Temperature Afghan 2015

Happy New Year!

Well, I started one of these last year, but didn't get very far, so I've come up with a different color scheme, and am starting all over.

What's a temperature afghan?

I got the idea from a project I saw on Pinterest called a Weather Scarf...which is actually a knitted scarf that was made one row a day depending on what the weather was outside...it was shades of blues and greys.

I decided that I wanted to do this, but I want to make an afghan, by crocheting one row a day depending on what the temperature is at noon each day, for a year. It will all be done in the Woven (or Granite) stitch, which I learned how to do HERE, and will, at the end of the year, be big enough to cover my full size bed, with a couple inches of drape on either side.

Here is the color scheme I came up with. The only color that I will need to change is the Sunflower, as it is a Caron yarn, but the only sample I had of that shade of yellow.

I'm going to be using all Red Heart Super Saver yarn, which is:
1. The only yarn that I can buy locally that comes in a lot of colors, without having to order it.
2. A yarn that I can easily afford.
3. A durable yarn that while stiff when working with it, softens up nicely after washing and drying, is easy to take care of, and will last a long time.

The colors, from left to right are: Claret, Burgundy, Cherry Red, Gold, Sunflower (will be replaced with a similar shade of Red Heart), Dark Sage, Light Sage, Frosty Green, Soft Navy, Blue, Medium Purple and Pale Plum.

Here is how the colors will be worked into the afghan, according to the temperature ranges:

100+    ~ Claret
90 - 99 ~ Burgundy
80 - 89 ~ Cherry Red
70 - 79 ~ Gold
60 - 69 ~ Sunflower
50 - 59 ~ Dark Sage
40 - 49 ~ Light Sage
30 - 39 ~ Frosty Green
20 - 29 ~ Soft Navy
10 - 19 ~ Blue
0 - 9     ~ Medium Purple
Sub 0   ~ Pale Plum

After making a long chain, and measuring it on my bed, I decided that I would start with 347 chains, and am using a size G (4.00 mm) hook.

I've actually started on it, and at noon today, the temp was 22 degrees, so I'm starting off with Soft Navy.....here's the beginning my year-long project:

Impressive, isn't it? LOL!

Sooooooo far to go......

Well, that's it for today.....I'll be posting weekly updates and photos of my progress.

Thanks for reading!

Jackie

How to order an item from me

If anyone would like to order an item that I've made, or would like to place an order for a custom hat, etc.....please visit my Facebook page. All items in my albums are available, or I can make them in your choice of colors. Just leave a comment on the item you are interested in. I will ship anywhere within the US, or if you live in my area, we can arrange a place to meet.

I have a nice assortment of hats, headbands, hair clips dishcloths, pot holders, dish scrubbers and cat toys available.

As of now, I don't have an Etsy store, but do plan on opening one up in the future and will post a link to it here when I do.

Also, if you have any questions you can either leave a comment below or email me at jackiereini@gmail.com

:)

Hats in progress

I've been busy for the past couple weeks filling orders for hats. I think I've done about 8 so far.

Right now I'm working on an order for 2 hats, one with Miami Dolphin colors (turquoise, orange and white) and the other with Minnesota Viking colors (Purple & gold). I have the Viking one done, and just need to go out and get another skein of Turqua to finish the other.

I recently bought some of Red Hearts Team Spirit yarn, thinking it would be nice to use to make hats. I have to say I really hate it. It's very scratchy, and I don't like how the colors change....it doesn't stripe well, and I tried about 4 or 5 different things with it. The only project that I can see it working for is to make the Artfully Simple Infinity Scarf. Here is one that I made a while back using Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Prints in the color Autumn:

I absolutely LOVE that pattern, and it looks awesome with basically any type of yarn. When I'm caught up with orders, I'm going to use up the 2 skeins I bought and make a couple scarves with it.

There are four different patterns I've been using to make hats. The bobble stitch one (Urban Jungle Slouchy Beanie)....the first couple times I made it...oh I just hated it. It took me FOREVER to get one made, and the pattern calls for it to be made in two sections, then sewn together. I'm not a joiner. I've tried joining before and never can get it to look right. Which is one reason that, although I would love to make one, I haven't tried EVER, to make a granny square blanket. Just the thought of having to join all of the squares stresses me out lol!

So I found a way to make the hat as one piece....by making the brim, joining the ends to make a circle, then single crocheting evenly around, and then starting on the bobbles.

Anyway, out of all the hats I've made....which one do you think has become the most popular? It is, or course, the one that I didn't like to make. But now, after I've made so many.....it really doesn't take a lot of time, and the bobbles are actually quite fun to make. And it's one of those patterns that you don't really have to do much counting.....so I can work on it while I'm watching a movie and don't have to worry about losing my stitch count. Here are a couple of them that I made recently: