Skein and Hook

I have been loving making my temperature blankets!  I originally posted that I was making one temperature blanket using the Attic 24 Granny Stripe pattern.  But I have decided to make two different ones.  Here are the details of both... First, for my granny stripe, I am using the following Vanna's Choice colors. *I have edited this chart to correct the temperature ranges* Color Temperature Burgundy >100  ° F Cranberry 90 to 99  ° F Scarlet 80 to 89  ° F Terra Cotta 70 to 79  ° F Mustard 60 to 69  ° F Sweet Pea 50 to 59  ° F Kelly Green 40 to 49  ° F Aqua 30 to 39  ° F Sapphire 20 to 29  ° F Purple 10 to 19  ° F Magenta 0 to 9  ° F Berrylicious <0  ° F Here are the colors in the temperature order- I am using an I hook and my beginning chain was 212. Here is my progress are the first 6 days of January. My second...

I have so many projects planned for 2016...I'm so excited.  I find project planning on of the most exciting aspects of crochet...the colors, the stitches, the possibilities...I love it. The first project that I will be starting tomorrow, January 1, 2016 is a temperature blanket.  I have had granny stripe blanket on my crochet bucket list for a while and I think this is the perfect time to make it. I've been going though my yarn stash and these are the colors I chose to use and the temperatures for which they correspond... All of the yarn is Vanna's Choice- Color Temperature Burgundy >100 ° F Cranberry 90 to 100 ° F Scarlet 80 to 90 ° F Terra Cotta 70 to 80 ° F Mustard 60 to 70 ° F Sweet Pea 50 to 60 ° F Kelly Green 40 to 50 ° F Aqua 30 to 40 ° F Sapphire 20 to 30 ° F Purple 10 to 20 ° F Magenta 0 t...