It seems like only yesterday that Emma and I were thrashing out the finer detail of how we were going to launch the Janie Crow Temperature Blanket project. We were on the phone comparing our Stylecraft stashes, trying to come up with a colour palette from what we had. Emma sent balls to me and I sent balls to her so that we had a complete set of colours each. I have struggled at times to keep up to date with my blanket, and indeed I didn't manage to stick for long to my routine of adding a round each night. I'm running approximately 1 month behind still. Last month when I checked in I had just started my October squares and this month I have just started November, so at least I have made progress! 

October and November have very definitely brought all the green shades back in to play as the temperatures have cooled. Lime, Meadow and Apple Green have been my most frequently used colours. We did have some crazy temperature variations in November, with the highest temperature at 17 degrees and the lowest at 3 (hello Mint)!

So, here we are at the final month. I hope those of you that have joined in have enjoyed the project. I'm contemplating another temperature project for 2026 but probably a smaller item like a wrap or scarf and probably knitted. I must stop leaping ahead though and probably should consider finishing some of the many projects I have on the go already! 

Here is the December temperature recording chart for you to download:

December chart

I can't wait to see your blankets and how you have decided to join them. I will be back at the end of the month to wrap up this project so I'm determined to get back on track! 

Bye for now

Hi to all my fellow temperature blanket makers. We are here in the penultimate month of our project and even though I have to confess to being a month behind, I've only just finished my September squares, the blanket is getting big now. 

Temperatures here in North London have started to cool and we have had our first frosts on chilly mornings, although the daytime temperatures have consistently reached double figures each day. Apple Green and Meadow will be coming back out of the bag for the October squares and Copper, Raspberry and Pale Rose will be put away for now. They may be used in the border but I will decide that once all the squares are made and joined. 

I have been busy working on other projects this month but with just a sleeve to finish on a warm knitted jumper I will now be turning my attention back to this one and getting all the October squares made and back on track. In the meantime you can find the November temperature recording chart here. See you next month. 

 I don't know about you but I am finding it hard to believe we are now three quarters of the way through the year (and our temperature blankets)! I'm finding it quite enjoyable having the visual representation of the year growing alongside me and I'm managing to stay up to date with my squares. We won't talk about ends though. Emma will be pleased to see that the initial neatness of my temperature charts has long since fallen by the wayside too! 

I quickly snapped a few photos before I came out this morning. Copper and saffron have featured quite heavily over the month but now the temperatures are dropping off slightly, Buttermilk and Lime have been welcomed back into the mix. We had a very random 27 degrees in the middle of September which led to the round of Raspberry appearing somewhat randomly but I think it's likely that will be its last appearance for the year. 

I've just done a very quick search on our socials and found this gorgeous image of a blanket at the end of August, by @scotlimes over on Instagram. It's just lovely, those greens! Thank you for sharing, Fiona. 

So, without further ado, I should do what I came on here to do in the first place, and that is provide you with the link for the October temperature chart! Here you go:  October Temperature Recording Chart

See you next month! 

Hello all you fellow temperature blanket makers! I can't believe another month has almost passed since I was here last. 

How has your August been? I hope you've had lots of good weather and relaxing crochet time to keep on top of your blankets. I'm very proud to announce that I am completely up-to-date with mine! Bet you didn't expect to hear that. It was all thanks to a lovely week at the seaside - I couldn't resist sharing a photo a little bit further down. It was the most beautiful sunset captured on a late evening walk along the beach. I had decided that I could only take one knit and one crochet project with me and because I was a little way behind with the blanket, that was the project that won. There are of course numerous other wips that made it on to the shortlist but I was feeling conscientious and needed to catch up. 

My insistence on having a floral block after every four plain blocks has been a challenge as I'm using a join as you go method of construction but I did have a bit of a breakthrough this month where I have continued to join my blocks to the blanket, leaving a space where I need to fit in a floral block that hasn't yet been made. For the block that has to join on after the floral block I have finished crocheting the final round but then left additional yarn attached to ensure I have enough to add the slip stitch join once the floral block is added. I just need to pull back the side that needs joining and rework it, joining to the floral block that has been added as I go. By doing it that way I'm not falling behind as I wait for the end of the month and the info needed to make the floral block.  

We've had a very dry, warm August here in North London, and actually those colours in the photo above have been well represented in my blanket. There have been lots of rounds in Copper and Raspberry, Pale Rose and Cranberry. Now we're approaching the end of August the temperatures are falling and there is a slight chill in the air in the evenings. As I've been crocheting my rounds it occurred to me some of the colours won't be used again in the blanket. Raspberry and Cranberry are unlikely to put in another appearance unless we have another heatwave over the next couple of weeks, which is looking unlikely. They may well feature in my border though, as I really like those colours and I have plenty left. 

Here are a few pics of my blanket so far. KitKat seems to approve and is keen to test it out for me! 

Do let us know how your blankets are coming along, using the hashtag #janiecrowtempblanket25 so we can pick up your posts. You can download the temperature recording chart for September by clicking here. I'll be back in a month's time so until then, happy hooking :-)

Hi Fellow Temperature Blanket Makers!

It's Gemma here, with a very quick update on progress and to give you the August temperature recording chart. How can it be almost August already? I can't believe that we're already halfway through our blankets. I had managed to get myself back up to date a couple of weeks ago but have fallen back a little bit with the start of the school holidays, which means much less time to myself. 

