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2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… Season 1 – Day 1

2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… Season 1 – Day 1

Welcome to the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… Season 1 – Day 1!!!
This will be a 4 season project, each season is 3 months long starting today and will be lapghan size! You can make one season, all 4 seasons or turn it into one extra large afghan!!!

All you need to do to participate is start your project! You can get the posts by email by signing up in the “Stay Connected” section in the right sidebar, getting the posts in the Facebook CAL Group or just coming back here for each post. Also, you can add this to your Ravelry queue/favorites for easy access! Click here to go to Ravelry!!!

The pattern is Apache Tears and a 7 row repeat. So, today we will do row 1 (row 1 & 2 are base rows) in the temperature color of today. Over the 9 days I will post the next 8 rows(in my temps), then you will continue the 7 row repeat throughout and I will post weekly progress posts! You will use your own temperature colors, so everyone will be a bit different. You can follow the yarn I posted by Hobby Lobby(I Love This Yarn) or choose your own brand and temperature color scheme. The most important thing is you have a different color for each of the temperature ranges. You can also use your stash or scraps!!

Below you will see a full color picture of the yarn colors and temps that I suggest for a large temperature variance. Also, I have listed how I am dividing my temperatures which is slightly different from the main photo. My local temps range between low 10’s to high 90’s year round. So I adjusted my scale so I can use all 25 colors listed and the color ranges are smaller increments. In addition, there is a special color for days you choose.. it can be holidays, birthdays, special occasions or even historical events. You don’t have to use the special color,,, Just an option.

Below are my color/temp choices based on my hometown average temperatures, I have divided it up differently than above so I can use all the colors I purchased.

  • <24 White
  • 25-27 Light Gray
  • 28-30 Greybeard
  • 31-33 Soft Pink
  • 34-36 Pink
  • 37-39 Hot Rose
  • 40-42 Hot Orchid
  • 43-45 Mixed Berry
  • 46-48 Purple
  • 49-51 Navy
  • 52-53 Royal
  • 54-55 Peacock
  • 56-57 Turquoise
  • 58-59 Medium Blue
  • 60-61 Jelly Bean
  • 62-63 Limelight
  • 64-65 Buttercup
  • 66-67 Yellow
  • 68-69 Sungold
  • 70-71 Desert Glaze
  • 72-73 Burnt Pumpkin
  • 74-75 Red
  • 76-77 Fire Red
  • 78-79 Cranberry
  • 80> Auberine

To choose your color/temperature you can use a specific time of day, the high or low, the average for the day(that is what I am choosing), only your hometown or the temperature where you are each day! If you use the average temp, you may be crocheting the next day for the previous day temp…. That is ok… You will just start crocheting on the 2nd of January if you want to do it that way!

Here is the Magnetic Fridge Calendar for all of 2023 that I will be using for record keeping… Easy to order from Amazon!

For all of the materials and information(including how the prizes for this year work) Click Here!

Also, you can come back anytime and get the material list and instructions in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page

I am so excited to start! Mine will be made in the full year so there will be 365 rows! The project is made lengthwise and you will leave the tails(6″-12″ your choice) as the fringe… So no weaving in the ends unless you want too!

Each row you will finish off leaving the tail at the beginning and end. You will NOT TURN, just join your yarn in the next row in the first stitch of the righthand side.

