I decided to do daily sections based in the Color Explosion pattern. I’m doing one square per day, with each strip one square wide and 21 squares long. It will end up being 18 strips, which is 365 days + 13 extra squares. I’m planning to do an average temp for each month, then figure out what to do with the one remaining square. It will be a lot of 3-needle bind-offs! Here’s my progress so far (marling daily high and daily low):
Thank you for this chart. I’m using Rowan felted tweed also. I’ll have to alter a little as I think I’ll do the coin pattern (or maybe do the background all the same).
I don’t have enough different colors in garment-quality yarns at the moment, though. If I find the right cone of undyed yarn, I can fix that really easily.
Hmmm. I do have a whole lot of Scheepjes cotton yarn in fingering weight and a drawer full of Pingoin Corrida as well. Two different textures, though. It could work.
But first, the original plan and all the yarn I already have.
One at a time. One at a time. One at a time.
I come from what I believe is the original chapter of the Susan Sisterhood. My niece is Susanne, my sister is Susan, my mother is Susanne, my grandmother was Susan, etc. etc. Plus add in all other generations of cousins and aunts who are are/were Susan or Susanne plus the Susans by marriage ahd their daughters and the mind reels. Needless to say, I have spent my life automatically responding to any iteration of Susan. For the record, my Dad’s family is just as bad with Johns, Anns and Maureens.
I, too, live in Birmingham, and I’m hesitant to do a temperature blanket because it’s going to end up all “hot” colors! I’m trying to think of a potential recipient who lives in a place with a wide range of temperatures that would make a prettier blanket.
Originally, I was going to be Ronnie/Veronica after my Dad who was Ronald; then Stevie/Stephanie - not sure why. My mom was (still is but not practicing) a hair stylist in a fancy schmancy salon and one of her customers came in to see her in the hospital after I was born. Well now, the tag inside the little hand sewn blue baby dress that the lady bought from a high-end childrens’ store said Susan Kay. Guess what my middle name is. LOL
The Sisterhood is from the online knitting group that I’ve been in for decades where there are a bunch of us with the same name. Sometimes I forget to shorten my signature.
Hey there @lovelolabean You can actually make one for Birmingham with a great range of colors. I’m assuming that when it’s 55 degrees F there, you’re all freezing! In Yonkers, we’re still wearing flip flops and tube tops at 55. Temperature can be both very objective and very subjective. Your reaction to it is based on your experience with it.
So I went to the NOAA website (ironically, today I spent a lot of time on writing a NOAA grant) and got your normal temperature range for Birmingham. Here’s a temp chart that would use 19 colors - from the iciest to blazing hot.
This takes into account a few slightly lower numbers at the low end and some higher numbers at the high end.
I am now looking at apartments in Birmingham on Zillow because that is some sweet climate you’ve got there.
Well, look what you did! Thanks - this is amazing and such a help.
Our temperatures are sweet, but before you sign a lease, you might want to visit in July or August. You can swim in the humidity.
Knit Four Points Baby Blanket might be a good template. Each section is 3 months. Cuts down on theat long midpoint diagonal. I might try this one using average temps.
Ok - from Wellington in New Zealand. Returning from my summer holiday I was inspired. But we live in such a temperate climate so I had to seriously research last years highest temperatures. Not one day below 8C nothing above 25C. Love the range of Kaffe Fasset felted tweed colours I watched the Fruitty Knitting podcasts (You Tube -116, 117) and then was totally serious. I’ve chosen my colours, and started - just the straight garter stitch option, and I’ve also decided to make it the highest temp where ever I happen to be.
So glad you mentioned that, Nell. I was thinking of one row for high and one for low each day. In Austin, where our temps for the first 11 days have ranged from 21-78, I’d have already used 7 colors. My plan was a different color for every 10 degrees (up to 84), using colorway Frozen for everything under 32, various up to 84, orange for 85-90 & red for every 5 degrees at 91 & above. I’d end up with a mostly orange & red blanket. Definitely need to rethink this.
I love your colors, Janieknits. I was limiting my range of colors for some reason that makes no sense to me now. If I use 15 colors, I’ll still have a lot of reds, but there will be so much more variety for the other 6 months.
