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Temperature Blankets

Ideas for posts generally come to me by my direct work or looking around.  There are times when others promote a topic.  This one comes from my oldest son, the one with a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics.  He forwarded to me a photo of a temperature blanket.  I had never heard of such a thing so I became motivated to see what it is.

This happens to be crocheted for the weather in Grand Rapids Michigan
One version of a temperature blanket takes the highs of each day of the year and corresponds it to a colour.  Here's one particular colour chart taken from crochetcrowd.com.

Each day of the year a row is added to complete the blanket.  It is quite a good idea, IMHO.  The photo my son sent me showed the average temperature of earth over the last couple of centuries.  The woman who created it used it to support her lecture that indeed the world is warming.  (I can't show you the picture because it wasn't sent in a format I could duplicate.  Trust me it was beautiful as well as interesting.)

But there are so many things you can do with a temperature blanket.  Make squares using the day's high and low temperatures, create a record of the temperature of your baby's first year, track the daily highs of two important locations and so on.  There is something appealing about putting science, yarn art and talent together to create these things of beauty.  Here's a few more for your review; some are knit others crocheted.


All photos above from Ravelry

If you need more ideas check out Ravelry under Temperature Blanket.  There you will find many more projects from which to pick.

I have said it before, but it continues to need to be said:  This knitting thing is a constant act of discovery for me, there is so much more to be learned about what one can do.  And thanks son for thinking of me when you read that FB post.

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  1. nandhiniblog4 April 2022 at 05:17

    The temperature blankets are unique. And it has rainbow colors, that is fantastic. The blankets you have shown are amazing

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  2. Embroidery Digitising Services31 December 2024 at 11:35

    Nice job.

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