Mine is 65″ wide without the fringe


Q & A for the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL

  • Do I need to use the Hobby Lobby I Love Yarn? – No, you can use any brand and either use colors that are the same tone or make up your own color scheme
  • What if my temperatures are lower or higher than in the range posted? – You can adjust your range by moving the color scale up or down. If you want to use a smaller range, you can use smaller increments too and use less yarn colors. I have adjusted my personal scale to fit my local area and the sample of mine is below.
  • How does a 4 Season project work? – A season is a 3 month period, you can stop at the end or each season or continue and make 2 seasons together or continue and make the full year. You can also make each season and join them together later.
  • How do you know what temp to use each day? -You can use a weather app such as Weather.com to track your local temps. You can choose a time of day to look, the high or low or the average. Weather.com also has a monthly calendar so you can see the temp history incase you miss a day. Also, you can choose to just use the temps in your hometown or you can use them for where you are each day at the time you choose.
  • Joining new colors? -You will finish off each row leaving your tail. Without turning for the next row you will move to the first stitch on the righthand side and join your yarn. Another words, you will always work/start your new row on the right side.
  • How large will this be? – The project is worked length wise, so it will be approximately 65″ long not including fringe. The width for each season will be approximately 30-36″ wide depending on your tension. If you do a full year the width will be extra large somewhere around 125″, the original 65″ is the same and then you may use the lengthwise direction differently than if you stop at the seasonal lapghan style.
  • How do I join? – EASY, you can just come back here anytime and scroll through the feed, go to the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page and get all the posts, Use the “Stay Connected” form on the right sidebar to get all posts by email or join the Beatrice Ryan Facebook CAL Group and posts are in the pinned area there.
  • What if I am behind? – You can get all of your daily historical temperatures on Weather.com and catch up!
  • Prizes? – Head to the Material List Post for all the info on the prizes

Here we go! 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL Day 1!

Stitches:

  • Ch – Chain
  • St – Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • More stitches will be added as pattern increases

January 1st 2023 (Holiday so I am using my “Special Color” Teal Sparkle

H Hook

Ch 206

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in 2nd chain from hook and each across. = 205 sc Finish Off

That is it for day 1, January 1st! Come back tomorrow for day 2 instructions!


Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2023 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. Additionally, If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL Material List & Info

2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL Material List & Info



Welcome to the 10th Annual 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL Material List & Info! This year we will be doing a 4 season temperature afghan… You may wonder how that will work? Each day you will crochet a row in the specified color of yarn for the temperature in your area. You can use this to make a Lapghan for each season(4 seasons/4 lapghans) or you can make one large afghan continuing for 1 full year!

The rows will be made lengthwise. You will leave a tail at the beginning and end of each row for a fringe, so there will be no weaving the ends in unless you want too!

Below, I have the temperature chart for a full year and a variance of temps that range from <-10 thru 115>. This includes 25 colors and one special color(explanation below). Your area you may never reach those temps, so you can just purchase the yarn for your area temps or even just start with the yarn for the season you want to make and buy the rest later. The temps listed are fahrenheit, Click here for some charts to convert to Celsius.

2023 Temp Afghan Yarn Chart

Make sure to add this to your Ravelry favorites too!!! Click Here….

How do you know what temp to use each day? You can use a weather app such as Weather.com to track your local temps. You can choose a time of day to look, the high or low or the average. Weather.com also has a monthly calendar so you can see the temp history incase you miss a day. Also, you can choose to just use the temps in your hometown or you can use them for where you are each day at the time you choose. FUN!

**Since my home town temperatures are within a range from lows of 10 degrees to highs of upper 90’s, I am going to use the daily average for myself. In order to use all of the yarn colors I purchased(25 colors), I have listed how I varied my temp chart increments. You can change yours up too if you like to get more or less colors. The above picture is just a suggestion of yarn colors and temperatures.

  • <24 White
  • 25-27 Light Gray
  • 28-30 Greybeard
  • 31-33 Soft Pink
  • 34-36 Pink
  • 37-39 Hot Rose
  • 40-42 Hot Orchid
  • 43-45 Mixed Berry
  • 46-48 Purple
  • 49-51 Navy
  • 52-53 Royal
  • 54-55 Peacock
  • 56-57 Turquoise
  • 58-59 Medium Blue
  • 60-61 Jelly Bean
  • 62-63 Limelight
  • 64-65 Buttercup
  • 66-67 Yellow
  • 68-69 Sungold
  • 70-71 Desert Glaze
  • 72-73 Burnt Pumpkin
  • 74-75 Red
  • 76-77 Fire Red
  • 78-79 Cranberry
  • 80> Auberine

In addition, you have the option of choosing a special yarn color for days that are holidays, special occasions or even a big event like a huge storm or historical event! I chose Teal Sparkle for my special color!!!

