Temperature Blanket check-in

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!