Up to the middle of July we had some very warm weather and I've loved seeing all the warm colours appearing in my blanket squares and, as I'm joining as I go, the fifth row has been started so visually it is over the halfway point. I wish I could say that I am up to date with sewing in ends but of course all good intentions have gone by the wayside on that front! 

Do keep sharing your photos using the hashtag #janiecrowtempblanket25 (just rolls off the tongue that, doesn't it?). We do love seeing your progress.

In the meantime click here for the August temperature recording chart and I'll be back in a month's time. 

This is Gemma here, with a truly flying visit, to give you the July temperature recording chart! 

We've had some incredibly warm weather here in North London over the last few weeks and as a result of that I've found crochet a challenge. The yarn doesn't want to play nicely and the thought of a hot blanket laying on my lap has been unbearable! I know, I'm such a lightweight! As a result I'm a good few weeks behind on my blanket now but with some fresher weather on the way later this week I'm hoping to catch up. 

In the meantime I have been conscientiously recording temperatures each day and ready to continue doing so as we move in to July tomorrow. So with no further ado, please find the July temperature recording chart here! 

Gemma here, just popping in very quickly to give you the link to June's temperature recording chart. You can find it here. 

We've had some crazy temperature variations this month, starting with a scorching 28 degrees centigrade at the beginning of the month, with a drop to 13 degrees a bit later on. 

Enjoy this month's squares and keep posting your pics with the hashtag #janiecrowtempblanket25 so we can share your progress.

​See you next month! 

Good morning! Gemma here, checking in with the latest temperature blanket news. I managed to get up to date over the Easter break and I'm back into my routine of crocheting a round each day. We've had some unseasonably warm days this month and so buttermilk and copper have been putting in an appearance. Is it just me who gets ridiculously excited every time a new colour comes in to play?

I have realised that this month, there will be 5 full weeks in between floral squares and so this has required some thought. For those of you who will be deciding on your layout and joining your squares at the end of the project this won't impact you. For those of us who have decided to use the join-as-you-go method it might affect you this month.

Up until now, I have paused crocheting mid way through squares in order to make the floral square at the end of the month, once I have the temperature information needed, and joined it before continuing with the square that straddled the end of one month and the beginning of the next. That way I have been able to achieve my preferred layout of having four plain squares, then a floral square. This month, however, I will be able to complete a full fifth square before having the monthly high and low and average temperature for the April floral square. The first day of April completed the first square I joined this month, after the March floral square. I then have another four full weeks, ending on the 29th April, so another four plain squares. 

​So, in order to not disrupt my layout, my plan of action is as follows...

I will work the fifth plain square, ending on the 29th April up to the penultimate round and set it aside. On the 30th April, I will be able to make the floral square and join this straight on to my blanket, followed by the square I have set aside. Then I will start the next plain square on the 30th April too, ready to continue working on in the first week of May. Phew, I hope that makes some sense! 

As we've not long to go until the end of the month Emma has been extremely efficient and provided me with the May temperature recording chart, which you can find here. 

Don't forget to share your progress with us using the hashtag #janiecrowtempblanket25...

​Bye for now! 

Hello, Gemma here, bringing you the April temperature recording chart (you can find a link to it below) and confessing to have fallen behind with my blanket! Something had to give over the last month and prioritising my Bohemian Blooms blanket after having neglected it for quite a while seemed like the right thing to do. My poor old hands can't crochet for hours on end these days. The school holidays are approaching though, so I'm hoping for lots of extra time to work on my squares. 

You can download the April temperature chart here.

We've had some crazy fluctuations in temperature this month here in North London, reaching the dizzying heights of 17 degrees celcius back in the second week of March, before dropping back to 7 degrees a few days later.  I'm a couple of weeks behind now on my squares but have been diligently recording the daily temperatures. There's definitely going to be an interesting 'blip' in the colours on the blanket, showing that unusually warm week in the early part of the month. 

If you have been doing the join as you go method with your squares you should now be getting a sense of how large the blanket is going to be as you will be well along your second strip of motifs now (assuming of course, you are keeping up, unlike me!). Here are a couple of progress pics of my blanket so far. I'm a couple of weeks behind, although that only translates into two squares, so when I look at it like that, it's not really a big deal is it?

It's a glorious day today, I have washing blowing on the line outside. It's slightly too windy to be comfortable for working in the garden but the sky is clear and blue, just lovely. I wonder if Emma has her washing out... She mentioned she was looking forward to that in last month's blog. I feel very middle-aged saying it but there's nothing quite like washing that's had a good blow on the line! I think April is one of my favourite months.

Do share pics of your progress on our social media channels and don't forget to use the hashtag #janiecrowtempblanket25 so we can easily find your posts. 

Until next month, happy hooking! 

 
Just blowing in, like a March wind, to say hello, ask how you’re getting on with your temperature blankets and share the March temperature chart download with you.
 
You can find it by clicking here.
 
We love to see your progress - here is a little parade of lovelies that we've collected from facebook and instagram - if you do post on social media, don't forget to tag us in with ##janiecrowtempblanket25

Aren't they just fab?  I love the colour schemes.  

I am hoping I get to use at least Apple Green more in March and maybe even Meadow!  This would mean temperatures up to 13 degrees celsius but more than that would mean I might be able to get some washing dry outside!  That's my first real notion that spring is coming!