I missed in the pattern where it said this was for experienced crocheters, I am not experienced. That said, I did not run into too many problems with this pattern. When I did I would just Youtube the stitch and get a bit of clarification. Once I worked out the pattern it worked up pretty quickly, I finished it in a month with mostly just crocheting after the grandkids were in bed. My daughter loves the blanket and a friend has already asked me to make one for her. I will definitely make more of this one. I plan on also adjusting the size a bit to make a lap robe for another friend of mine.