Crochet Mood Blanket

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close up of 2 hands crocheting a chain stitch, using white yarn and a pink hook.

Crochet Mood Blanket Project

I recently read about the popular temperature blanket trend in crocheting. After a quick search, I discovered some beautifully crocheted blankets, with the colours inspired by the weather. The makers used a set of colours to represent various weather conditions and temperatures. Each day they would crochet a row of the blanket in the colour that corresponds with the weather, for example bright yellow for sunny, blue for rain, grey for cloudy etc. The project would last a year with the end product being a multicoloured blanket.

I wondered if this idea could be adapted to moods and emotions rather than the weather. Another quick search found that yes it could and crocheters had already developed the mood blanket. I was very drawn to this idea of tracking my mood throughout the year.

colouring pencils and paper with the feel wheel printed on it. Half of the sections are coloured various colours in pencils.
Colouring in the feel wheel

I decided for my mood blanket project I would crochet at least one row, at least once a week – preferably every day. Colours represent mood using the feel wheel, which I printed off and coloured in. To change up the basic idea I added the concept of stitches adding another layer of meaning – intensity of the feeling/mood:

bobbleintense stressed
double crochetquite negative
half treble medium / neutral
Treblequite relaxed / happy
shellvery relaxed / happy
table of intensity scale of stitches

I started off doing a couple of rows of half treble stitches in light blue, which represented relaxed, with no extreme. I continued like this for the rest of the week, and now the rows are building up, and blanket is beginning to take shape. I am looking forward to seeing how the project develops and if I find any patterns in my moods.

I am using up the DK acrylic yarn from my yarn stash as I have switched to cotton yarn for making products and teaching crochet. I am also sticking to using the same hook for the entire project – Tulip 4.5mm. I hope to update my blog every few weeks with my progress and any insights.

Published by amansa29

I am a Designer/Maker, specialising in crochet and textiles. I love to crochet, following patterns and coming up with my own creations. I am a vegan and only use cruelty free yarns in my products. I first started to crochet as a hobby when I was between jobs, I loved creating useful and fun items from nothing more than a ball of yarn and a hook. It soon became an addiction and now I'm hooked! I sell accessories, amigurumi and custom orders on Etsy, Our Wee Makers, in Midtown Makers Gift Shop, and at local craft fairs. I teach people to crochet at my workshops and demonstration sessions at Midtown Makers, Ballymena. I usually teach several workshops and courses at various ability levels from beginners upwards throughout the year at Midtown Makers, including seasonal sessions at Easter and Christmas.

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  1. Update: It’s been a couple of weeks since I began this project and I have been crocheting every few days. What I have discovered is that I have found it difficult to not choose colours based on what looks best as apposed to my mood. I worry the end product will not look as aesthetically pleasing as my usual work. However I have to remind myself this project is not about design but about making a visual representation of my moods. I also have struggled with the words on the feel wheel – they don’t always match up with how i am feeling. I think I will change some of the words going forward.

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