General Observation In mid-May I realized that I perhaps should have used the daytime high instead of the recorded high for my blanket and shawl. On May 14th the recorded high was 61 while the daytime high was 48. We reached 61 at midnight and the temperature went down from […]
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A Confession We’ve been cleaning and organizing at our house lately. This includes my craft area. I’ve known I have a lot of materials, both yarn and fabric, sitting around waiting to be used but I wasn’t aware how much. It’s been spread out (and still is) and now I’m […]
Welcome to the final installment of my Demystifying Temperature Blankets series in which I’ll be discussing how to pick your stitch and/or pattern. If you missed Part One and Part Two, be sure to read those, too. I’ll be assuming you’ve already read them. Decision Time Before you start deciding […]
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. See my affiliate policy here. Welcome to the second installment of my Demystifying Temperature Blankets series! In our last post we made a temperature range for our project. In this installment we’re going to look at how to pick out the materials, be they […]
I’ve been delayed in my posts because of several reasons. The first was that Buddy took a finishing class at Marc Adams School for Woodworking. The second was our local homeschool convention. The third was that I hadn’t really done anything with my temperature projects for most of the month. […]
I happened upon Shawl in a Ball online a month or so ago and was intrigued, so I added what was apparently the only color available (Soothing Blue) to my cart. What pattern should I use? I initially found a pattern on Lion Brand’s website that I was ready to use to […]
(Note: This post contains affiliate links. I only endorse products and companies I’ve used. See my full affiliate policy here.) Demystifying Temperature Blankets Series Introduction Temperature blankets are very popular right now and I believe some need more guidance in starting their project. To help fill this need, I am […]
I saw the Apache Tears stitch and it was love at first sight. I really like the geometric patterns it creates. I read a tutorial at Sarah London’s blog (check it out for more variations on the stitch) and started in on planning my project. I wanted my version to be thinner and shorter […]
It’s the end of March and I’ve not lost the drive to see my blankets through to the end. Granted I’ve not been doing them every day but I have catch up days to make up for it. I’m doing better than I was last year, because I’d already quit […]