[Nfb-krafters-korner] just wondering about Weather Blankets

Tue Aug 1 21:06:56 UTC 2017

Oh!  That's right!  I think I have increases on the brain!!!  Been doing far
too many of them!

Well, there are several ways to weave in the ends as you go.  I can try to
explain 2 unless there's somebody who can do it better.  <g<  It's a little
hard for me to explain it, but I'll try if you want me to.  Someone else may
explain it better.  <g<

Deb B.

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Hi Deb,

There is no increasing.  In the example I referenced, you start with 240
stitches and you work 1 row per day, thus ending up with 365 rows.  It might
be more accurate to say 1 cast on, 363 worked rows, and 1 bind off.

I'm not sure how you would deal with weaving in the ends.  Since with many
rows you are changing the color every times.  So you would have to weave
each tail through its appropriate color.  As much as I do not like to
swatch, I will choose it over seaming, managing multiple colors of yarn in a
project, and ensuring that the ends are woven in with their respective color
stitches in the project.

Annette

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Hi Annette,

So are you saying you cast on a certain number of stitches but increase
until there are 340 or whatever?  I like the idea of the weather blanket.
It would be fun to do a row each day based on stormy, sunny, rainy, cloudy,
etc.  <g,  Like you, though, I don't know if I'd ever do it; it's not
appealing to me because of all those colors.

If I weave as I go, I would have few ends to weave in; that would help.

Deb B.

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My search came up with a Weather blanket and a Temperature Blanket.  You can
knit or crochet them.  A simple pattern is best, i.e. stockinet, as you want
to show off the colors.  You work only one row per day, so when you are done
you will have 365 rows.  I do believe that the cast on is Day 1.  The one
pattern I saw recommended casting on 240 stitches with a worsted weight yarn
and worked with  size 8 knitting needles. 

The weather blanket identifies a color for each type of weather.  You can
pick whatever colors you want, but here is one set:

Sunny = Yellow
Cloudy = gray
Thunder = purple
Snow = white

A temperature blanket is based on the high temperature for each day.  You
identify a color for different ranges of temperature.  For example, In
Virginia let's say the average daytime low temperature for the year is 5
degrees, and the average high is 95 degrees.  So your color chart might look
like:

95 & above = Color A
85-95 = Color B
75-85 = Color C
65-75 = Color D
60-65 = Color E
50-60 = Color F
40-50 = Color G
30-40 = Color H
15-30 = Color I
15 & below = Color J

They recommend that you use a site like Weather Underground to look back at
the temperature history for your area.  This will help you plan your ranges.
You can use as many or as few colors you want.  Fewer colors means that you
have to have larger degree ranges unless your daily temperature does not
very much.  Weather Underground or your favorite weather site is a good
option for avoiding having to only work one row per day.  Just look at the
daily history for the past week, month, etc. and work a larger portion in
one sitting.

The other issue with these blankets is the frequent color change, and the
need to deal with the ends.  One person recommended that you leave at least
a 6 inch tail at either end of the row.  Then tie them off in groups of 5 to
make fringe.

This sounds interesting, but not appealing to me.

HTH,
Annette

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I have heard of them & my mother-in-law is on her second blanket for this
year. She started making one & by the time she got to the end of June, it
was about 6 feet long! She bound off & started one for the second half of
the year. I have not made one because I don't want to tie up a loom for that
long.

There are certain guide lines for the different temp. ranges, but I don't
know what they are. I will do a search for them & post a link when I find
one.

Courtney

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Zimmer, Cindy via Nfb-krafters-korner <
nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Has anyone ever heard of a weather blanket?  Has anyone every made one?
> My cousin was telling me about it yesterday.  I guess you change the 
> color of yarn every time the temperature changes.  I guess there is 
> some rules, but sounded complicated to me.
>
> Cindy Z.
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