Each row is split to show the high temp and low temp. The number of stitches for each color in each row was determined by the number of daylight minutes (worked in the high temp color) and nighttime minutes (worked in the low temp color).
I had to put this project down for a few months due to a wrist injury, so it took ages to finish. But I'm so proud of how it turned out!
Hopefully this is allowed here but I wanted to share my favorite hockey team’s win/loss blanket!
I changed color for home/away wins/losses and I changed stitches for games that ended in regulation, OT, shootouts, and shut outs.
As I wait for more yarn to arrive so I can catch up (I’m behind about 10 games), I need to weave my ends in and decide on a border. But I’m hoping I can add some more rows before I need a border 😉
It’s not perfect but I’ve learned a lot and have ideas of how I would do it differently for next year!
Oh and Go Avs go! ❤️💙
Back with my April update ☔️☔️ April showers bring May…
For several years now, I have been knitting baby blankets for family and friends and have never made one for myself. Until now. After losing my sweet dog a year and a half ago at the age of 16, I wanted a way to remember her time with us after we rescued her. This subreddit inspired me to look to knitting a temperature blanket, but I had a hard time figuring out how to breakdown the color pattern for the 13 years we had her in our life. With help from my husband, we figured out a plan after doing some more research with the data. Each 4 row section represents a month of her life and correlates to the average high temperature of where we were living at that time (we moved across the country and then back again). This took just over a year to finish and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I will forever miss my very first fur baby, but so grateful to have a blanket capturing her 13 year life with us to hold onto forever
I don’t know if anyone is following me, but April was so much warmer than May has been so far!
This year is actually going by crazy fast! Cat wanted to be part of photoshoot at end.
I am knitting in Wisconsin, USA!
I am restarting my blanket. I had been using stockinette, but am thinking about seed stitch.
Would I drive myself crazy?
Completely forgot about my temp blanket I finished this January, ended up being so giant I think it's more of a temperature area rug
I asked about ideas for this a few weeks ago. I wanted to mark my wedding day in the historical blanket I’m doing for my wedding year. I didn’t want to change the color of yarn entirely. I just wanted to mark the date somehow.
I ended up using silver embroidery thread, and I held it together with the color that I would normally use (it was cool that day, in the 50s F)
The pictures don’t do it justice. In real life it’s got really pretty sparkly glints, which are subtle but noticeable. This picture is my best attempt to capture it. Also an “in progress” photo
Thank you for all the help and ideas! I did a couple swatches of options.
It’s not actually my anniversary yet. I’m working ahead because I’m going on a romantic getaway. I didn’t want to bring this WIP with me, nor fall behind. So far I’m on track so that when I get home I can go back to one row a day.
