The Tempestry Project Visualizes Climate Change Through Knitting – Get A Kit To Make Your Own

Posted by Danielle | Jul 1, 2018 | Knit Hacks | 0 |

“The Tempestry Project blends fiber art with temperature data to create a bridge between global climate and our own personal experiences through knitted or crocheted temperature tapestries, or ‘Tempestries.’ Each Tempestry represents the daily high temperature for a given year and location, all using the same yarn colors and temperature ranges.”

See some examples of tempestries below, and if you’re inspired, there’s even a kit to make your own.

Here’s project creator Emily McNeil’s New York City, 2012. Get a The Tempestry Project kit to make you own.

Get a kit from Emily McNeil and knit your own!

Here are two tempestries knit by Staci Perry of Very Pink Knits, representing Austin, TX in 1900, and Austin in 2017. Get a The Tempestry Project kit to make you own.

Learn more about Emily McNeil’s Tempestry Project, pick up a kit to make your own!

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Danielle Holke is a long-time knitter, first taught by her beloved grandmother as a young girl growing up in Canada. In 2008 she launched KnitHacker, a lively blog and knitting community which has since grown to be a popular presence in contemporary knitting culture, reaching more than a million readers each year. As a marketing professional, Danielle advises and works with a motley squad of artists, yarn bombers, film makers, pattern designers, yarn companies and more. Learn more about her latest book, Knits & Pieces: A Knitting Miscellany.