Rainbow Temperature Night Sky cross stitch pattern - maximum and minimum temperatures version

The Rainbow Temperature Night Sky cross stitch pattern booklets contain the charts and full instructions to cross stitch this piece in colours representing the maximum and minimum daily temperatures in your part of the world, through an entire year. The images show an example piece based on temperatures in Southampton, UK - the colour distribution in your piece will be different according to the temperatures in your area, so every piece stitched will be unique.  

This is the version of the pattern for maximum AND minimum daily temperatures. For the simpler pattern version for maximum temperatures only, please click here. 

Two separate versions are included, for leap years and non-leap years, so you can easily stitch for any year. 

The pattern includes a complete new set of colour schemes, different to any of my other temperature patterns. The colour scheme is designed to be stitched on black fabric or dark fabric such as navy blue. It is not designed to be stitched on white or pale fabric.

Six patterns of the Earth are included showing the vast majority of inhabited areas of the world. You can choose the pattern that best shows where you live and stitch it in the centre of your piece, and then mark where you live with a cross, as shown in the example picture for Southampton, UK. This set of Earth patterns is also available as a separate listing here.

A full set of numbers is also included so that you can stitch any year number.

The pattern is loosely based on the sky we see at night, and the Earth in the context of space. It features the Milky Way, the planets, Pluto and the Moon, the ecliptic (the path of the Sun, planets and Moon across the sky), a rocket and many, many stars in differing artistic styles. 

The pattern is arranged in outward ‘arms’, each representing seven days of the year, with a different element for each day. You will stitch the first seven days of the year moving outwards from the centre of the first ‘arm’, then move in a clockwise direction and return to the centre of the ‘doughnut shape’ of stars to stitch the next seven days of the year moving outwards again, and so on throughout the year. The number of stitches per day varies quite a bit. Some days only use cross stitches, and some use both cross stitches and backstitches. Each secton is stitched in the colours representing the maximum and minimum temperatures of that day. 

Very comprehensive instructions are included, explaining exactly where to stitch for each day and how to adapt the extensive temperature colour ranges to almost anywhere in the world. You don't need to worry if you live in a hot or cold climate, or if the temperature goes between extremes - you will adapt the colours to your own temperature range, so that you will still stitch with colours across the rainbow palette. You can use either Fahrenheit or Celsius scales for your temperatures. 

If you don't live in a major populated area you might want to check that your area is covered by temperature websites, unless you are recording temperatures yourself. I recommend looking at:
www.accuweather.com
www.wunderground.com 
www.timeanddate.com
On AccuWeather, if you search for your location and click on “monthly”, it will give you temperatures for all the months of the current year and the year before. In the settings (top right of the website) you can change between Fahrenheit and Celsius. If you want to go further back than the previous year, perhaps to commemorate a special year, both Time and Date and Weather Underground give temperatures going much further back. Time and Date allows you to choose Fahrenheit or Celsius. 

I've put this pattern in the Stitchalongs category because it is a stitchalong in the sense that you don't know exactly what your piece will look like at the end of the year, and that lots of people in the Facebook group will be sharing their pieces - please do join us at www.facebook.com/groups/climbinggoatdesigns  However please note that it is very different from the other stitchalongs because you will receive everything in instant download PDFs when you purchase - there are no mystery monthly instalments.

The stitched area of the finished piece (not including any margin) is: 144 stitches wide x 144 stitches high
On 14 count fabric this is approximately 10.3 x 10.3 inches or 26.1 x 26.1 cm
On 16 count fabric this is approximately 9.0 x 9.0 inches or 22.9 x 22.9 cm

If stitched on 14 count fabric the pattern fits in an 11 inch hoop, as shown in the pictures.

The design uses full cross stitches, half cross stitches and backstitches. There are no fractional stitches or French knots.

The design is suitable for people with experience of cross stitch.

You will receive five PDF instant download files:
Non-leap year pattern booklet, with the charts in colour blocks with symbols
Non-leap year pattern booklet, with the charts in black and white blocks with symbols (backstitch is shown in colour)
Leap year pattern booklet, with the charts in colour blocks with symbols
Leap year pattern booklet, with the charts in black and white blocks with symbols (backstitch is shown in colour)
Comprehensive cross stitch instructions

Each pattern booklet contains:

Cover page with picture of example completed piece
Introduction
Single page chart for screen use
Split page chart for printing
Key for the charts
Explanation and guidance for the special elements in the charts
Two detailed diagrams showing where to stitch through the year
Numbers for the year date
Cross stitch charts for six views of the Earth, each with its own key:
   South America, Central America and southern North America
   North America, Central America and Hawaii
   Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
   Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Asia
   Africa
   Asia
Advice on temperature websites
Detailed explanation on how to work out your temperature and colour key
Example temperature and colour keys
Eleven complete colour ranges of between 16 and 56 colours allowing you to adapt your colour range precisely to where you live
Table to fill in your personal temperature and colour key
Tables to fill in your maximum temperatures for each day of the year

This listing is for PDFs of these pattern booklets; it is not a completed piece nor a kit, so no fabric, thread or other materials are included. The charts are Instant Download so you can download them straight away.

A link to the downloads will be sent to the email address you give when you order. There will also be a link to download the files directly from the completed order page. The files are sent as PDFs in one zip file. Please unzip the file (right click > extract all) after downloading, and then you can open each PDF within the file.

You may need Adobe Reader to open the PDF files. If you don’t have it you can download it for free here: https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/

If you have any problems or need help please let me know!

Patterns are for personal use only.

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