I knew when I shared my initial plan for the year that I would be derailed and distracted once the EatSleepKnit Yarnathon launched. I am thrilled to be on Team Knitmunk and have even decided to join in Temperature Tracker yearlong knitalong.
Living where I do, it’s not unusual for the temperature to range from lows that hover around or below 0 to highs in the upper 90s and occasional triple digits. I kept coming back to the Northeasterly pattern, thinking about how I live in the Northeast and we frequently get Nor’easters in the winter. I also kept thinking about opening from the original Mary Poppins: “Winds in the east, mist coming in, / Like somethin’ is brewin’ and bout to begin.” With all that in mind, I’ve decided to track the percentage of cloud cover, or if it’s raining or snowing, each day at noon.
I waffled a bit going back and forth over the options. After stash diving, I rediscovered a Manos del Uruguay Fino Mini Skein set in the Augusta colorway. It’s just the perfect combination of colors. Here’s my key:
- 1 (Peacock Plume) 0-25% cloud cover
- 2 (Watered Silk) 26-75% cloud cover
- 3 (Stormglass) 76-100% cloud cover
- 4 (Mourning) Rain
- 5 (Silver Teaset) Snow
Fino is a blend of 30% Silk and 70% Merino Wool and is simply stunning. I worried about how well it would stand up as a blanket, so using the suggested dimensions in the Northeasterly pattern I plan to make a scarf. I worked out the math for three strips of arrows, each strip will have 4 months of information.
So far, so good. The first week of January is complete. One rainy day, no snow yet, and a nice mix of clear, partly cloudy days. It measures about 22″ long right now. I may have to reconsider my scarf idea and shift to a lap blanket or wrap! I love working on it, it’s easy enough to pick up and put down. I’m still toying around with how, if any, I should distinguish between the months. Stay tuned!
