Thousands of adventurous beginners and experienced crafters have already created their own Sophie’s Universe blanket. It is a crash course in crochet and a wonderous adventure! The complete pattern is already available so all crocheters can craft at their own pace. During the MAL, designer Dedri will take crafters on a wonderful trip down memory lane. She will share photos of the original Sophie’s Universe and some new colourways made especially for this anniversary celebration by herself and some of her dear friends to help inspire crafters! A colouring-in template will be available to encourage crocheters to design their own unique colourway for this special celebration. Participants will also be able to enter a special GIVEAWAY where they have a chance to win a wonderful prize which will be announced on Dedri’s blog, and have fun with exciting photography tasks throughout the 4 weeks of the MAL.
The Summer Reunion & MAL runs from 1 July to 31 July 2020, and will be hosted in our Official Scheepjes Facebook Groups ( Dutch and International) where participants will receive help from our Dedri, our highly knowledgeable Facebook mods and admins, and fellow crafters around the world on how to get started with a Sophie’s Universe Blanket. It is also the place where crocheters can share their already made blankets and/or share their new make!
Pattern
The FREE pattern for Sophie’s Universe featured in this 5 Year Anniversary MAL is listed on Ravelry in English (US), Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish and the pattern itself is available via Dedri’s blog here . It is also possible to purchase the English (US terminology) pattern in a beautiful printed book form which is a stunning keepsake and handy to have as reference whilst crocheting.
List of Materials
The original Sophie’s Universe Blanket was created in 2015 with our Cotton 8, Stone Washed XL and Softfun yarn. Dedri later also provided an option in our Colour Crafter yarns. To make this anniversary event extra festive, Dedri asked two of her friends (Scheepjes very own Creative Director Simy and Lila Bjorn Crochet) to design two extra colourways and created a third herself using the small Ubuntu kit from her popular Scheepjes Ubuntu CAL! Her friends’ new colourways are made with our Metropolis and Bamboo Soft yarns, giving the blanket a whole new look and feel.
We encourage participants to pick and choose their own colour palettes! To help crafters select their own unique colourways for their blanket, Dedri is sharing a colouring-in template on her blog. However, if participants prefer to recreate one of the new palettes, we have listed the required shades for these colourways below. A full summary of all three original colourways of Sophie's Universe is available here.
