My first afghan in progress

I found this pattern a while back and was instantly in love with it. I can't even remember how I found it or what I was actually looking for, but I knew when I found it that I had to make an afghan with it. Here is the link for the original pattern :

http://millemakes.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/something-pretty-the-pattern/

(Great blog btw)

Something about the chunky texture of this double layered flower is just so pretty. It is very 3D and fluffy. I originally was going with a very similar color combination that Mille used but lost interest and stopped after making four granny squares.

My mother-in-law gave me a bunch of yarn in Navy Fleck by Red Heart and a creamy color by Spinloft. I'm pretty sure they are quite old from the look of the wrappers. She picked them up from a local thrift store she works for. Probably used to be in some little old lady's stash. The colors inspire me to start again.

So.... This time around I am using WAY different colors and will be joining them in a completely different way using another contrasting color. These are just pics of what I have made so far. I want the afghan to be somewhere around twin size so I still have lots more squares to make. I hope to start putting it all together in a week or so. :)

Need to do some catching up :/

Well it's been a while since I've blogged and I really need to because I have been crocheting, cooking and discovering new cool little things everyday it seems. Needless to say, I've been busy with kids and dogs too so time is short and precious. I also want to start sharing my personal product reviews and I have a good one to start it off. But, I have to put it off till later cause its time to feed everyone breakfast and get the day going!