Ooooh, Sophie’s Autumn Dream makes my insides go all fuzzy.  The original (Summer) version was bright and bold – fierce and ‘focus on me’.  Sophie’s Winter Dream was elegant and calming – a ballerina with perfect posture.  Sophie’s Spring Dream is full of joy – skipping and twirling and giggling.  This Autumn version… it feels earthy and grounded – wisdom and a comforting embrace.  It is a quiet celebration of rich tones and soothing colours.

What I found really interesting about this colourway is how different the blanket turned out to how I thought it would when Jenny showed me the individual balls of Whirl.  When I look at the Whirls, I see a lot of beige, light brown, light grey, light blue.  Maybe it’s just me, or an optical illusion, but I feel like these Whirls worked up much richer than I thought they would.

I cannot tell you how grateful I am to Jenny for making all four versions of Sophie’s Dream.  It was the most glorious journey, watching her work her way through 48(!!) Sophie’s Gardens.  These blankets hold many MANY memories, conversations and gleeful laughs.

To create your own Sophie’s Autumn Dream, you’ll have to follow the original pattern HERE.  Don’t click on the link yet, though! There are a few things you need to know about this colourway if you wish to recreate it:

1. Materials
2. Making the ‘Gardens’
3. Deciding on Your Layout

Materials

Yarn packs for Sophie’s Autumn Dream are available in my Wool Warehouse Shop HERE.  Packs include printed instructions for turning 12 Sophie’s Gardens into this beautiful blanket. You can find the individual balls at any of the Scheepjes Stockists HERE.

• Hooks
  • 2.75mm crochet hook (Parts 1 – 3 of Sophie’s Universe)
  • 3mm crochet hook (Part 4 of Sophie’s Universe and Border)
  • 3.25 mm crochet hook (Joining Only)
• Yarn
  • Scheepjes Whirl (60% cotton/40% acrylic), 215–225g/1000m/1093yds
    • Main Colour 1 (MC1) – 1 ball of Salted Caramel Matcha (774)
    • Main Colour 2 (MC2) – 1 ball of Rhubarb Bumble (782)
    • Main Colour 3 (MC3) – 1 ball of Passion Fruit Melt (779)
    • Main Colour 4 (MC4) – 1 ball of Blackforest Zinger (770)
  • Scheepjes Whirlette (60%cotton/40%acrylic),100g/455m/497yds
    • Border Colour 1 (BC1) – 2 balls of Blueberry (854)
    • Border Colour 2 (BC2) – 1 ball of Citrus (864)

Making the Gardens

Gardens A to C

With MC1 and working from the outside to the inside of your ball, make 3 squares, labelling them A, B, and C in order of creation.

Gardens D to F

With MC2 and working from the inside to the outside of your ball, make 3 squares, labelling them D, E, and F in order of creation.

Gardens G to I

With MC3 and working from the outside to the inside of your ball, make 3 squares, labelling them G, H, and I in order of creation.

Gardens J to L

With MC4 and working from the outside to the inside of your ball, make 3 squares, labelling them J, K, and L in order of creation.

Deciding on Your Layout

Jenny’s Layout

Just like with the Spring version, Jenny decided to give each Whirl its own row.  This worked particularly well because of the balance of light and dark in each individual ball.

We are aware that individual tastes vary greatly, so you are, of course, free to change your layout.  You can find hints for doing so in the original pattern.

Although the joining instructions don’t change between colour versions, I am including a graphic for joining this specific colourway here.  Hopefully, it will help those of you who like to visualise things.

I am also including a photo of the border for colour-placement reference:

Thank you for choosing to make this blanket.  If you share photos of your project, please use #sophiesdreamblanket  so that we can all Ooh! and Aah!

All Four Sophie’s Dreams

• Sophie’s Summer Dream (original pattern)
• Sophie’s Winter Dream
• Sophie’s Spring Dream
• Sophie’s Autumn Dream (This post)

More Whirl Patterns

• My Voyage Shawl
• My Story Shawl
• Sophie’s Universe in Whirl
• Banksia Baby Blanket

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