Temperature blanket time!

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 :-)