The Knitting Accountant
I was very surprised upon my return from holidays in Canada to find our accountant, Vandet, knitting. Not only knitting, but knitting a monster, in the round, and with great skill. I asked him what...
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We ordered more than 100 finger puppets for Christmas presents for our preschool students. Leo was absolutely delighted to unwrap the pig from Santa as you can see! I have had many families tell me how...
View ArticleHappy Pre Schoolers!
Last year, a friend who had visited the workshop, showed our finger puppets to the director of the pre school where she worked in Australia. The school director decided to buy a CK finger puppet for...
View ArticleCongratulations to one of our knitters
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...
View ArticleHappy Silk
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...
View ArticleAnother new shop for CK
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...
View ArticleOnabee in Melbourne
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...
View ArticleMagnet Dolls
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...
View ArticleFun Knitting Pattern for Sale
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...
View ArticleWe’ve moved
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...
View ArticleWe’re hiring
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...
View ArticleYarn donation from Australia
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...
View ArticleKnitted Hippos Take over Italy
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… Any holiday must include some fun in the sun. This pair...
View ArticleTraining at Trapeang Anh Chan
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...
View ArticleCambodia Knits launches a Kickstarter campaign
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....
View ArticleSales Staff Vacancy at Cambodian Creations
Cambodian Creations is looking for one more sales staff. We require someone who is able to work a full day on Sunday (10am-4pm) and Monday (9:30am-5:30pm) and has confidence in speaking English with...
View ArticleSponsor a Knitter. Create Change.
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...
View ArticleWe’re Hiring!
Do you want to join a fun and relaxed team? Want to work for a company having a positive impact for women in Cambodia? Love accounting and are eager to develop yourself and your skills? We are...
View ArticleWelcome to Chenda!
We’re very happy to welcome our new Accounting and Admin Assistant, Chenda. Chenda started working with us last week and has quickly become a part of the headquarters family. Here’s a brief...
View ArticleTeam Building Friday Fun
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...
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