Stalled in February - A Temperature Afghan Update #WordlessWednesday

 Before I begin:  Two days ago, the smoke from the Canadian wildfires returned to our area of upstate New York.  Yesterday morning, the sky was yellowish and you could smell the smoke.  And we are hundreds of miles away.

My heart goes out to our Canadian friends.  People on the West Coast have faced the fire hazard for years now, along with those in differing parts of the world.  Who will be next? 

And now, to today's post, which is also (in a way) connected to weather.

I've blogged a couple of times about a year-long project I embarked on.  I am crocheting a temperature afghan, a blanket that will record the high temperatures of the year 2023 in color.

A temperature blanket uses colors to record highs and/or low temperatures over a certain period of time.  They can be used to record temperatures for a year, perhaps a calendar year, or the first year of a baby's life (to be presented as a birthday gift).   Some knit these, some quilt these.  Some make scarfs or sweaters.  The variations are endless.

This was my last update.

Now, it's June, and I haven't done an update since March 7.  That may be because I find myself stuck in February. The below photo shows the afghan with rows as of February 23.  But I will finish this afghan.  I am still recording temperatures.

These are the colors I am using, based on a crochet chart developed by a yarn manufacturer for New York City and are in F (sorry, Celsius using readers).

0 F (-17.8 C) and lower:  Pale Plum.  It would be most unusual where I live to have a high less than zero, but the one night we got below zero, I decided to use the color (which I had already purchased) and record it on my afghan.  You can see the pale color sandwiched between two rows of dark purple (actually, dark orchid).  We had a warmer than normal winter, hence all the turquoise.

1-21F   Dark orchid

21-32F  Royal blue

33-43F  Turquoise

44-53F  Spring Green

54-66F  Kelly Green (think of St. Patrick's Day)

67-77F  Bright Yellow

78-88F Carrot orange

89-99F  Pretty in Pink

100F (38C) and above - Fruity Stripe (shades of pink - a variegated yarn) Let's hope I don't have to use it.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.  

I hope, next update, to have more rows to show you.