penh who like taking a walk along the Riverside, we now have a store selling CK products just there. Welcome to the CK family V Silk. The shop sells a variety of silks and other made in Cambodia products. It’s at House #221... Happy Silk March 24, 2011 Announcing a new sales locations for CK goodies: Happy Silk. Happy Silk is located on Street 178, just down from the Riverside and around the corner from the FCC. So you can get yourself a handful of finger puppets before heading upstairs for a drink while watching the sunset... Congratulations to one of our knitters March 10, 2011 Last week I visited the Kilometer 7 community where four of our very first knitters live. Since the week before, Rony and Tyna have been working from home and we wanted to assess what their working conditions were like at home. I was particularly worried about lighting and wanted... 1 2 3 … 9 Next Page »
5 steps to a (more) plastic free office (+tips) July 31, 2020 Today, as I prepared to post this, I realized I hadn’t prepared for lunch. So I ordered from a restaurant that I know uses eco-friendly packaging. Unfortunately, the delivery service put the order in a plastic bag. As I walked back in from collecting my lunch from the driver,...
10+ ways to use Rainbow Set for Skills Development July 5, 2020 A fairly handmade plastic free-toy for all stages of a child’s development Children are really, really good at playing. And there’s good reason to let them play: it’s a big part of how they learn and develop skills. From the earliest days of their tiny lives, babies are observing and...
How you can support us during Covid-19 March 29, 2020 Our way of life is changing… March 29, 2020 Greetings from Phnom Penh! There seems to be no news these days, but Covid-19 news. We check online what is happening in our area, our country and around the world too often, our minds and hearts are full of sadness, grief,...
Happy Earth Day from Cambodia Knits! April 23, 2019 Today is Earth Day, the world largest environmental movement, it is a day of political action and civic participation. People march, sign petitions, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads. In Cambodia, the rapid economic and population growth is leading to significant environmental pollution. Economic development activities have generated major...
Team Building Friday Fun August 31, 2018 Taking time out from regular work day busy-ness and reflecting on how we work together is important in any organization. We’re committing the last Friday of every month to spend a couple hours together to “build our team”. As we are three brands sharing a workspace and often collaborating...
Sponsor a Knitter. Create Change. February 13, 2018 Em Samoeun (55) Cambodia has a long tradition of producing handmade crafts, however the rural families that produce them are among the country’s most impoverished. Cambodia Knits aims to combat this background by working to increase income and employment opportunities in marginalized communities, training locals to produce high quality,...
Cambodia Knits launches a Kickstarter campaign October 18, 2013 We’re launching a new product line at Cambodia Knits and we need your help. After discovering 100% cotton yarn in delicious colours, but too thin to knit with, we decided to cross over into crochet. Although we are Cambodia Knits, we believe in staying flexible and making the best...
Training at Trapeang Anh Chan October 17, 2013 Since September 20th, CK staff and knitters have been training at the relocation site at Trapeang Anh Chan (TAC). They have been teaching knitting and crochet skills to up to 25 participants. There are a core group of 15 that attend regularly and will likely join the CK team...
Knitted Hippos Take over Italy October 8, 2013 A gang of hippos recently took a trip to Italy and boy, oh boy, did they have a great time! Check out the photos to see just what they got up to… ...
Yarn donation from Australia June 11, 2013 CK would like to send out a big thank you to Ms. Kim Coogan, who brought over a large donation of yarn from Australia this past week. She lugged several kilograms of yarn for us from Tasmania in her suitcase, all of which we can make use of. We...
We're hiring March 20, 2013 Cambodia Knits is looking for an Accountant/Stock person. Do you have the right skill and interest in helping provide employment in poor communities? Have a look at the Job Description and send your CV and cover letter to info@cambodiaknits.com.Click here to download. Deadline is March 29, 2013....
We’ve moved October 19, 2012 Cambodia Knits has moved office. We’re still inside of Netpro Cambodia and you can find us at House 116, Street 113. We’re just across the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, almost opposite the former entrance gate. You can find us by looking for the bright orange gate....
Fun Knitting Pattern for Sale August 7, 2011 Introducing our first ever knitting pattern: Twitter. Designer Thelma Egberts contacted us a few month ago and offered us this pattern to sell and raise money for Cambodia Knits. Thelma is known in the knitting world for her very popular Dead Fish Hat, which was featured on Knitty and...
Magnet Dolls May 25, 2011 Last year, our friend and supporter, Veronica Sherman, asked us to re-design our monkeys to include long legs and magnetic arms. With her guidance, we developed the long leg monkeys which were only available for sale with bags, also of her design. The magnet monkeys proved to be very...
Onabee in Melbourne April 9, 2011 We haven’t posted this earlier, but since February, CK finger puppets have been available in Melbourne. The wonderful Fiona Burnes visited our workshop back in January and gave a crochet lesson to our staff. She loved the finger puppets she decided to stock them at her cute store in...
Another new shop for CK April 7, 2011 For all of you in Phnom Penh who like taking a walk along the Riverside, we now have a store selling CK products just there. Welcome to the CK family V Silk. The shop sells a variety of silks and other made in Cambodia products. It’s at House #221...
Happy Silk March 24, 2011 Announcing a new sales locations for CK goodies: Happy Silk. Happy Silk is located on Street 178, just down from the Riverside and around the corner from the FCC. So you can get yourself a handful of finger puppets before heading upstairs for a drink while watching the sunset...
Congratulations to one of our knitters March 10, 2011 Last week I visited the Kilometer 7 community where four of our very first knitters live. Since the week before, Rony and Tyna have been working from home and we wanted to assess what their working conditions were like at home. I was particularly worried about lighting and wanted...