Homemade blanket chronicles Ontario temperatures in full calendar year
An Ontario woman took on a weather-inspired knitting challenge that recorded all the temperatures found in her hometown between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31
They say you can wear the weather in Canada, but one Ontario knitter has taken it a step further, turning a full year of temperatures into a cozy work of art.
In one rural Canadian township, a woman has stitched an entire year of temperatures into a single blanket.
An avid knitter and creator, Jacklyn Hunter draws inspiration from the world around her, and in Canada, that often means the conditions outside. She stumbled across the concept of a "temperature blanket" online a few years ago.
“I was like, 'this would be so fun to do. It would be a really good project, something to kind of give my days a little bit of meaning,'” said Hunter, in a recent interview with The Weather Network.
Jacklyn Hunter has stitched an entire year of temperatures into a single blanket. (Jacklyn Hunter/Submitted to The Weather Network)
It took a few tries, but in 2024 she made it happen--capturing an entire year’s worth of temperatures one colour-coded row of yarn at a time.
The finished piece is taller than she is.
She says you can even spot heat waves and cold snaps in the pattern--a fabric record of Canada’s climate.
"They're cool, they're fun. It's a fun project, and it's just something to get people to knit, like if you're just starting or whatever...it's not hard to just do a row a day," said Hunter.
Thumbnail courtesy of Jacklyn Hunter/Submitted to The Weather Network.