Striped crochet blanket

I always wanted to crochet a blanket.  I admired all those beautiful blankets on internet and dreamed of once making one myself.  Ok i have some beginners skills with crocheting but further than a pair of baby socks i never became. Till i saw this beautiful blanket on the blog of  Little Woollie.  With the fall coming i thought that it was a great challenge to start crocheting one during  the long dark evenings. Different colors than i normally use but so much fun to do.  My little granddaughter saw all the colors and checked every day how it was growing  or maybe ready. And now it is ready and with all the support i had from her it  is very hard to keep it for myselff. So in a  couple of weeks she is moving to  a ' big girls'  bed and i will give her the blanket  for her new bed. Now i have to make oine for myself again but... the winter is still coming.