Editing Blanket (section)

== Uses==
Blankets have been used by militaries for many centuries.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o817K419OEUC&q=Blankets+have+been+used+by+military+for+many+centuries&pg=PA17|title=Fashion: A Canadian Perspective|last=Palmer|first=Alexandra|date=2004|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=9780802085900|language=en}}</ref> Militaries are some of the biggest single consumers of woolen blankets. Military blankets tend to be coarse grey, with thick fibers of over 20 [[Wool measurement|microns]].

Special blankets known as baby blankets are used to protect infants from the cold. Small children (and some adults) may also use a blanket as a [[comfort object]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ymRNAQAAMAAJ&q=%C2%A0Blankets+are+sometimes+used+as+comfort+objects+by+small+children.|title=I Read where I Am: Exploring New Information Cultures|last1=Gerritzen|first1=Mieke|last2=Lovink|first2=Geert|last3=Kampman|first3=Minke|date=2011|publisher=Graphic Design Museum|isbn=9789078088554|language=en}}</ref>

Blankets may be spread on the ground for a [[picnic]] or where people want to sit in a grassy or muddy area without soiling their clothing. Temporary blankets have been designed for this purpose.