Hi everyone - I am new here but like you, love to crochet. I am expecting my first granddaughter in September and am so excited. I would dearly love to make this 6 pointed star ripple afghan for the shower - ambitious considering I work and am the caregiver for my 87 year old mother - but I am woman!! I can do it. Well, I could try and do it if I can find the pattern. Mother Hen do you have the pattern? It is absolutely beautiful. I do have a lot of patterns I could exchange - I already made the repple baby layette set from Annie's Attic and it is beautiful - I also have the Cathedral Window pattern and would be willing to exchange or find something else maybe you could use. Can you or anyone else please, please help me. This is a wonderful site - so glad I found it - looking forward to some wonderful e-mails. Mary Matheney - Thank you everyone