Noo crochet project

After the joy of choosing my next project (what to do what to do!) I always seem to deliberate for a day or so whilst I parse the actual AMOUNT of squares or lines or what ever I will need to do.  It always seems endless.  Then I get stuck in.  After counting about 119 squares to be done for my new project I started with small targets 4 a day, and with the occasional increase/decrease of this amount I seem to be making headway, which always spurs me on a bit.  As it a baby blanket for the new baby (girl) and not being a girly girl myself I have gone for a blue pink mix, but am joining with pink, and will end up with a pink border of some sort.

 I am thinking of a cream heart for the middle with a pink surround to it.  So last night I was designing (yes me!) a pattern for that using XL on the computer.  Fingers crossed.  I am going to give that a go today.

I am not sure how to make it from a square into an oblong, probably with a build up of rows at either end or something.

Country Lane Afghan

 I have used a combination of two pattern designs for my blanket.  I couldn't decide between the blanket above and this one....... so I have merged them.  I prefer the idea of a border rather than the uneven edge of the Country Lane Afghan (btw how do you define an Afghan?  I thought Afghan was a stitch, but it seems over here - the US - anyway, it seems any kind of crocheted blanket.

Granny Square Afghan
from 10-20-30 Minutes to Learn to Crochet (Leisure Arts)