I went on to create several more crochet blankets.

Since I started with the white, yellow and lime green blanket, I went onto create a few more of these blankets, I experimented with different colours and then with different patterns.

I have found that there is very little in the way of blue and white baby blankets, so I made a couple of these and they went like hotcakes. Using the same types of materials as the first one I created the middle in white and the edge in pale blue. Like I said, they went like hotcakes.

There is so much in the way of pink and everything sweet and nice, but not so much in the way of boys colours. I even created a khaki camoflage one. That was sold instantly. I did not think it looked good, but someone out there loved it and bought it as soon as they could.

I have watched baby blanket market to see what goes well and what doesn't and to be frank with you. It's not all the nice pretty stuff that sells first, it's the old shabby chic styles that go first. You know, like grandma used to make with off cuts of wool. They are seem to go very well.

I've found that there is so much in the way of style, and colour schemes to choose from, you'll never get bored with trying something new. I'll show you the one I made that I thought it was not so good, but somebody liked it. I couldn't believe it.

When I made my first crochet blanket!

I had no idea just how time consuming it was going to be. It took up most of my day just to achieve a 22" x 22" square. It was yellow, white and lime double knit wool. I used a 3.50 needle. I was so chuffed with making it, I took on a much bigger project which I will tell you about at a later stage.

My white, yellow and lime green blanket was an experiment to say the least. I needed to brush up on my crochet skills and also see if I could achieve my goals. I have this tendency to start something and not quite finish it, so I had to finish it. It was a must... I persevered and I finally finished it with a scallop shell edge.

I decided that that blanket was ideal for a pram blanket or pushchair. So I went onto ebay and tried to sell it.... for the price of the wool. This however did not go so well and it was up there for ages.... Finally, someone decided to buy it. I actually got more for it than I expected and that drove me on to make more than just a pram blanket.

In doing the blanket, I learnt how to do other variations of stitches and patterns, so that I could create something unique. As you can probably guess, my first pattern that I learned by doing the blanket was the scallop edging. I found techniques of this on youtube. The woman that I was watching on the video, I recognised her accent to be South African. That made me smile, because I myself lived in South Africa. I have the same accent.

So for anyone out there that is creative and doesn't really want to compete too much with the commercial sector. I suggest you find yourself a nice quiet hobby which can bring you pleasure, self esteem and confidence. It will also make your bank balance grow, ever so slightly, but just enough to help you buy the next projects' materials.