Sophie’s Universe Part 1 {CAL 2015}

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January 18, 2015

Welcome to Sophie’s Universe Part 1. I hope you are all super excited and eager to get
started! If you haven’t already read the Information Post, please take a minute to do so
now. It contains important details like yarn weight, hook size, and completed size, as well
as a quick outline of what to expect and which resources are available.

It is worth bookmarking that post because it also contains a list of all 20 tutorials, which I
will update with links as soon as each tutorial is available.

Once you have read all of that, make a cup of coffee (or tea if you must), find a cosy corner,
and come join me for Part 1 of Sophie’s Universe. And then join me for Part 2. Part 2?
Yes!! To reward you all for your not-so-patient waiting we are kicking this crochet-along off
with 2 Parts!

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Sophie’s Universe Part 1 {Photo Tutorial}
©Chris Simon and Dedri Uys 2014. All Rights Reserved.

The first 6 rounds of this Mandala were heavily inspired by Chris Simon’sLace Petals
Square (Block 16 of the Block a Week CAL 2014). In fact, if you take away the front post
stitches and back loop stitches, it is an unashamed copy of Chris’ gorgeous design. So
before I could even think about publishing this pattern, I had to get Chris’ permission to use
her centre. Luckily she agreed. Thank you very much, Chris!

Resources
Add this CAL to your Ravelry Queue
Sophie’s Universe CAL 2015 Information
Use the Print-friendly button at the bottom (right) of this post to print/save this
tutorial. Don’t know how? Find out HERE.
**Part 1 VIDEO TUTORIAL** by Esther Dijkstra from It’s All in a Nutshell

Translations
Dutch Translation by Dianne Baan
German Translation by Gabriele Rogers
Spanish Translation by Lynda Hernandez
Danish Translation by Tina Poulsen
Finnish Translation by Sari Åström
French Translation by Sandra Larvin (with Video Tutorials by Géraldine Cymer)
Russian Translation (with Videos) by Natalie V. Alimpieva
Swedish CAL Information by Aneli Moberg from Paradisfrun Virkar
Arabic Video Tutorial by Banan Felimban

Materials and Colours

For the purposes of this tutorial, I am using Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 (available from
Deramores) and a 3.25 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook (US D/3 UK 10).

Remember to check the Helpful Tips before starting. There is some important
information about adjusting your hook size to prevent bulging.

If you would like to see a list of all 3 versions (including size, materials, and gauge), see
THIS POST.

Colour Packs for Sophie’s Universe

If you are interested in the colour packs for Sophie, you can find them below.

Wool Warehouse

Cotton 8 (Small)
Softfun (Medium)
Stonewashed XL (Large)

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 **NEW** Colour Crafter Pack (Medium) – You can find the details HERE.

Deramores

Cotton 8 (Small)
Softfun (Medium)
Stonewashed XL (Large)

Loremar

Cotton 8 (Small)
Colour Crafter Pack (Medium)

Optional Squares and Border Colour Packs

If you are wanting to add the optional squares and border, you can now find colour packs
(and information) HERE.

Cotton 8 Softfun Stonewashed XL

Round Canary Canary Moonstone

1

Round Light Pink Light Rose Amazonite

2

Round Pink Rose Green Agate

3

Round Fuchsia Bordeaux Blue Apatite

4

Round Light Turquoise Light Blue Moonstone

5

Round Light Turquoise Light Blue Moonstone

6

Round Light Turquoise Light Blue Moonstone

7

Round Canary Light Blue Moonstone

8

Abbreviations
US Terminology used (US/UK comparison chart here)
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 BLO – Back loop only
Bpsc – Back post single crochet
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double crochet
Fpdc – Front post double crochet
Fpsc – Front post single crochet
Hdc – Half-double crochet
Sc – Single crochet
Sl st – Slip stitch
St/st’s – Stitch/stitches
* – Repeat instructions between asterisks the amount of times specified. This is a
hardcore repeat and will consist of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat instructions between parentheses the amount of times specified. This is a
lower level repeat.

Special Stitches
Standing Stitches: Standing sc’s, hdc’s, and dc’s are stitches used to start the
round without the need for the traditional beginning chain. Links to tutorials are
supplied in each relevant round.

Invisible Join
If you would like to use the invisible join instead of the sl st join at the end of each round,
you can find a step-by-step photo tutorial HERE. If you DO decide to use it, make very sure
that you understand which stitch to join to and which stitch to start your new round in,
otherwise your blanket is going to come out all wonky!

Instructions

Round 1
Into a magic ring: ch 4 (this counts as your first dc and ch 1) and then make a dc {Photo 1}.
(Ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc ) five times {Photos 2 – 4}. Ch 2 and join to the third st of the beginning
ch-4 with a sl st.

If you are not familiar with working into a magic ring, this video tutorial by Tamara from
Moogly is very good. Please remember, when working into a magic ring you HAVE to work
away your initial tail very well. If you just cut it, your whole project might unravel!

Stitch Count: 12 dc’s, 6 ch-2 spaces and 6 ch-1 spaces

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Round 2
If you are going to use the same colour for Round 2, sl st into the next ch-1 space,
ch 1 and sc in the same space.
If you are going to use a new colour for Round 2, join your new yarn by making a
standing single crochet in any ch-1 space around {Photo 1}.

(Make 5 dc’s in the next ch-2 space {Photo 2}, sc in the next ch-1 space {Photo 3}) five
times. Make 5 dc’s in the last ch-2 space {Photo 4}. Join to the first sc with a sl st.

