Stayin' Warm

Just before moving over here my mother-in-law taught me how to crochet.  I love it!  So far I've made several blankets and a few scarves.  I can only make flat things.  One Christmas I tried making stockings and it was disastrous.

Last year I made this blanket for my friend's birthday:

I loved the design so I decided to make a similar one for our little girl's blanket:

Mark thought we needed a shot with me in the picture:

And here's a sneak preview of the second blanket for our other little girl: