The Temperature Afghan #WordlessWednesday

I've called it quits on a two year old crochet project. 

I promised you periodic updates on my temperature afghan for 2023 (yes, 2023) to keep me working on it.  

First, a refresher on what a temperature afghan is.  You don't have to crochet it, and you don't even have to make a blanket.

A temperature blanket uses colors to record highs and low temperatures (more on that later) 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.

So, in other words, Nature determines the colors and patterns of your work.

Here are the colors I used to represent the high for each day.

0 F (-17.8 C) and lower:  Pale Plum.  It would be most unusual where I live to have a high less than zero F, and, in fact, 2023 did not offer such a high.  But we did have a low of -5F (-20.5 C) one night so I decided to include a strip of low temperature color and high temperature color for that day.

In addition:

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) I didn't have to use it.  Thankfully.

I was working on it last year, when the fickle finger of fate landed on my spouse and me, and I had to abandon the project for a number of months.

This month, I started to work on it again, and realized it was so big that I really needed to end it.  So, I am ending it on the row I had abandoned in 2024, and here is the finished product. 

The temperatures at the bottom started at January 1 and it worked up to the top, using the color scheme.

I don't know what I will do about July 19-December 31, 2024 but it won't be part of this afghan. 

It's so big I couldn't get a really good picture of it with my iPhone, but I hope it gives you a good idea. I'm happy I did the project but I did miscalculate the size.  I have already found a use for the leftover yarn. I bought enough (at the late, great JoAnn Fabrics) to finish the project.

And now, I'm on to something else.  I've already started it and I'll make it a post one of these days.  Maybe.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.