Stitch Count: 30 dc’s and 6 sc’s {6 Petals}

Round 3
If you are using the same colour, ch 1 and make a fpsc around the post of the same
sc.
If you are using a new colour, join your new colour with a fpsc around the post of any
sc from the previous round. You will make the fpsc exactly the same as the standing
single crochet, but working around the post of the stitch instead of into the top 2 loops
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 {Photos 1 and 2}.

*(Dc, ch 1) in the next 4 dc’s. Dc in the last dc {Photo 3}. Fpsc in the next sc {Photo 4}.*
Repeat from * to * 5 more times, omitting the last fpsc on the last repeat. Join to the top of
the first sc with a sl st.

If you started with a standing fpsc, you might find it tricky to join to it with a sl st. Pull the
beginning tail of yarn so that you can see the top loops of the stitch. If you cannot manage
to poke your hook through both loops, you are more than welcome to join to the FLO of the
standing fpsc.

You should now have 6 Petals. Each Petal should contain 5 dc’s and 4 ch-1 spaces. There
should be one FPsc between Petals.

Stitch Count: 30 dc’s, 6 fpsc’s, and 24 ch-1 spaces {6 Petals}

Round 4
Round 4 is simple, but you have to concentrate! I had to frog this round a few times
because I either forgot the ch-1′s or I made the stitches in the wrong spots. At the end of
this round your flower will probably buckle. Don’t worry about it! See Photo 4 below.

If you are using the same colour, ch 1 and fpsc around the post of the same fpsc as
the sl st join.
If you are using a new colour, start with a fpsc around the post of any fpsc around
{Photo 1}.

*Hdc in the first dc. This first dc might be slightly tricky to get into because it is right next to
the fpsc. (Ch 1, dc in the next dc, ch 1, dc in the next ch-1 space) twice. Ch 1 and dc in the
next dc {Photo 2}. Ch 1 and hdc in the last dc. Fpsc in the next fpsc {Photo 3}.* Repeat
from * to * 5 more times, omitting the last fpsc on the last repeat. Join to the first fpsc with
a sl st. Fasten off and change colours.

Stitch Counts:

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 Total: 48 st’s and 36 ch-1 spaces {6 fpsc’s, 12 hdc’s, 30 dc’s, and 36 ch-1 spaces}
Per Petal: 2 hdc’s, 5 dc’s, and 6 ch-1 spaces per petal {1 fpsc between petals}

Round 5
You will not be working into the hdc’s in this round. In other words, you will skip the first and
last st of every petal, which will be the hdc’s.

Join your new yarn by making a standing single crochet around the back of the post of the
last dc of any petal around {Photos 1 and 2}. Phew…I say “of” a lot in that sentence! Hehe.
You are basically starting with a standing back post sc.

*Ch 2 and fpdc around the post of the fpsc between the petals. (Ch 2, bpsc around the
post of the next dc) 5 times.* Repeat from * to * 5 more times. Omit the last bpsc of the last
repeat. Join to the first bpsc with a sl st.

Stitch Counts:

Total: 30 bpsc’s, 6 fpdc’s, and 36 ch-2 spaces

Per Petal: 5 bpsc’s and 6 ch-2 spaces per petal, and 1 fpdc between petals

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Round 6
If you are going to use the same colour, sl st into the next ch-2 space. Ch 5 (this
counts as the first dc plus ch-2) and dc in the next ch-2 space. These 2 dc’s should
fall on either side of the fpdc from the previous round {Photo 1}.
If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing double crochet in the
next ch-2 space. Ch 2 and dc in the next ch-2 space. These 2 dc’s should fall on
either side of the fpdc from the previous round {Photo 1}.

*Ch 2 and hdc in the next ch-2 space. (Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 space) twice. Ch 2, hdc in
the next ch-2 space. (Ch 2, dc in the next ch-2 space) twice {Photo 2}.* Repeat from * to * 4
more times.

Ch 2 and hdc in the next ch-2 space. (Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 space) twice. Ch 2 and hdc
in the next ch-2 space. Ch 2 and join to the third ch of the beginning ch-5 (or the standing
double crochet) with a sl st.

Notice that the dc’s fall on either side of the fpdc’s from the previous round {Photo 2}.
Notice also that I am using yellow in Photos 1 and 2 so that you can see the stitch
placement better.

Stitch Count: 36 st’s and 36 ch-2 spaces {12 sc’s, 12 hdc’s, 12 dc’s and 36 ch-2 spaces}

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Round 7
If you are going to use the same colour, sl st into the next ch-2 space. Ch 1 and
make 2 sc’s in the same ch-2 space.
If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing single crochet in the
next ch-2 space and then make another sc in the same ch-2 space.

Make 2 sc’s in the next ch-2 space. Make 3 sc’s in the next ch-2 space. *Make 2 sc’s in
each of the next 2 ch-2 spaces, make 3 sc’s in the next ch-2 space.* Repeat from * to * 10
more times. Join to the BLO of the first sc with a sl st.

Stitch Count: 84 sc’s

Count your stitches!

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Round 8
You will be working in the back loops only (BLO) for this round.

If you are going to use the same colour, ch 2 (this counts as your first hdc).
If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing hdc in the BLO of the
same st as the sl st join. {Photo 1}

Hdc in the BLO of the next 5 st’s and make 2 hdc’s in the BLO of the next st {Photo 2}.
*Hdc in the BLO of the next 6 st’s, make 2 hdc’s in the BLO of the next st.* Repeat from * to
* 10 more times. Join to the top of the beginning ch-2 (or the standing hdc) with a sl st.

Stitch Count: 96 hdc’s (worked into the BLO)

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There! Now that wasn’t so hard, was it?

If you want to check your gauge, this is an excellent time to do it. Refer to the Gauge listed
HERE to check if you are on the right track.

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