Baby Washcloths for Shower Gift

Here's another gift for the mother-to-be who is going to get the crocheted blanket.

This is the flannel cloth that I'm hemming by hand in order to to create 4 washcloths. This flannel is not suitable for children's sleepwear (U.S. makes manufacturers treat sleepwear with chemicals) and I only had a small piece, so I decided to make baby washcloths. I'm hemming them by hand because I need to keep the thread hidden, as my thread is not 100% cotton and it would cause the cloths to be scratchy if hemmed by machine.

The brightly-colored animals will catch the baby's eye.

Crocheted Baby Blanket

This is a crib blanket that I am making for someone who is going to have a baby shower soon. I am using Jaggerspun 100% wool yarn in Winter White. The mesh pattern is from an old book , "Lovable Hand Knits," Vol. 30, published MLXVIII by Bernhard Ullman Company (makers of Botany, and Bear Brand yarns.

The pattern says to bind with nylon satin blanket binding, but I'm going to crochet a shell border. I don't want to put synthetic materials on a pure wool blanket.