INTRODUCTION
This is a year-long knitting project documenting the highest temperatures for your region in the form of a cropped waistcoat or gilet. You will be recording the top temperature each day in your local region to log the area’s particular weather patterns and track the possible effects of climate change on seasonal temperatures.

The project is a short boxy waistcoat design using fingering weight and mohair lace weight yarns knitted together to give you a DK weight garment.
It is knit straight for the back, from the bottom to the shoulders, and then split at the neck for the front.
Stitches are gradually cast off at the neck edge, and then added again, with the two knitted sides coming down at the front.

The two front sides are then knitted simultaneously.

It is designed to be slightly over-sized with a postive ease of between 15-25cm / 6-10”.

You will be sewing up the sides to form armholes. The stitches around the armholes are then picked up and knitted to form a small border in a contrast/border yarn.
There is also the option to knit a border around the front opening edges.

For ten of the months you will be knitting one row each day, and for June and July you will be knitting two rows per day in the highest temperature.

The first six months have a different stitch pattern each month, the second six months then repeat those patterns in reverse.

You have the option of adding crystal beads to your Gilet to highlight special events in the year (birthdays/weddings etc), making it both a temperature and memory project.

You can also substitute the two yarns for a regular DK weight yarn. However, please be aware, if you’re thinking of adding 4mm crystal beads, the yarn will be too thick. You would have to use alternative beads with larger holes.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4mm (US 6) needles x 2
3.75mm (US 5) circular needles
Collapsible eye needle to add crystals/beads.
Optional progress keeper to mark the beginning of every month.

GAUGE
21 sts x 42 rows = 10cm/4” measured over trinity/double-moss/crocus pattern after blocking.

CRYSTALS
4mm bicone crystal beads as required – see section on knitting with crystal beads.
Full instructions are given in the pattern on how to knit in the crystal beads.

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
The pattern has between 15 – 25cm / 6 – 10” positve ease depending on the bust size.
It is advised to be guided by the ACTUAL bust circumference when choosing the size to knit.

A Bust circumference: 71-76 (81-86, 91-96, 102-107, 112-117, 122-127, 132-137) cm /
28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54)”
B Actual circumference: 96-100 (104-108, 111-117, 119-123, 127-133, 135-143, 145-152) cm /
38-40 (41-43, 44-46, 47-49, 50-52, 54-57, 58-61)”.
C Back width actual: 54 (60, 65.5, 69.5, 75, 81, 85) cm / 23 (24, 26.5, 28, 30, 32.5, 34)”.
D Front (x2) width actual after ALL shaping: 46 (48, 52, 54, 58, 62, 67) cm / 19 (19, 21, 21.5, 23, 25, 26)”
E Total length of rectangle from Back to Front: 104cm /41”
F Total length for each side from Neck to Bottom: 52cm /20.5”

YARN
Fingering weight / 4-ply yarn of any type held together with lace weight mohair/silk yarn.
Because this is a temperature project, it is hard to predict how much of each colour you may need, it is totally dependant on the weather fluctuations for your region.
An estimated total yarn amount would be 450 - 480 grams (4 -5 x 100g skeins).