It’s been dang cold here in Seattle lately. (Yes, I know it’s January, when it’s supposed to be cold, but still.) We even got a bunch of snow over Christmas! It’s been in the 30s in the mornings! I’ve been wearing my wool coat along with my big cabled sweaters!
(OK, I’m not really complaining- I love getting to wear extra-cozy sweaters and having an excuse to drink hot cocoa.)
But, it’s the time of year when people start working on their year-long temperature scarves and blankets. Have you heard of this? Every year I think “Great idea! I’ll do that next year.”
The idea is that you start a simple project (usually a scarf or afghan, but I suppose you could do this with any project) on January 1st (or 10th, and then you play catch-up). Every day you knit or crochet a single row or a single square (depending on your design), and then you repeat it every day through the entire year. But the trick is that each row’s color is determined by the temperature outside that day. So, if it was super cold, maybe you use a teal yarn. But if today is in the 60s, you use lime green. (Or whatever you decide your system is going to be.)
It’s a cute idea! Simple, fun, and attractive to people like me who like starting long-term projects.
Some people have made cute ribbed scarves.
My Year in Temperatures Scarf by Kristen Cooper
And some people have made gorgeous afghans!
Temperature Gauge Afghan by Nancy Stengel
I don’t think I’ll be participating this time around, but maybe I’ll get my act together and make one next year.
Have you made any long-term projects like this?
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