Where does the rain come from?

From Open-Meteo's historical weather records for the place you choose.

Yes: any of these can be made as a scarf in the designer.

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 rain blanket: your year in rain and snow

Cream for the dry days, blues deepening with the rain, white for snow: a year of your town's weather, honest and a little funny. Manchester had rain on 219 days of 2025.

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Real weather since 1940 · real yarn shades · knit or crochet · instant PDF

Manchester 2025 in rain: cream dry days and blue wet ones

The real rain

Every day's rain and snow from the weather records, back to 1940.

Six kinds of day

Dry, under 2 mm, 2 to 8 mm, 8 to 20 mm, downpours, and snow.

A gift with a smile

For anyone who lives somewhere wet.

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

Where does the rain come from?: From Open-Meteo's historical weather records for the place you choose.
Can it be a scarf?: Yes: any of these can be made as a scarf in the designer.
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.