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I finished the temperature afghan! All the ends are woven in, I attached a “handmade by” label (which is accidentally upside down and is staying that way), and I washed and dried it…and it stayed together. Yay!! For the border, I added a couple rounds of grey followed by a round with each of the temperature colors in increasing temperatures, and finally another round of grey. I was going to give them a little chart to show which color is which temperature range, but decided to make the “chart” part of the design. It starts with the purple on the top left (with a range of -19F to -10F) and ends at the top of the left side with the aubergine (range 90F to 99F.).

I’m pleased with it and I hope they like it. They get home Sunday from Hawaii. (The edges are all perfectly square, it just looks like it narrows at the bottom because of the way I had it laying on the couch and ottoman.)

I think it is a lovely afghan and so perfectly special they are going to adore it and use it I'm sure, even if DC (isn't that where your son and d-i-l live?) I have never seen an afghan like this and I would guess it's because it takes a lot of work. Are you going to send it to them or are you DC watching their dog?

Carole

rcperryls wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:51 pm I think it is a lovely afghan and so perfectly special they are going to adore it and use it I'm sure, even if DC (isn't that where your son and d-i-l live?) I have never seen an afghan like this and I would guess it's because it takes a lot of work. Are you going to send it to them or are you DC watching their dog?

Carole

I’m dogsitting for their dogs. I’ve been here since the 25th and I go home the 7th. Yes, they are in the DC area. They work in the District but they live in Virginia. Side note: Before they left for Hawaii, I got a tour of the Pentagon and we went to the National Portrait Gallery. Monday, I took the Metro to the Capitol and did a tour there. Today my plan is to Metro to Arlington National Cemetery.

Sounds fascinating. Enjoy. Hope the weather is conducive for sight seeing.

Carole

Fantastic afghan! And topical, too.

This is fabulous, well done.

Looks great!

Wow such a lot of work.

Well Done Debby.

What a brilliant idea, beautifully executed!

Well done

Jo

rcperryls wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:03 pm Sounds fascinating. Enjoy. Hope the weather is conducive for sight seeing.

Carole

It’s been a bit chilly, with some rain and a little snow, but it’s fine. Before they left for Hawaii, we went to the National Portrait Gallery and I got a tour of the Pentagon. On my own, I toured the Capitol building Monday and yesterday I went to Arlington National Cemetery. I was supposed to meet up with a high school friend in Alexandria today in Alexandria but she had to cancel.