When I saw a fleece blanket with crochet edging pattern in the August 2006 issue of Crochet Today, I knew I had to try it out. I had fleece and could sew a blanket stitch to use as a foundation for the crochet edging. Shortly thereafter I saw fleece baby blankets at the Dollar Tree store that already had the blanket stitch edging and got the idea to put on a crochet edging on an already-made blanket. I scooped up about 5 of them just to use for future gifts.
Well, I got the opportunity to edge one of those blankets when I needed a last-minute gift for a baby shower. I got out some worsted weight Bernat Satin-type yarn I had on hand to use to edge the blanket. I was planning on using the edging pattern from the Crochet Today pattern, but that was intended for a novelty-type yarn and the stitch pattern wasn't that interesting. I remembered a Family Circle granny square blanket pattern that I had made had a nice edging, so I got out the issue with the pattern and modified the edging to suit the blanket. It turned out really well, and the project only cost a few dollars to make, too!
The next time I edge another one of these dollar store blankets I'm going to embroider the baby's information since I can do that with my sewing machine. That will give it a more personal touch!
