Temperature Blankets Record The Weather Each Day Of The Year In Different Yarn Colors
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Dr. Maren Mossman (aka @TheAtomicMommy on Twitter) showed off her 2019 blanket, which is a bright rainbow of colors, to show the temperature swings for the year.
What makes these temperature blankets such a great project is that they are as individual as the person stitching them together. Even though they all show the temperature trends throughout the year, crocheters can choose their own color scheme to reflect the ups and downs of the daily temperatures.
“It’s been fun watching this blanket unfold,” she posted. “And how much our temp varies in Minnesota.”
How Did The Temperature Blanket Trend Start?
McNeil’s alma mater Barnard College shared a Tweet featuring some of the “tempestries” created as part of the project.
Here’s an image of the book, as posted by Storey Publishing.
All of these lovely patterns have us itching to start stitching. If you’re wondering how to jump on the temperature blanket crochet trend blanket, then we’ve got you covered.
Join The Temperature Blanket Trend: Here’s How To Do It Yourself
First, you’ll need to gather your supplies. Fortunately, crocheting doesn’t require a lot of fancy tools to get the job done. You’ll need the following items:
- A temperature blanket pattern. Fortunately, there are many free patterns available with a simple internet search. We found a couple of patterns from blogs including TL Yarn Crafts and The Crochet Crowd.
- Crochet hooks. Once you choose your pattern, get the hooks in the size you’ll need. Each pattern clearly states what size hooks are required for the project. You can go to a craft store or head to Amazon to pick up a crochet hook set with various sizes.
- A source for your temperature readings. You will need a source to get your daily temperature readings so you know what color to use for your stitches each day. Many crocheters like to use the data from visualcrossing.com because you can look up a specific location for specific days or time periods. That way, if you want to start a blanket, you can look back on any days you missed.
- A chart based on temperatures: After you have your temperature resource, you will need to decide how to break down your temperature ranges so you can assign a color to each. Try not to overcomplicate your key. Make the ranges large enough so you don’t have too many things to juggle at the same time. Below, Twitter user Michelle Burns (@Chelz65) shared a perfect example of how to set up your color chart on her page. She is knitting her blanket, but the principle is the same.
- Yarns of many colors: If you’re already a crocheter, you may have what crafters affectionately call a yarn stash. This is where you have lots of leftover yarn in all varieties of colors. That’s perfect. However, many people like to start with new yarn for each new project. Amazon has a fabulous collection of yarns that come with 24 skeins in a wide range of colors for less than $20 for the collection. Just know you will need a lot of yarn for this, so save your purchase and reorder as you need them.
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