Oh Baby - Receiving Blanket Tutorial

Finished up an experimental project and I'm thrilled with the results.  Flannel baby blankets with crocheted edging have been around forever and I finally tried making one myself.  A co-worker is having a baby girl next month and this flannel is just the right weight for a spring baby.  The scalloped shells turned out so pretty and dainty and girly - love it!

 I didn't take pictures of the whole process, but here's the basic tutorial.

Materials list:
1 yard flannel fabric
1 ball size 10 crochet thread (I used Aunt Lydia's 100% Bamboo)
#7 (1.5 mm) crochet hook

Step 1 - Prep the Fabric
Trim the flannel into an exact square.  Trace something round to curve all four corners (a soup bowl works great).  Cut corners and serge around the whole thing.  If you don't have a serger, run a close zig zag stitch right along the edge.

Step 2 - Add the Edging 
note: work the crochet stitches over the serged edge, completely encasing it so the threads don't show.  There is no need to pre-make holes; the crochet hook is small enough to pierce the flannel.

Round 1 - sc around edge, spacing stitches 1/8" apart.  Sl st into first sc.

Round 2 - ch 1, sc in same st.  *sk 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc*  rpt from * around edge.  Join with sl st in first sc.  Fasten off.  Weave in ends.