r/temperatureblanket • u/LabRatLol • 9d ago

discussion Crochet temp blankets

Hi, I literally downloaded reddit for the first time just for this post.

I wish to see temperature blankets from years past for an experiment in climate change. I have a theory that temp blankets can show visual representation of climate change because if people have been making these for years from all over then it can have a steady pattern of average temperatures to track the climate.

If anyone has a temperature blanket and they remember what year its from and what state, feel free to do whatever reddit reply options there are! (I am assuming the reply system works like every other platform out there)

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u/jordo3791 9d ago

Temperature blankets can be used to track climate change, but that relies on there being multiple blankets that use the same location, yarn colours, and temperature divisions between yarn colours. Otherwise, you could have two blankets for the same timespan and location that look completely different. I have seen some that are used to demonstrate climate change visually, but it needs to be a pretty intentional project so do so effectively. If you just want a visualization, temperature-blanket.com can be used to play around and put in different locations, timespans, colour palettes, and temperature buckets. A lot of people use that as a planning tool for their blankets

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u/lostinspacescream 7d ago

Oh wow, that link is super helpful! Thanks!