MAY THEME 2024 - AFRICA

[Amy]

AFRICA

From Egypt

To Victoria Falls

Africa has many incredible destinations to visit.

There are such amazing and unique animals,

From Lions

to Elephants

Or Penguins

Maybe an Ostrich

And for sure the Giraffes

AFRICA has so many things for the children to explore and enjoy.

This month let us celebrate all that is Africa and embrace the colors of the South African Flag.

The Colors of the Month are Yellow and Gold.

We cannot wait to see your creations...

 

[Chris Chiplen]

                                                                   The colours are actually more vibrant in the blanket....

[Estelle McLeod]

Oh Chris you have captured the perfect African colours - brilliant!

[Diane Burns]

Wonderful colours in this beautiful blanket

[Sharon B]

You've done it again, Chris.   Fabulous blanket. Thinking of a happy and warm child wrapped in it for years makes me smile.

[Amy]

Talk about a perfect match between the photo and your blanket colorwise...PERFECTION indeed. 

Loving the Mama and baby elephant.

[Karen Gordon]

Oh Chris these colourways are a beautiful representation of African scenery and it's animal kingdom.   You're a clever lass xx

[Patricia Underwood]

If your weather is as dull as ours, Chris, I can understand your struggle to get a decent photograph but your blanket totally captures the colours in the picture. Beautiful.

[Bev Jeffery]

LOVE the design of this blanket, Chris!!

You always seem to create the perfect design for the colourways in the yarn you are using.

SUPER colour choices to match the landscape. 

[Chris Chiplen]

Thank you Amy for sharing the beautiful photos in the intro❣️

[Amy]

Fun Facts...

There are 54 Countries in Africa . Algeria is the largest, 2,381,741 square kilometers or 919,600 square miles.  Gambia is the smallest on the mainland, 11,300 square kilometers or 4,400 square miles.

The Nile is the longest river in the world – although some researchers are arguing that The Amazon is longer. It flows through many different African countries and is the main water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan.

 As much as 95 percent of the world’s diamonds and 50 percent of the world’s gold comes from Africa

 

Africa produces 70% of the world's cocoa beans.  Cocoa beans are used to make chocolate. Most of the world’s beans come from 4 West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. 

Cacao refers to the raw material: the cacao beans that are harvested from the cacao tree. Cocoa is created after the beans are finely ground into a powder and roasted, and can be consumed as a drink or blended with sugar, milk, cocoa butter and cacao to make chocolate.

There are over 2000 languages spoken in Africa.