Crochet anyone?

I have no idea how I decided on my hobbies but I really like making something that would be useful to me in some way. My mom crocheted me the coolest blanket before I started college. It was on my twin sized bed through 4.5 years of college and I still use it on my king size bed, although it is way too small for the bed. I always wanted to crochet something of my own so I went to the library and checked out a crochet book, bought some yarn and a crochet hook from Wal-mart and got to work with some youtube videos. Gotta love youtube!

Here is my first project.
I plan for it to be a placemat in my den to protect the table from my remotes. The colors match perfectly and after I make it a little bigger, I'll be ready to flatten it and place it out for the world to see!