Temperature Blanket Planner
One row per day, color by the weather — design your own temperature-to-color scale, print the chart, and log the whole year on one grid.
1 · Build your color scale
- Up to°F
- 26° –°F
- 36° –°F
- 46° –°F
- 56° –°F
- 66° –°F
- 76° –°F
- 86° –and up
Bands are contiguous: editing a boundary moves it for both neighbors. 5–8°F per band suits most climates.
My Temperature Blanket — 2027
Planned with the free temperature blanket planner at crochetpatterngen.com
2 · Your printable temperature blanket chart
- Up to 25°F#2b4c7e
- 26 – 35°F#4f86c6
- 36 – 45°F#74b3a7
- 46 – 55°F#8fb573
- 56 – 65°F#e3c565
- 66 – 75°F#e39a55
- 76 – 85°F#d1694f
- 86°F and up#a83e4c
Print this card and pin it to your project bag — one glance tells you today's color.
3 · Log the year — paint each day with its color
Pick a shade below, then tap days on the grid (tap again to erase). Progress saves in your browser — or print the blank grid and color it by hand.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Every cell starts blank — that's the point: the blanket fills them in, one day at a time.
A temperature blanket turns a year of weather into stripes: one row per day, the color chosen by that day's high. The hard part was never the crocheting — it's the planning. How many shades, where the bands break, whether the scale reads clearly from January to December. This planner builds your printable temperature blanket chart for you: set the ranges in °F or °C, start from one of three ready-made palettes or your own yarn hex codes, and the scale card plus a 365-day year grid are ready to print.
Paint each day on screen as you go — your scale and your progress save in your browser, so the planner is still current when you come back in March. Prefer a scale that's already balanced? The temperature blanket pattern page has three tested ones, and the FAQ below covers how to adapt any scale to your climate.
What you get
Your ranges, your colors
Every band is editable — move the temperature boundaries and recolor each shade to match the yarn you actually own.
°F and °C, converted for you
One toggle flips the whole scale between Fahrenheit and Celsius, boundaries included.
Three preset scales
Classic rainbow, desert sunset, and frost — pre-balanced palettes you can use as-is or as a starting point.
Printable chart and year grid
The scale card and a 12-month, 365-day grid print clean — pin the chart to your project bag and color one cell per day.
Paint days as you go
Tap a shade, tap a day — the grid becomes a living log of your blanket. Everything is saved in your browser automatically.
Free, private, no sign-up
Runs entirely in your browser. Your scale and your year never leave your device.
How to plan a temperature blanket
Set your scale
Pick a preset, then adjust the band boundaries to last year's local highs — 5–8°F (3–4°C) per band suits most climates, with finer bands where your weather spends the most time.
Match your yarn and print
Recolor each shade to the yarn in your stash, then print the scale chart and the year grid — that's your whole planning stack, on paper.
Work one row a day and log it
Each day, check the high, crochet one row in that band's color, and paint the day on the grid (or color the printed copy). Catch up weekly — the blanket forgives a busy weekend.
Planner vs. a static chart saved from a blog
| This planner | Static one-size charts | |
|---|---|---|
| Band boundaries | Set to last year's highs for your city | Fixed for the climate of whoever drew the chart |
| Units | °F or °C, converted in one tap | Whatever system the chart's author used |
| Colors | Your actual yarn shades, hex codes welcome | Someone else's stash, brand names and all |
| The year itself | A 365-day grid matched to your scale, printable or painted on screen | A separate tracker you have to go find |
Frequently asked questions
How do I plan a temperature blanket?
Three decisions: your scale (how many shades and where the temperature bands break), your size (a daily single crochet row at throw width lands near 48–55 inches long), and your log (how you record each day's color). The planner above handles the scale and the log; the blanket calculator linked below handles the sizing math.
How many colors should a temperature blanket have?
Eight to ten shades is the sweet spot for most climates: enough resolution to see a heat wave, few enough that the blanket stays coherent. Fewer, broader bands give a calmer blanket; more bands risk turning muddy. You can add or remove shades in the scale editor above and see the effect instantly.
What temperature ranges should I use for my climate?
Look up last year's daily highs for your city and divide the spread into bands of 5–8°F (3–4°C) each. Put more bands where your weather actually lives — if your year is mostly 60–80°F, split that range finely and give the rare extremes one shade each. The presets above are a sensible starting frame.
Can I print a temperature blanket chart?
Yes — that's what this planner is for. The scale card and the 365-day year grid both print clean (controls and navigation are hidden automatically), so you get a printable temperature blanket chart matched to your own ranges and colors, not someone else's.
How much yarn do I need for a temperature blanket?
For a daily single crochet row at throw width (120–150 stitches) in worsted: roughly 2,500–3,500 yards total. Buy one skein per shade to start and restock the mid-range shades mid-year — those always run out first. The yarn calculator linked below gives a precise estimate for your size and yarn weight.
Is this temperature blanket planner free?
Yes — free with no sign-up, and it runs entirely in your browser. Your scale and painted days are saved on your own device and never uploaded anywhere.