It’s a New Year! And that means that it’s time for a new temperature blanket! I wanted to do something a little differently this year…I wanted to document both the high AND the low temperature for each day. In order to do that, I wanted to make a square that had a circle in it so that I could do the high temperature in the circle and the low temperature for the surrounding square. One problem I ran into though was making the square too big. I loved my hexagon temperature blanket two years ago, but the blanket ended up being too large. I needed to shrink these squares so that the final blanket wouldn’t be too big. After a bit of trial and error, I came up with the perfect little circle, snug inside a square.

Each of these squares measures about 2.75-3” and my plan is to make my blanket 17 squares x 21 squares. The finished measurements should be about 50” x 60”. I haven’t actually made this entire blanket before, but fingers crossed that it works out how I’m imagining!

Here are the colors I’m using and the temperature chart that I’m using as well this year. All of the yarn I’m using is the Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn” line. I love the color selection and the softness. But make sure you buy it in a week when the yarn is 30% off! It goes on sale every other week, so wait until you see that sale!

Temperature Range - Color

<10 degrees - Hot Orchid (111)

10-20 degrees Royal (80)

20-30 degrees - Peacock (310)

30-40 degrees - Ocean (112)

40-50 degrees - Jelly Bean (181)

50-60 degrees - Limelight (788)

60-70 degrees - Yellow (330)

70-80 degrees - Mango (113)

80-90 degrees - Tropical Pink (354)

90-100 degrees - Hot Rose (350)

>100 degrees - Fire Red (270)

Pattern

Crochet Circle in a Square

Abbreviations:

Ch - Chain

Sl St - Slip Stitch

DC - Double Crochet

HDC - Half Double Crochet

SC - Single Crochet

1. Chain 4. Create a circle by joining the last chain with a slip stitch through the first chain.

2. (All stitches in this round will be stitched directly into the circle center made in the first step.) Ch 3. This will count as your first DC. DC 11 more stitches into the center of the circle, making a total of 12 stitches. Join round with a Sl St into the top of your Ch 3.

3. Ch 3. This will count as your first DC. DC into the same stitch as your Ch 3. Work only into the top, single part of each DC from the round before instead of working into both yarn pieces of the stitch. (See video for example.) This will create a more pronounced circle design in the front. Continue working 2 DC into each stitch all the way around. You will have a total of 24 stitches or 12 sets of two DC. Join round with a Sl St into the top of your Ch 3. Cut yarn and knot off if using two colors.

4. Using a new color, Ch 2 into any DC stitch (again, only into the top, single part of the DC stitch rather than both pieces). DC into same stitch. *Ch 2. 2 DC into next stitch. (This is your corner piece.) HDC into next stitch, SC into next 2 stitches, HDC into next stitch, 2 DC into next stitch.* Repeat from * to * two more times. Ch 2, 2 DC into next stitch, HDC into next stitch, SC into next 2 stitches, HDC into final stitch. Join square with a Sl St into the top of your Ch 2. Cut yarn and tie off.

Each day, stitch your squares together so as not to lose track of the order and to not get overwhelmed at the end.

You can watch this video to get a better, visual idea of how I made this crochet square.

If you end up making a temperature blanket this year, I’d love to see your progress! I love following along on others’ temperature craft journeys! Make sure to tag me in your photos!

Happy Crocheting!