Crafty: Crocheted Baby Blanket

A friend of mine was recently pregnant (and has since produced child), so I decided to make her a blanket.  When I started, I felt a bit like I was racing the clock.  I actually ended up mailing it out the day before she had her baby.

Anyway, it was a pretty easy project, and I estimate it took about 12 hours.  I admit though, some of those hours were re-learning basic stitches, as I hadn't picked up my hooks in awhile.

This is a beginner project using only chain, single and double crochet techniques.  I found the pattern on the Caron website, and follow with the exception that I used 2 skeins of Caron Simply Soft instead of the 1 pounder since it was for a baby and I want it to be soft.  I also kind of ignored how many rows I was on, and just made it a square.  It ended up being about 28 x 28 inches at the end.  I did have some sort of wonkyness going on one of the edges.  I think I may have increased or decreased or stitched the finishing row to tight.  I'm still learning, so I am not very good at the troubleshooting part yet.