How big is a calendar blanket?

It's 25 squares across: with 6 cm squares about 150 × 174 cm, with 5 cm squares 125 × 145 cm.

Can it start on a birthday?

Yes: from any date, the months that follow are laid out in order, 13 if the year starts mid-month.

Which yarn do I need?

The pattern names real shades and their numbers in Stylecraft Special DK (UK), DROPS Paris (Europe) or Red Heart Super Saver (US), and how many balls of each. Or use your own yarn: the pattern gives grams for each colour.

A PDF pattern to print: the cover with your blanket and the colour list, the instructions, every row with its date and a box to tick, and a print of the finished blanket, for €9.90.

A calendar temperature blanket: twelve months, a square a day

Each month of the year laid out like a calendar page, Monday to Sunday, with a square for every day in the colour of its real temperature. The empty days are cream, and dark borders frame the months, three across and four down. You can find any day in it, like a birthday or a wedding day.

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A calendar temperature blanket: Rīga 2024, twelve months of day squares with dark borders

Like a wall calendar

Twelve month blocks, seven days across, so every date has its place.

A map with dates

The map shows each month with its dates, coloured as they should be.

The plain squares counted

How many cream squares for the empty days and dark squares for the borders, with the yarn for each.

Make your pattern

Choose the place and the year, the yarn, knit or crochet and the size, and download the pattern the moment you pay.

Questions

How big is a calendar blanket?: It's 25 squares across: with 6 cm squares about 150 × 174 cm, with 5 cm squares 125 × 145 cm.
Can it start on a birthday?: Yes: from any date, the months that follow are laid out in order, 13 if the year starts mid-month.
Which yarn do I need?: The pattern names real shades and their numbers in Stylecraft Special DK (UK), DROPS Paris (Europe) or Red Heart Super Saver (US), and how many balls of each. Or use your own yarn: the pattern gives grams for each colour.
What do I get?: A PDF pattern to print: the cover with your blanket and the colour list, the instructions, every row with its date and a box to tick, and a print of the finished blanket, for €9.90.