Finished!!!

I finished the Kente Inspired Baby Girl Blanket.  Although it started out as "kente inspired,"  I used more adinkra symbols than my original plan called for.  I guess I should call it "Adinkra inspired."    Besides the gye nyame symbol which is the most recognizable, the other symbols represent: strength, perseverence, wisdom, abundance, and femininity.  I am already making another blanket using water blue colors.  I have not decided on the symbols yet. But, it will be for the next baby boy in the family.  Instead of using Hobby Lobby's Yarn Bee Sweet Delight yarn, this time I am trying Red Heart's Candi Jensen Designer Sport.  We will see how it goes....
Oh yeah, I made a hat with left over yarn.  The pattern is the Squiggles and Grin Baby Hat  from Lion Brand.  This hat is just too cute.

Wisdom and Creativity

Here is another symbol for the baby blanket. I am choosing adinkra symbols which reflect my good wishes for the new baby. This symbol means wisdom and/or creativity. The color in the picture is not as vivid as the actual pink Baby Bee yarn... but it will have to do until I get a new camera.

Next Year....

Well, there is always next year. My "garden" this year was not as bountiful as last year. I am amazed at the resilience of brave farmers and pioneers who live off the land. Take a look at what is left of this years crop - a little chard, a few onions, one carrot, and hopefully (maybe) some tomatoes will grow before the weather changes. Maybe we will have just enough to make some chard soup. Yummy!

I am not discouraged, though. Next month, I will prepare the soil, and plan, and wait, and hope, ... until next year.