Well already I can't get the pics to go where I want them too so will add this as a separate post.
I decided to make an easy sweater to go with the blanket in the below post ; added a hat and a Boyd Bear...she loved it (and so did the mom!)

Hat: http://www.yarncat.com/conehat.html
Sweater: http://krstl.tripod.com/id26_m.htm