I was inspired to make this by lovely sewn quilts made to look like they’ve got squares floating above a background. I am not very accomplished in sewing so I decided to see if I could find a crochet version that I could make.

I searched for ages on Pinterest, here on Ravelry, Google and Instagram. I found a knitted one from around 2013 but nothing in crochet, that’s when I decided to make up my own pattern.

I spent a long time experimenting, frogging and starting again. I really enjoyed doing it. When the blanket was completed, I excitedly put photos up on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook. I got such a favourable response from family and friends I put it on my blog as well, promising to make another but this time documenting it so I could write it up into a pattern.