granny squares for vanessa

i started crocheting just over a year ago... i was inspired to make something as a gift for vanessa (who i endearingly call littleness... because she's a little bundle of joy) to welcome her into our world. i made a brightly coloured baby throw/blanket for her which i decorated with scalloped edges and added purple & yellow double layered flowers on alternate squares. i got the pattern for the granny squares, flowers and scallop edging from an Australian Women's Weekly Mag from 2006 which can be found here on the internet.... it has very easy instructions to follow which could be completed by a crochet first timer like me.

i was so excited about the blanket & giving this to vanessa as soon as i finished it (i finished it a couple of weeks after she was born) that i didn't even photograph it before giving it to her. so i must give special thanks to issy (vanessa's mummy for taking such a beautiful photograph of the blanket for me so i can post about it). thanks issy!

i love giving handcrafted gifts, its a part of me that i give to those i love.