Temperature Blanket 2025 Knitting KIT
Temperature Blanket 2025 Knitting Starter Kit
Turn 2025's weather into a colourful keepsake in warm Harmony merino. Choose your region, then work a stripe for each week's average maximum temperature. This is a starter kit with the printed pattern and regional yarn selection for the first five weeks; you will need more yarn to complete the blanket.
How the project works
Ngaire Brookes' blanket is knitted flat, back and forth on circular needles, using a four-row lace repeat. Yarn forwards and grouped decreases create the chevron shaping; the circular needle holds the width of the blanket rather than joining it into a tube. Work one repeat for each of the pattern's 52 weeks, changing colour according to the temperature guide. Consecutive weeks may use the same shade.
Who this project suits
Best for intermediate knitters comfortable with knit and purl stitches, yarn forwards, knitting four stitches together and passing slipped stitches over. It is a repeating lace project, so careful stitch counting is needed.
Kit contents
- African Expressions Harmony 10ply merino in the regional shade quantities below.
- One printed Temperature Blanket 2025 Knitting pattern, including a temperature guide and weekly recording table.
- One pack of stitch markers.
- The With Needles option also includes 6 mm KnitPro Symfonie interchangeable tips and a cable that makes an 80 cm circular needle when assembled, with key and end caps. The Without Needles option excludes tips and cable.
Regional yarn quantities
Harmony is 100% merino wool, with approximately 87 metres per 50 g ball, worked with one strand. These are the yarn quantities supplied in both tool options for each region.
| Region | Harmony supplied | Shade quantities in metres |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 348 metres | 2044: 174 m; 2552: 174 m |
| Wellington | 348 metres | 2044: 87 m; 2018: 174 m; 2298: 87 m |
| Christchurch | 348 metres | 2095: 87 m; 2018: 174 m; 2044: 87 m |
| Dunedin | 435 metres | 2018: 174 m; 2298: 261 m |
| Napier | 348 metres | 2044: 87 m; 2298: 174 m; 2552: 87 m |
| Hokitika | 348 metres | 2044: 261 m; 2298: 87 m |
These amounts are for starting the project. Total yarn for the finished blanket depends on the temperature colours, your tension and any changes to the pattern. Additional Harmony yarn is purchased separately; colour availability and dye lots can vary.
Tools, size and tension
The pattern calls for 6 mm interchangeable tips with an 80 cm assembled circular needle. Choose With Needles to include the set, or Without Needles if you have your own. A yarn needle for weaving in ends is required separately. The original pattern does not specify a finished blanket size or project gauge. Work a swatch to assess your fabric; finished dimensions will depend on your tension.
2025 temperature records
This is the 2025 edition. Our 2025 knit-along article contains regional temperature records to help you plan your colours. For another year or location, record your own weekly averages and adapt the guide. The starter shades are selected for the named region's start to 2025.
Care
Follow the Harmony ball-band care instructions and dry the blanket flat, supporting its weight when wet. Keep spare yarn and your temperature notes together for future repairs.
Frequently asked questions
Does this kit contain yarn for the whole blanket?
No. It supplies regional starter yarn for the first five weeks: 348 metres for Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier or Hokitika, and 435 metres for Dunedin. Buy additional yarn as your colour plan develops.
What do the needle options include?
With Needles includes 6 mm KnitPro Symfonie tips and the cable, key and end caps for an 80 cm assembled circular needle. Without Needles excludes those parts. Both include yarn, printed pattern and stitch markers.
Is the blanket knitted in the round?
No. Work flat in rows, turning at each end. The circular needle provides room for the blanket's stitches.
Can I use this kit for a different year or region?
You can adapt the temperature guide, but this printed edition and starter yarn selection are based on 2025. A different location or year may require different shades and quantities.
How large will the blanket be?
The source pattern gives no fixed finished dimensions or project gauge. Your tension and any changes to the row or stitch count affect the final size.
More blanket projects
Prefer crochet? See the 2025 Temperature Blanket Crochet starter kit, or browse our blanket kits for other projects.