Temperature Shawl

Having seen a lot of Temperature scarfs and blankets during 2020, I decided to work on a blanket for 2021. However, it turned into a shawl when the ‘baby blanket’ grew far too long!

Each day I knitted two rows, the colour was based on the highest temperature that day and I added some sparkle for sun, rain and overcast days and some fluffy yarn for snow.

I used Paintbox Cotton Aran, 4.5mm needles and a garter stitch chevron pattern to make the shawl. The shawl is 66cm/26in wide and ended up being 328cm/128in long. See below for pattern notes.

Temperature Shawl

What I did:

Using Aran weight cotton yarn and 4.5mm needles, cast on 142 stitches in the colour for the 1st January.

Row 1: k1, *k9, k2tog, k8, kfb; repeat from * 6 more times to last st, k1.

Row 2: with yarn forward slip 1 purlwise, *k9, k2tog, k8, kfb; repeat from * 6 more times to last st, with yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise.

These two rows form the pattern, repeat each day to the year end!

Abbreviations: k – knit; k2tog – knit two stitches together; kfb – knit into the front and back of the next stitch; st – stitch.

2020 and 2021 Knitting

Having not written a post for a while I’m looking back over the last couple of years. With 2020 came the Covid19 lockdown which found me knitting chunky/bulky baby blankets and cushion covers initially, followed by worsted weight textured hats. The year ended with a DK weight woodland themed scarf, which took a while to knit, photograph and write up the pattern.

The patterns can be found in my Etsy shop.

Alpacas on a Baby Blanket and Cushion Cover

Shropshire Sheep Baby Blanket and Cushion Cover

Dot Stitch Baby Blanket

Moss Stitch Heart Cushion Cover

All the beanie hat patterns shown come in baby to adult sizes

Dot Stitch Beanie

Box Stitch Beanie

Fleck Stitch Beanie

And finally for 2020 my Wee Woodlanders Scarf.

Wee Woodlanders Scarf

Not so much knitting went on in 2021 due to the arrival of my FrenchieLab puppy (mum was a French Bulldog and dad a Labrador)!

Lottie

Firstly, after several requests, I wrote a pattern for an adult version of my Oliver Owl toddler jumper pattern.

Oliver Owl for Adults

And a Sweethearts Baby Blanket, which seemed to take forever!

Sweethearts Baby Blanket

I also spent the year knitting a Temperature Shawl, two rows a day throughout the year, the temperature denoting the colour used on each day. Pictures and pattern notes in a separate post.