hi i'm looking for a pattern, that appears on the Charles craft's receiving blanket: it's a white lamb, with baby's name in pink and date and weight in green. thanks a lot. if you have it, e-mail me please sensenom00@wanadoo.es thanks

I found directions to what I think you are looking for at this site... http://home.centurytel.net/broke/BabyShowers/babydecs.html You may have to copy and paste into your browser. I don't know how to do a direct link. DianaMo

In my experience, over the long term, it really is better to hem the blanket, rather than just put in a row of machine stitching. Also, if you put your first row of single crochet over the hem, into the blanket below the hem, you run the risk of the hem folding or curling inside that first row after you wash it. And believe me, mommies don't have time to pick and iron those things most of the time. It may be a bit tedious, but there are three alternatives I have used with success. One is to hand stitch a row of buttonhole stitch around the blanket edge with crochet thread, then crochet into that. The second is to use a size 10 or 12 hook to pierce the material and pull the thread through and then use the larger hook to crochet. And the third is to use a sharp yarn needle to make the holes. Don't just poke a hole, but take the needle completely through the material to spread the threads in preparation for your hook. Do about a 12" worth of holes and crochet the first stitches, then another 12" and so on. Yes, it's labor intensive, but it is a labor of love, is it not?

I believe we always used a blanket when our DS was little. He was born in April and it got pretty warm but even then we used a light blanket. I've always been the type that needs a blanket to sleep. Even in the middle of the summer I will still have a sheet and the comforter on me to sleep. My Mom said I felt secure and that's why I slept better. So DS has always used blankets of some sort. Never anything huge. I can't rememeber when but at some point we started using this white blanket with the silky binding on it and that became his blankie and then he got a green one and he still carries them around and he's almost 3. ~Leslie~