A Temperature Scarf are a great way to create a beautiful piece with random patterning that encapsulates the year!

Last year I did a temperature shawl, and I really enjoyed the project (for the most part but more on that next week). The shawl is beautiful, but it was a project that kept growing larger and larger. Not just in length but in width as well. I wanted to do a temperature project again this year, but I wanted something more defined and contained.

A temperature scarf seemed like a great step back. And I am already in love with the way that it’s turning out! I’m excited to see how this year changes. In Cleveland, you never know what craze temperature fluctuations you’re going to get!

I decided to do a rainbow coloring going with cool colors for the cooler temperatures and hot colors for the hotter temperatures. Seemed like a straightforward decision. And then I came up with the pattern for the scarf. I took some inspiration from last years shawl and then added a new section to make it a bit more interesting.

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Supplies

Process

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Supplies

This project requires a decent amount of yarn to be completed. I decided to break down each color / temperature by ten degrees since I’m working in Fahrenheit. The breakdown is as follows:

Temperature	Yarn Color
< 9°	Black
10° – 19°	Dark Purple
20° – 29°	Light Purple
30° – 39°	Navy Blue
40° – 49°	Teal
50° – 59°	Green
60° – 69°	Yellow
70°-79°	Orange
80° – 89°	Red
> 90°	Pink

I wound each yarn into a cake ball to make them easier to work with. Since I am changing colors rather other, it’s easier have the yarn be uniform since the threads are constantly being cut.

Process

Block One and Three

The first and third block are extremely simple. Knit everything! This is considered a garter stitch where you must knit every stitch of each row. Each block contains 8 rows of all knit patterning. This creates a look of four tight rows that follow the garter stitch look.

Block Two

Block two is one of the major changes! This is a pattern created by alternating between doing a knit stitch and purl stitch in a particular manner. By doing so, this creates a diamond like effect.

Block Two (option A), will break up the diamond where half of it will be along the bottom and the other have will be along the top. The side patterning will start on the outside and move in before coming back out. I have only had enough days to do option A so it is the one that is pictured here.

Block Two (option B) will create the diamonds in the center of the pattern. This is almost an inverse of option A and is created using very similar patterning. The sideline patterning will start toward the middle before coming out and then returning back in. This will also make a more standard diamond like pattern.

Block Four

Block four is technically a simple pattern but it does contain what might be considered the most complex stitch of the pattern. This stitch involves wrapping the yarn around the needle to create extra stitches only to drop them on the next row. It’s not actually that complicated but it is technically the most complicated stitch out of all the ones here.

Reflections

I can already tell that this project is going to be a lot easier than the one I did last year. Mainly because the rows don’t get bigger in a temperature scarf. But just because it’s easier doesn’t mean it’s going to be any less beautiful! And I cannot wait to see what it’s like when it is finished.

Quick Recipe

2023 Temperature Scarf

Temperature Scarves are a great way to create a beautiful piece with random patterning that encapsulates the year!

Materials

1 skein for temperatures < 9° black
1 skein for temperature 10° – 19° dark purple
1 skein for temperature 20° – 29° light purple
1 skein for temperature 30° – 39° dark blue
1 skein for temperature 40° – 49° light blue
1 skein for temperature 50° – 59° green
1 skein for temperature 60° – 69° yellow
1 skein for temperature 70° – 79° orange
1 skein for temperature 80° – 89° red
1 skein for temperature > 90° pink