All I could think about when I was making this blanket was the Neopolitan Coconut candies I would get as a child at the Pick-A-Mix station at the grocery store.  They are heaven!  I also liked the Jelly Nougats which look totally gross to me now.  Anyway, crocheting this blanket made me CRAVE candy.

The blanket is made of worsted weight cotton and is alternating rows of single and double crochet.  The single crochet gives some structure to the blanket and the double crochet makes it cuddly.

The top and bottom edge have an edging of *dc ch dc ch dc* all in one stitch and then a sc on either side.  The right and left edges are just single crochet.

I'll be mailing this blanket to Barakah Life on Monday.  I heard of this project via CraftyPod.  Khadija will be hand delivering the blankets she collects to expectant mothers in Africa.  The donation deadline is January 25th and she's accepting sewn, knitted, or crochet blankets.  That's plenty of time to make a baby blanket!