My BIG project last year (2022) was been to make a temperature blanket and it was an amazing experience. It was a fantastic opportunity to really be present in my life on a really fundamental level. I was checking the temperature daily. I have exhibited my shawl quite a lot and have received such a lot of lovely feedback, so I wanted to share my process with you.
All of my data comes from the WeatherSpark website for Norwich Airport (their nearest data point to my home) and I used the maximum temperature for that 24 hr period.
My project was to make a shawl, the finished garment will be aprox 23" or 60cm wide by 80" or 200cm long, but you can make it as wide or as narrow as you want. Using 4 ply yarn and knitting 2 rows a day it will always come out aprox 175cm long.
Pattern
Choose 12 Yarns in the weight of your choice (see chart below, designed for temperatures for Norwich, Norfolk, UK), sized in DK & 4 PlyYarn: DK - King Cole Merino Blend DKGauge: 22 sts & 30 rows per 10cmNeedles: 4mmFinished size: 50 cm x 240 cmCast on: 110 sts
Yarn: 4 Ply - King Cole Merino Blend 4 plyGauge: 28 sts & 36 rows per 10cmNeedles: 3.25mmFinished size: 60 cm x 200 cmCast on: 140 stsFor each day knit 2 rows of the colour of max temp (730 rows)
Colour Bands
Temperature in degrees Celsius / Colour / Yarn Suggestion - King Cole Merino Blend 4 ply
1 and under/ White/ 046 Aran
2-7 / Grey / 3292 Pale Grey
8-9 / Pink / 3295 Blossom
10-12 / Purple / 3294 Rum
13-15 / Blue / 096 slate
16-17 / Green / 3293 Ivy
18-19 / Yellow / 1773 Mustard
20-21 / Orange / 3298 Cinnamon
22-24 / Red / 703 Cranberry
25-27 / Dark Red / 3392 Bordeaux
28-30 / Brown / 023 Chocolate
over 30 / Black / 048 Black
Here is my shawl by month
Here is the finished Shawl in all it's glory, and if you are inspired to make your own, please tag me in your socials @wolfmakes, I'd love to see your work.
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