Great Title, Catchy Subtitle!

For those who asked about the baby blanket pattern...it's from a Leisure Arts pattern booklet called "Heirloom Afghans for Baby." Every single pattern in it is just plain beautiful; CrochetDude posted his progress on one called "Exquisite" a few months ago, which is my usual go-to baby blanket with lots of 19th century fans and pineapples; I've made it something like 15 times in the preblogging days and never thought to keep a picture. You can see his at http://thecrochetdude.blogspot.com/2005/10/exquisite-baby-ghan-completed.html

My favorite thing about the patterns in the book is that they are all worked as a single piece -- no squares and no strips.