SheepnikJan 1, 2023

My 2022 temperature blanket is done.*

365 days
2 rows a day
730 rows**
360 stitches per row
262,800 stitches**
Roughly 20 minutes per row
Approximately 250 hours of knitting
Temperatures from -5ºC - 35ºC
19 colours of yarn

And impossible to photograph all in one go, because it's BIG - roughly 6ft wide and over 6ft in length.

* Though I'm probably going to add a crochet border.

** Not including cast on / off and setup rows.

Eta - Thanks everyone for all the comments, favourites and boosts.

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This shows the lowest temperature recorded overnight and the highest temperature recorded in the daytime in Aberystwyth, mid Wales. It also shows the changing length of the daytime / night-time split throughout the year. One stitch represents 4 minutes of the day.

I used data from the Aberystwyth Lifeboat station weather station, via the WeatherLink app: https://www.davisinstruments.com/pages/weatherlink-app

I got the sunrise and sunset times from the Worldwide sunrise sunset map: https://sunrisesunsetmap.com

WeatherLink App

A global leader in development and manufacturing of systems, sensors and equipment for weather monitoring.

Davis Instruments
Jan 1, 2023 at 12:35pmWeb
Show threadSheepnikJan 1, 2023
Because I like playing with Excel and and trying different ways to show data, I made a big spreadsheet to record all the temperatures, and then made a silly number of charts to show things average temperature per month, and distribution of temperatures.
Show threadSheepnikJan 1, 2023
Don't ask me what I'm going to do next, because I've not got the foggiest clue.
Show threadSheepnikMar 4, 2023
An addendum: I've finally finished the border, so the blanket is officially finished. The colours for the border represent the average high and low temperatures (the pale green and blue stripes) and the absolute low and high temperatures (purple and burgundy).
Show threadLegalQuiltsJan 1, 2023
@sheepnik take a well deserved break.
Show threadettercatJan 10, 2023
@sheepnik As a data analyst and knitter, I am deeply impressed and delighted. Truly amazing. 🤩 My favorite detail is taking into account the hours of sunlight...
Show threadmorriJan 1, 2023
@sheepnik youd have fun with the dwd ( german weather service) free ftp files with weather data dating( partially) back to 1870
Show threadSheepnikJan 1, 2023
@morri The Met Office used to have something similar here. I don't know if it's still available.
Show threadSacha (she/her)Jan 1, 2023
@sheepnik This is brilliant!
Show threadLaurie Ashton FarookJan 2, 2023
@sheepnik ah, I was wondering what the curve was about. Thank you for that clear explanation.

That is one fabulous blanket.