The core of any temperature blanket is the weather data. This is the whole basis of the temperature blanket concept. You can presumably not use temperatures in your blanket, but that honestly would make it something other than a temperature blanket. Still interesting, but not a temperature blanket. Here I’ll […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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Temperature blankets are a long project. Even if you’re not tracking a full year it can be hard to keep yourself working on it the whole time. I’d like to share a few tricks I’ve used for staying motivated. Keeping the streak alive If you make your crafting a […]
February was a month of extreme cold and snow for us. We had snow covering the ground all but 2 days of the month. The cold was a good motivator to work on some quick, warm projects. So on to the February 2021 Monthly Craft Report! What I […]
It’s a couple months into your temperature project and you’re getting a better idea of what your final project will look like. You may like what you see. You may not. If the latter is true, I’m here to tell you that it’s okay to give up. If you’re happy […]
You may not be able to find a pattern specifically listed as a temperature project pattern that suits your needs. If this is the case, you can find a “regular” pattern that looks the way you want your project to look. To help you make that pattern work, I’m going […]
I’m a little late this month, but here’s the January 2021 Monthly Craft Report! What I finished Read my January 2021 plan here. The only project I finished is part of my Christmas Advent stocking project. I did as much as I could without the blue yarn I […]
Typically you begin new habits at the beginning of the year, but honestly you can start them anytime. Temperature blankets take a lot of commitment, which is why making crafting a habit is important. Not doing so is part of why I’ve had trouble finishing my temperature blankets. So use […]
Yarns labeled “No Dye Lot” are supposed to be the same color no matter when you buy them. If you’ve been yarncrafting a while you know that’s not always the case. New crafter or not, join me as I debunk the “No Dye Lot” myth. The “No Dye Lot” myth […]
Didn’t get much time for crafting this month, but it’s still time for the December 2020 Monthly Craft Report! Yarn Buying I finally ended up buying some yarn. My mother-in-law gifted me a Joann gift card for Christmas. I decided to use it to get that yarn I ran […]