Temperature Hexagons, a Week Each
One hexagon per week, one round per day. 52 hexagons join into a throw, and the last day or two of the year becomes the border.
- Yarn
- DK (3) in 8–12 colours plus a joining colour.
- Hook
- G-6 (4 mm)
- Sizes
- About 51 × 52 in (130 × 132 cm)
- Example gauge
- One 7-round hexagon = 7.25 in (18.5 cm) flat side to flat side
- Yarn needed
- About 3,100 yd (2,850 m) DK in total.
US terms. The UK name follows in brackets the first time each stitch appears. Turning chains don’t count as stitches unless a step says so. See US vs UK crochet terms and crochet abbreviations.
Do the math
The examples use the gauge above. Put your own swatch into the gauge calculator first, then use your numbers in each formula.
| Step | Formula | Example | Tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagons | 52 weeks | 7 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 6 = 52 | By hand |
| Width | 7 × hexagon size | 7 × 7.25 ≈ 51 in | By hand |
| Length | 7 × 0.866 × size + 1.155 × size | 44 + 8.4 ≈ 52 in | By hand |
| Leftover days | 365 − 364 | 1 day (2 in a leap year) = border rounds | Temperature Blanket Planner |
Materials
- DK (3) yarn (see yarn needed)
- G-6 (4 mm)
- Tapestry needle
- Printed colour key
Gauge swatch
Make one practice hexagon of 7 rounds.
Instructions
Plan
Set up the Temperature Blanket Planner (Crochet, DK). Use the day tracker: each week is one hexagon, Monday (or 1 January) in the centre.
Weekly hexagon
Round 1 (day 1): Magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc (UK tr)), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, *3 dc in ring, ch 1; rep from * 4 more times. Join.
Round 2 (day 2): New colour. In each ch-1 sp: (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). Join.
Rounds 3–7 (days 3–7): New colour each day. (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in each corner, 3 dc in each gap between clusters. Join.
Join
Join rows of 7, 6, 7, 6… with sc (UK dc) through back loops in the joining colour.
Border
Work the leftover day(s) as 2 rounds of hdc (UK htr) around the whole blanket, then 1 round of sc in the joining colour.
Finishing
- Weave in ends every week.
- Block.
Designer’s notes
- Hexagons are small, so you can make them away from home and catch up easily.
- If your year starts mid-week, start hexagon 1 on 1 January anyway; the maths stays the same.
Counter set-up
Counter 1: week (1–52). Counter 2: day of the week (1–7).
Open the row & stitch counter for several counters, or use the quick one below.
Tools for this pattern
- Temperature Blanket PlannerPick your town, year and palette to get the colour key and day-by-day tracker.
- Yarn Quantity CalculatorPick the project, size and yarn weight to get total yardage and skeins to buy.
- Row & Stitch CounterSet up the counters listed below; the screen stays awake while you work.