The picture above for the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL is the pattern we will be making and is a 7 row repeat. Starting Sunday, January 1, 2023 I will post the row pattern for each day for the 1st 9 days(the 1st 2 rows are base rows). You will use your temperature color for each day, most likely each person will have a completely different color scheme going on. After the first 9 days, you will just repeat the 7 repeat rows using the different colors for your area. Once a week I will post my progress pic and a fun post.

I chose Hobby Lobby – I Love This Yarn as my project yarn, so the colors listed are the ones that go with that brand. You can choose your own brand to use and colors that are close if you would like! Also, if you would like to use your scraps, great idea, just list the colors you have for each temp so it works correctly.

Hook ~ H

Here is the Magnetic Fridge Calendar I am using to keep record… Easy to order from Amazon… It has all of 2023!

Prizes

For this 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL since it is continuing for a full year… There will be occasional $10 Amazon Gift Cards given away in the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group on Facebook, if you aren’t a member yet click here to join the fun on that page, it is a ton of fun in the group. Also, at the end of each season(Jan – March, April – June, July – Sept, Oct – Dec) there will be a $25 Amazon Gift Card given away on the 10th of the following month that ends each season. To be eligible for the $25 Gift Card, you will email me a picture of your completed 3 month afghan to [email protected] by the 8th of the month following the season. If you choose to continue your CAL for the full year you can send the completed progress photo each season to me to enter.

How to get the posts /Join the CAL:

You can sign up to receive all Beatrice Ryan Designs Posts by email in the Stay Connected section of the right side bar. You can come back on the 1st of January and each of the first 7 days, then weekly right here on the website. Also, you an click on the Crochet with Me tab at the top and get all past CAL posts. The links will also be posted in the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook group

Grab your yarn and hooks and get ready for the CAL!


Q & A for the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL

  • Do I need to use the Hobby Lobby I Love Yarn? – No, you can use any brand and either use colors that are the same tone or make up your own color scheme
  • What if my temperatures are lower or higher than in the range posted? – You can adjust your range by moving the color scale up or down. If you want to use a smaller range, you can use smaller increments too and use less yarn colors. I have adjusted my personal scale to fit my local area and the sample of mine is below.
  • How does a 4 Season project work? – A season is a 3 month period, you can stop at the end or each season or continue and make 2 seasons together or continue and make the full year. You can also make each season and join them together later.
  • How do you know what temp to use each day? -You can use a weather app such as Weather.com to track your local temps. You can choose a time of day to look, the high or low or the average. Weather.com also has a monthly calendar so you can see the temp history incase you miss a day. Also, you can choose to just use the temps in your hometown or you can use them for where you are each day at the time you choose.
  • Joining new colors? -You will finish off each row leaving your tail. Without turning for the next row you will move to the first stitch on the righthand side and join your yarn. Another words, you will always work/start your new row on the right side.
  • How large will this be? – The project is worked length wise, so it will be approximately 65″ long not including fringe. The width for each season will be approximately 30-36″ wide depending on your tension. If you do a full year the width will be extra large somewhere around 125″, the original 65″ is the same and then you may use the lengthwise direction differently than if you stop at the seasonal lapghan style.
  • How do I join? – EASY, you can just come back here anytime and scroll through the feed, go to the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page and get all the posts, Use the “Stay Connected” form on the right sidebar to get all posts by email or join the Beatrice Ryan Facebook CAL Group and posts are in the pinned area there.
  • What if I am behind? – You can get all of your daily historical temperatures on Weather.com and catch up!
  • Prizes? – Head to the Material List Post for all the info on the prizes

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2022 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

Easy V-Puff Dishcloth… New Free Crochet Pattern!!!!

