My year long project is underway!
I have been in a crocheting drought for months. After 50 plus years of avid crocheting, things had slowed. I needed something to restore my mojo. Last year, I found a project.
I researched, reading several blog posts on temperature afghans, which are afghans crocheted (or knitted) in stripes. Every day represents the color of that day's high. Many people start on January 1 and the blanket represents a year of weather (mine will work that way) but people will, for example, do this for a newborn child or grandchild, a gift for their first birthday.
Some people make other items - shawls, or (as one reader suggested to me) scarves. Many make quilts. A quilt I saw in October gave me the idea, originally.
I bought my initial skeins of yarn. These are no dye lot yarns, so if I have to buy more, the color will be (more or less) the same.
After January 5 the weather became more seasonable, but still above normal I'll be using a lot of Turquoise and some spring green after January 5.
We'll see where this goes. It will actually take more than a year, because I have a year of temperatures to record in the blanket and I don't work on the blanket each day.
Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.
So nice project, related to temperature. It's funny. I know basic to work but I would like to make a sort of mascot. I need to decide what. Success with your lovely projects!
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It has been an unusual January, hasn’t it? I love the green.
ReplyDelete...the temps sure have fluctuated this year.
ReplyDeleteHow fun. I want to see the end result.
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What a fun project!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the project is well underway. Good luck with it. I hope you post updates every so often. (Once a month?) If you do need a second skein of anything, slight color differences probably won't matter as you can add in the new skein after a temperature change.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting idea and a nice way to document the passage of time.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great hobby
ReplyDeleteWhat fun it's good you have this project to fill your drought I amsure you will enjoy it, the weather has been cold and awful in London grrr :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a yarntastic week 👍
This is such a cool project!
ReplyDeleteNothing for below zero! Good for you, I have thought of doing this project almost did it last year then I started mosaic crochet:)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have lots of work ahead of you!
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