My First Crochet Project Ever!

When I was about 24 weeks pregnant I was really bored. It was Summer holidays. I had read everything on my summer reading list. I didn't really have that much prep for my class because the other girls I was teaching Kindy with the most organised most generous people I have ever had the privilege of teaching with, and I wanted to do something while I lay on the lounge so I didn't feel quite so lazy. A beautiful girlfriend was a crocheter and I had always admired her work. She made me a gorgeous scarf for Christmas (even though it is like 30C here) and I was like... I could do that.

My Nanna was a crocheter too and had tried to teach me a few years before she passed away. Mum still had all her hooks at home which was helpful.

So one night while at my girlfriends (we tended to hang out together on a Friday night, cause we were both pregnant and husbandless on that night) and I asked her if she would teach me. By the end of that night I could do a chain stitch and a double crochet (UK terms) and feeling pretty good about myself!

I stopped on the way home and bought some wool (from woolies at 10pm at night) and got the hooks from mum the next day.

Two weeks later (and treble stitch under my belt) and I had started a blanket. Its really not that great and and it quite messy in places. But it's bright and colourful and Little C loved it as a pram blanket. She loved sticking her fingers through it and pulling it, trying to munch on it. When I look at it now, 7 months later, its a little messy and maybe a little too bright, but I'm still really happy with it!

I think Nan would be proud, and probably a little annoyed that it took me this long to work out how fun it was!

Hope you like it. 

(The pattern is just a granny square and I just continued it around and around. My favourite granny square pattern can be found here. Happy crocheting)

My first row of trebles by myself. (I took a photo to send to my girlfriend to make sure I was doing it right)

Just as I started to put the edge on. It was curling, but it worked out OK. I got the pattern for the edge here

All finished. I still haven't stitched the ends in. (I'm not that good with finishing things)