It took a year, but I finally have a name or my 2019 Temperature Blanket. I’m calling it the Split-Square Temperature Blanket. When I started it at the beginning of the year, I had a vision for what it would be, but I had no idea how it would actually turn out. It turned out… Continue reading 2019 Temperature Blanket: Finished
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new decade all rolled into one. I have plenty of crochet plans to keep me going all year long. I have many old crochet projects to complete. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading 2019: Year in Review
Someday I will end the year with my temperature blanket done. This is not the year. I am, of course, waiting for more yarn to arrive. It turns out that the 50-60 range of temperatures is often featured as a low or high, so I’ve nearly run out of all of my yellows. What is… Continue reading 2019 Temperature Blanket
When we younger, my best friend and I used to listen to Oldies—real Oldies from the 50s and 60s (the 80s aren’t oldies, people!). One song she loved and that I remember calling the radio station to request was “Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. The rhythm and beat of the song are just fun! It has… Continue reading In the Summertime
So, I did this thing where I cleaned up the yarn in the living room. It became “out of sight, out of mind,” and I got two whole months behind on my temperature blanket. I got March done, and now I’m just one month behind! I have to say, I’ve really been enjoying this pattern.… Continue reading Spring is here
February turned into a very pretty block for the 2019 Temperature Blanket. For the most part, the temperature was pretty frosty, except for a week of El Nino toward the beginning. We’re expecting a few more inches of snow this morning, but I’m going to hold onto that patch of yellow and continue to hope… Continue reading Frosty February
I am finished with my January block for my 2019 Temperature Blanket. I’m on time. It’s probably the only time I will ever be on time. It’s different, but I like it. This picture was taken post blocking. With the number of ends to weave in, I found that the center of the square was… Continue reading Jumpy January
I used to work in publishing. There was always a bittersweet moment when a book was finally published. That book which I worked on for weeks or months or years, no longer needed me. It was finished. I was proud of it, but I was in some fashion sad to say good-bye to it. Today… Continue reading My Baby (Temperature Blanket)
This post should be of my completed Temperature Blanket, but I still have some ends to weave in, and I refuse to publish it as finished until that happens. Instead, I thought I’d give you a closer look at my border. This was a tricky border to create. The way I joined the squares makes… Continue reading Border Patrol
There is not a single flake in the air, but they say it’s coming: Snowmageddon. We are close to the line of rain vs. snow, but currently they are call for 8-12 inches. I’m so hyped up about this that I’m going to be bummed if we don’t get more than six. So, we’ve got… Continue reading Snowed In? 5 Projects to Keep You Busy