Easy V-Puff Dishcloth… New Free Crochet Pattern!!!!



The Easy V-Puff Dishcloth is so quick and fun to make! It is a 1 row repeat, Just a couple of common stitches and works as a dishcloth, trivet or could even be a afghan square! It is Week 10 of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL, 12 Weeks- 12 Dishcloths too!

V-Puff Stitch Dishcloth

This free crochet pattern uses basic stitching and any color scheme you prefer. Grab your hooks and yarn and make as many as you can! This is a great TV watching project too…

Don’t forget to add this to your Ravelry Favorites for easy access!! Click Here…


How to participate in the 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL:

Firstly -You can come here each Sunday and see the posts. Secondly-You can head to the Crochet With Me Tab at the top of the page. Thirdly-You can subscribe by email for all posts in the “Stay Connected” in the right sidebar or Lastly- Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group – Get posts, tips and help along with fun games and prizes .


Below are the first 9 weeks. They are so much fun, besides… who doesn’t love a great quick gift!

Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1

Waffle Stitch Dishcloth

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth – Week 3

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth

Alpine Stitch Dishcloth – Week 4

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth – Week 5

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth

Optical Illusion Dishcloth Week 6

Simple Cluster Dishcloth Week 7

Easy Cat Dishcloth Week 8

Easy Pumpkin Dishcloth Week 9


Now on to Week 10 – Easy V-Puff Dishcloth

Tips:

  • It is super easy, there are only a couple ends to weave in for this project.
  • You can choose any color scheme to make it your own.
  • Make sure to sl st loosely
  • When making the V-Puff sts, draw up loops approx. 1/2″

Materials:

Yarn: 150 total Yards of Cotton Yarn

Here is what I used: Sugar N Cream Cotton Yarn in Dark Pine

Hook – H


Stitches:

  • Ch – Chain
  • YO – Yarn Over
  • St – Stitch
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet
  • Reverse Sc – Reverse Single Crochet
  • V-Puff St – Working all in the designated stitch/space, yo, draw up loop 4 times, yo, draw thru all 9 loops on hook, ch 2, yo, draw up loop 4 times, yo, draw thru all 9 loops on hook, ch 1.

Instructions for the Easy V-Puff Dishcloth:

Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!

Ch 28

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 27 sc

Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, *V-Puff st in next ch, sk 3 ch’s*, repeat *to* 5 more times, V-Puff st in next ch, dc in last ch. = 2 dc & 7 V-Puff sts

Rows 3-14: Ch 3, turn, V-Puff st in each ch 2 sp of previous rows V-Puff st across, dc in last st. = 2 dc & 7 V-Puff sts

Edging

Row 15: Ch 1, turn, evenly sc 27 sts across top of row 14 to the last st, 2 more sc in last st(corner), evenly sc 25 sts down row sides, 3 sc in 1st ch of row 1, evenly sc 25 sts across ch’s of row 1, 3 sc in last ch of row 1, evenly sc 25 sts up row sides, 2 sc in same st as beginning sc in row 15 to form last corner. = 112 sc

Finish Off and rejoin yarn in 2nd st from middle corner st of bottom righthand corner(see pic)

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in next 26 sts, 3 sc in next corner st, sc in next 27 sts, 3 sc in next corner st, sc in next 27 sts , do not join, leave bottom row unworked(this already has 2 rows of sc complete)

Row 17: Ch 1, Reverse sc around. Join with sl st and finish off

Finish off, weave ends in and block if needed. Lastly, Enjoy!!!

That’s it!!! You now have an Easy V-Puff Dishcloth,  So, enjoy and see you soon!!! Meet me right back here next week for week 11 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!


This Week’s Amazon Favorite! Thief’s Daughter by Jeff Wheeler is book two in the Kingfountain Series… I have read the whole series and loved it! You can get a paper book, audio book or Kindle book.

I hope you will give this series a try! All the books in the series are equally as good! Below are the links for book 1, 2 and 3!


Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2022 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. Additionally, If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

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