I finally jumped on the bandwagon and started my Weather or Knot scarf put together by The Yarnery! They have kits in LOFT and Holst Coast. I, of course, went in a different direction and selected a similar colorway of Tukuwool. It is lightweight like the Coast version, so I added 10 sts in width. I got the yarn yesterday and am already caught up, so this is a fun project with minimal commitment. Well, you commit for a year! But, you could actually knit a few weeks at a time sporadically throughout the year.
You knit 2 rows a day based on the high temperature. You also compare the day’s high to the average for that date. Each color represents a different range of temperatures. I created a spreadsheet with the average high temps for the year and then just fill in the daily high. Easy peasy!!
January is almost over and my scarf is 6 inches. Maybe I’ll get another half inch by month’s end. That gives me a scarf roughly 78 inches long, which isn’t bad! If it seems short, I can add fringe or tassels. I am loving every stitch so far…
And can I just give a shout out to my knitting peeps? You are the most over-the-top generous, supportive, and fantastic group of friends one could ever ask for!! I love you all to pieces!!
PS to Felicity: I used the same colorway as The Yarnery kits. Purple is the coldest at anything under 14 degrees F. I know several people who are adding a color for under zero degrees. We are going into a really cold snap this week — well under zero — for several days. I may add something really dark for that temperature!! I am thinking of a Spindrift color (Dusk).
PS2 to Pam: Great weather cowl! It is very easy to see the temperature trends just looking at the cowl.
PS3 to Maura: Yes, the pattern tells you how to indicate if the temp is above or below the daily average. Thus far I have one day that is on average. The rest are about 50-50 above or below.
PS4 to Jenny: Different climates assign different temperature ranges to the colors!!
Hi, Susan. What a gorgeous scarf, and that yarn looks divine.
I’m not actively doing a temperature scarf (or shawl) but am associated with a group doing one. I’m curious about the temperature range represented by your dark purple yarn. Our group is using something like that for temperatures above 40C – ie, the very hot end of things; and it’s getting quite a hammering – but you seem to be using it for a cooler range. I imagine your yellow and red yarn will be the warmer days of your year? Is that right, or have I totally misread your scarf?!
Thank you. And happy knitting. Felicity 🙂
Comment by Felicity from Down Under — January 27, 2019 @ 6:28 pm
It’s very pretty! I’ve been curious about that yarn.
Comment by surly — January 27, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
Don’t hate me for this, but I live in SoCal— I have never done this shawl or the sky one or whatever because the weather is not that varied here. In the winter, it gets down to the 60s. In late summer/ early fall, it might get into the 100s for a few days. Mostly 70s and 80s for much of the year. But I have fun looking at other people’s scarves. 🙂 I grew up in Ohio and remember the blizzards in the winters of the late 70s, so I actually miss having weather. That said, I was like 6 years old and never had to drive in it. 🙂
Comment by Anya — January 28, 2019 @ 12:00 am
I knit a cowl based on a similar idea a few years ago – I’ve been wearing it a lot lately. It’s a great way to think about our climate. http://ravel.me/Pam/e8sy2
Comment by Pam — January 28, 2019 @ 3:32 am
https://pamsknitting.blogspot.com/2016/01/2015-weather-scarf.html is perhaps a better link for my cowl. Are there links to any finished scarves on Ravelry? I only see a totally different scarf by that name.
Comment by Pam — January 28, 2019 @ 3:36 am
Hi Susan,
Okay, now I am obsessed with your scarf! But I am wondering about the garter columns in the body of the scarf. Does one stand for days that were above the average high and one stand for below? And I love your color choices!
Comment by Maura — January 28, 2019 @ 11:48 am
It’s been in the -40’s for a while here in Northern Ontario. This morning -44. F and C meet at -40 so almost -50F today.
My question would be, what colour for that?
Comment by Jenny Dukeshire — January 28, 2019 @ 12:31 pm
I am amusing myself by wondering if people in predominantly cold climates might avoid making this scarf if they dislike the color blue, or vice versa regarding orange and yellow. I wonder what the temperature range is for red, my favorite color. Regardless of these silly little musings I really love yours as it is turning out so far. I think some shrewd decisions about yarn dye quality has something to do with it! Can’t wait to see the final product.
Comment by Chloe — January 28, 2019 @ 7:42 pm