My patchwork blanket - Daisy stitch

I love the jumpers my nan has always knitted the girls. Yes they look abit unfashionable but they are warm and well my nan made them so i think they are amazing! :D My nan showed me when i was Kaycee's age how to knit and i started making little scarfs for my boglins. When i hit my teens it just wasn't cool to be knitting and stopped! When i met Gareth his mum started making the girls jumpers too and i decided to get the knitting needles out again and start up. His mum showed refreshed my memory and i went from there. Not to make jumpers because i have a constant supply of them :D but because i wanted to make the girls some throws for their beds. I have a Blanket that my nan made me when i was 5 or 6 that i absolutely treasure. She is still amazed i have kept it and still to this day and the grand age of 28, sleep with it every night... Yes Gareth has to tuck me in :D Kaycee is still at the age where the things mummy makes are exciting, kirsty being the too cool to walk around with the tat mummy makes age don't care :D So i wanted to make them before that excitement wore off!

Because i'm proud of what i did as tbh im not an expert knitter, apart from the basics, i'm doing the more fancy patterns watching videos on the net and making a zillion mistakes along the way till i get something i like!. So Im going to show everyone when i finish my squares and hopefully by kaycees birthday in july, ill have a blanket finished :D

I chose this particular pattern because it looked well complicated, but its pretty and i wanted something a bit more challenging.

Daisy stitch - Creates really pretty flower type patterns. My nan told me its also called the star stitch. This stitch works on multiples of 4 + 1 (although i'm sure there is many variations to it - i just followed my nans instructions :D)

• Rows 1 and 3 - Right side (RS) Knit stitch - Knit loosely to make the next rows easier.
• Row 2 - Knit 1 (K1)  , Purl 3 together (p3tog) but don't drop off needle, Yarn over (YO) then purl those 3 again and drop the stitch. Repeat till end.
• Row 4 - Knit 1, Purl 1 (P1), Knit 1 , Purl 3 together and same as before, don't drop, yarn over and purl again then drop, Knit 1 and repeat. End row on Purl 1, Knit 1. 
• Repeat till desired size. 

I dont have any pictures of the process but ill be making another in a different colour as kaycee spilt water on this one! so will take some pictures to show the steps.