From the NY Times this weekend: Knitters Chronicle Climate Change One Stitch at a Time

Casey at PortFiber knit an amazing temperature blanket last year, and is hosting a temperature blanket KAL this year. It’s not too late to join in.

I plan to knit a temperature blanket for 2020, but first I decided to knit one (belatedly) for my now toddler to commemorate the climate of his first year.

I’m using my Straw’s Farm Island Sheep fingering weight yarn, and because I inevitably make my knitting more complicated than it needs to be, I’ve taught myself double knitting techniques so that I can record the daily high and low temperatures. I’m using this free Purl Soho pattern as a guide, and placing the “tucks” to show the weather on Sundays. As one might expect, it is Very Slow Going, but enjoyable.