TWO MONTHS BEHIND?! | Catching up on my 2024 crochet temperature blanket

I fell behind on my temperature blanket... AGAIN! Keep me company while I stitch away on my linen stitch square crochet blanket.

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// TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 - Welcome
0:35 - What is a temperature blanket?
3:45 - Setting up my crochet temperature blanket
8:40 - Crochet along with me!
18:32 - Final thoughts

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[stitchaspellMilan]

I’m making a temperature snake with my grandson, started on his 10th birthday. He looks up the temperature for each day and records it and the corresponding color, and I’m crocheting the snake. (We’re still working on him learning how to crochet.) We’ve even added the temperatures of the places where he stayed on vacation this summer (with rounds of a neutral color to indicate the days when he was away). It’s been a great activity to do together as we talk about the weather and the changes as we go through the weeks. 🦋

[ethan-lyn]

I started to make one to track moods a couple years ago, and while I never finished it, it inspired me making a weighted blanket!

I quickly realized I was not up for weaving in as many ends as a temperature blanket yields, so I made a waffle blanket instead, but still had a ton of yarn left over. I turned it all into i-cord, and knit the i-cord into a little lap blanket on giant needles. Turns out the lap blanket, while small, weighs over 5 lbs. I bought 40 more skeins and am now in the process of making a 25 lb weighted blanket for my bed.

[stevethompson]

I will be making temp blankets for my family for the year they we born. This has been percolating in my mind for a while. Likely I will use different pallets for each person’s favorite colors. Excited to begin!

[margalo]

I would love to make one of these for my soon-to-be-born granddaughter so I can show her what 2025, her first full year on the planet, looked like. Any idea of when all colors of Happy Place will be back in stock, Toni? Using a yarn called "Happy Place" and having it be natural fibers is exactly the welcome to the world I want to give this sweet little baby girl. 💜

[alanabrown]

Stitching a mesh market bag and having some water. Excited to see the finished blanket at this year's end!

[Lkbmotion]

I'm so many months behind on my 2024 mood blanket, it was nice to have some camaraderie ❤️

[annettegraff]

Im doing a Tunisian crochet blanket! Fall colors in bands alternating with a lighter fuzzy yarn ! Just how many rows of each yarn I feel like ! A no brain mindless pick up ! Its going on my queen size bed ! Already about 1/3 done! 🎉

[speedingpullet]

Those glasses look fabulous on you! A perfect shape for your face 💜 Apropos of nothing, obviously!

[mdalymd]

I have never done a temperature blanket and didn't plan on doing one and as you were talking about them and mentioning other people's reasons for making them I am actually considering making one or more for specific years. Like the year my son was born, the year I got married, etc.. but to just do one for a year that does not hold a significant value that does not interest me. The lady who is making one for her grandfather was what did it for me.

[lindahill]

I have only done one and it was 504 small grannies. I finished it on the Dec 31 of that year

[ASquareGranny]

I missed the premiere. 😢 boo.
But, YAY! Toni posted 🍦🧡☺️🧶
8:00 she said “stop asking me which one” 😂😂 haaahaa. I cannot imagine how hard it would be to keep those corners of the screen straight on top of being a leftie! Oof! 15:05

[marthastrogen]

I like this blanket a lot. I just watched your video on how to plan a temperature blanket, I didn’t even know what they were. I also just bought your Camaro sweater. Could you make a tutorial for it? Thanks for all your cheerful, helpful content.😊

[christinedarrah]

I'm doing a D&D Blanket. Instead of tracking temps, I'm tracking a d20 roll every time I play D&D in 2024. I'm in 5 different games, some weekly and some biweekly, so it should work out to around 200 rows total. I'm making a Moss stitch throw/ small afghan size with this. If someone wanted to do this but doesn't play in nearly as many games, try taller stitches, or multiple rows per dice roll.

[maryram]

I haven’t made one but I hope to make one next year. I’m hoping to make it with your Happy Place yarn. I’m not a granny square person but I love, love yours. So guess what? I’m leaning in that direction. I just have a hard time with putting them together.

[jenniferamanda]

I do a book blanket and each color is a star rating✨

[JeanKnits]

Temperature blankets are not my thing but I love that other people get so into making them. And yes, cats are better. ;-)

[genericplantlife]

Hard agree on what you said about picking up cat poop vs dog poop 😂. At least cats cover their poop and you can just scoop it.

[tecsmhl]

You have inspired me to attempt a temperature blanket. Instead of the current year I think I will do memory ones- years for when my wife and kids were born. What sites do you recommend to get temperatures of the past? And how Brilliant to do them as squares. Seems more achievable. Thanks

[hildatention]

Good morning your blanket is beautiful or should I say your temperature blanket is beautiful however I do have a question. Why do you call it? Temperature blanket

[Drthvdrsgrn]

I’ve been a dog mom for 8 of my 20 years of life and I still think that doggie bags are gross