by Kimberly | Jan 7, 2018 | Online Crochet Tools, Weather Information Sources
Many people want to use past temperatures and/or weather to make a historical temperature blanket. This is easy to do if you know how. First, I use Weather Underground for all of my weather data. This might also be possible with other weather sites or apps, but I have...
by Kimberly | Jan 7, 2018 | Pattern Sources for Temperature Projects, Temperature Project Library, Monthly Motif Patterns, Mood Projects
Jennifer Norris Doyle shared this monthly mood blanket. Here is what she said about how she created this blanket: The mood blanket was done with a mitered crochet square pattern that I heavily modified. I went to 25 days, then worked in the round until the month...
by Kimberly | Jan 4, 2018 | Row Patterns
Did you know there was a diagonal version of the Moss stitch? Why not use it for a row-a-day temperature blanket? Every Trick on the Hook has a pattern and video to follow...
by Kimberly | Jan 2, 2018 | Non-Blanket Patterns
Don’t want to do a blanket? Why not a temperature snake? Here are a couple sources for patterns that can be adapted into a temperature snake: Big Brother Boa pattern by Angla Williams Big Brother Boa pattern by Angla Williams He is made almost totally in the...
by Kimberly | Jan 2, 2018 | News
I posted this as I am trying not to panic myself – and I am the one that has been sharing all of these wonderful patterns and tools to use! So it is January 2nd, and I still haven’t selected a pattern and yarn palette. I have too many...
by Kimberly | Jan 1, 2018 | Daily Motif Patterns, Monthly Motif Patterns, Temperature Project Gallery
This is Karen Wolfram’s blanket and what she has to say about it: Pattern is from an old Annie’s Attic Mile a Minute book. It is called Baby Rings. Each ring is a days high temp. Each strip is a month. The colored row around the strip is the average low...
by Kimberly | Dec 31, 2017 | Temperature Project Layouts, Temperature Files
Don’t want to do 365 rows? or 365 motifs? How about half of the work. You will still get a decent temperature blanket by doing every other day. This might leave out some freak weather perhaps, if you had a really crazy cold day or something in the middle of...
by Kimberly | Dec 31, 2017 | Temperature Project Layouts, Temperature Files
Here is a planning grid for putting together a hexagon blanket. I love African Flower patterns. There is so much potential for highs, lows, averages, etc. Hexagon Grid - Non Leap Years You will notice that the grid doesn’t actually show hexagon shapes. Here is...
by Kimberly | Dec 30, 2017 | Daily Motif Patterns, Multiple Day Motif Patterns, Temperature Project Gallery
I don’t have a photo example of a temperature blanket using this method, but this is another option for combining highs and lows. Basically, you will work 2 sides for the high and 2 sides for the low, but you can include multiple days if you wish. Lots of ways...
by Kimberly | Dec 30, 2017 | Daily Motif Patterns, Multiple Day Motif Patterns, Temperature Project Gallery
Mitered Squares are another option that some have used for temperature blankets. You can include highs and lows really nicely with a mitered square. The example in the photo below is a good example of a high and low option. Mitered squares can be solid, or more open...
