Crocheted Bedspreads/Afghans

I love to make useful things.  I enjoy keeping busy, but I enjoy being creative even more.  Last year, I decided to make each of my daughters a crocheted bedspread.  These were done in their personal favorite colors and were made to be put aside in their hope chests to use in their own homes one day.

I needed something fairly simple, since I had two to make.  I also wanted something that would reflect each girl's personal tastes.  And I wanted it to look good.

I choose the same simple pattern I use for doll blankets--a gaint granny square.  I did the center color much larger than normal so I could add a crocheted flower to the center.  I choose to alternate colors in the granny square, but kept it to two colors only.

My oldest daughter loves purple, so I used purple and  cream to make this bedspread.  I put a double Irish Rose in the center of each square.  There are three rows of three squares each.

My youngest daughter loves red, so her bedspread is done in red and white.  I didn't make the center of her squares quite large enough, so she has a single crocheted flower in the centers.  Again, there are three rows of three squares each.

Both bedspreads are finished with two rows of double crochet all the way around.  These will fit a double bed with some overhang on each side and at the bottom.

Our aim is to complete a quilt for each in a coordinating color along with an embroidered sheet/pillowcase set and perhaps even an embroidered dresser scarf.