Sophie’s Universe Part 2 {Photo Tutorial}
©Dedri Uys 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Special design credit to Chris Simon for allowing me to use a modified version of her Lace Petals flower.
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 2 VIDEO TUTORIAL** by Esther Dijkstra from It’s All in a Nutshell
Translations
- Dutch Translation by Dianne Ban
- 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 Video) by Natalie V. Alimpieva
- Swedish CAL Information by Emma Vingqvist, Agnetha Magnusson, Åza Karlsson, and Ulrika Larsson
- Arabic Video Tutorial by Banan Felimban
Materials
For the purposes of this tutorial, I am using Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 (available from Deramores) and a 3.25 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook
Please Note: In some of the photos I have photographed the Softfun or Stonewashed XL instead of the Cotton 8 to make it easier for you to see the stitches. Occasionally I will use a different colour in some of the photos for the same reason. In this particular tutorial, this affects Rounds 11 – 13.
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| Cotton 8 | Softfun | Stonewashed XL | |
| Round 9 | Light Green | Olive | Canada Jade |
| Round 10 | Moors | Heath | Corundum Ruby |
| Round 11 | Heath | Cyclamen | Garnet |
| Round 12 | Heath | Cyclamen | Garnet |
| Round 13 | Heath | Cyclamen | Garnet |
| Round 14 | Light Turquoise | Light Blue | Moonstone |
| Round 15 | Light Turquoise | Light Blue | Moonstone |
Abbreviations
US Terminology used (US/UK comparison chart HERE)
- 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
- Tr – Treble crochet
- * – Repeat instructions between asterisks the number of times specified. This is a hardcore repeat and will consist of multiple instructions.
- () – Repeat instructions between parentheses the number of times specified. This is a lower level repeat.
Special Stitches
- Picot: Ch 3, sl st in the third chain from the hook
- 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.
- V-stitch: (Dc, ch 2, dc) in the same stitch
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 mandala is going to come out all wonky!
Instructions
You will find the instructions for Rounds 1 – 8 HERE.
Round 9
- If you are going to use the same colour: ch 5 (counts as the first dc and ch-2) and then dc in the same st. This is your first V-stitch made. Ch 1.
- If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing double crochet in the same stitch as the sl st join, then ch 2 and dc in the same st {Photos 1 and 2}. This is your first V-stitch made. Ch 1 {Photo 3}.
*Skip 3 st’s, make a V-stitch in the next st, ch 1 {Photo 4}.* Repeat from * to * 22 more times. Join to the third ch of the beginning ch 5 (or to the top of the standing double crochet) with a sl st.
Stitch Count: 24 V-stitches and 24 ch-1 spaces between V-stitches {48 dc’s, 24 ch-1 spaces, and 24 ch-2 spaces}
Round 10
Note: In this round, you will only be working into the ch-2 space (the space between the 2 “legs” of each V-stitch). You will be skipping all the ch-1 spaces between V-stitches.
- If you are going to use the same colour, sl st in the next ch-2 space, ch 1 and sc in the same space.
- If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing single crochet in the next ch-2 space {Photo 1}.
*Make 4 tr’s into the next ch-2 space (Photo 2). Ch 3 and sl st in the third ch from the hook {Photos 3 and 4}. You should now have a little picot at the top of the fourth tr. Make 4 more tr’s into the same ch-2 space {Photo 5}. Sc in the next ch-2 space {Photo 6}.* Repeat from * to * 11 more times. Omit the last sc on the last repeat. Join to the first sc with a sl st. Fasten off and change colours.
Hint: If you have more than 12 petals at the end of this round, you haven’t skipped the ch-1 spaces between V-stitches.
Stitch Counts:
- Total: 12 petals and 12 sc’s {96 tr’s and 12 sc’s}
- Per Petal: 8 tr’s, 1 picot {1 sc’s between petals}
Round 11
Optional: if you would like to give the petals more definition, feel free to work into the BLO in this round.
Join your new yarn by making a standing half-double crochet in the first tr of any petal around {Photo 1}. If you have trouble identifying which loops belong to which stitch, see this tutorial. It touches on the anatomy of stitches when working in the round.
After making your first hdc, sc in the next tr of the petal {Photo 2}. Ch 6 {Photo 3}. Sc in the seventh tr of the petal (Photo 4) and hdc in the last tr. Dc in the sc between petals {Photo 5}.
*Hdc in the first tr of the next petal and sc in the next tr. Ch 6. Sc in the seventh tr of the petal and hdc in the last tr. Dc in the sc between petals.* Repeat from * to * 10 more times. Join to the standing hdc with a sl st.
Stitch Count: 12 dc’s, 24 hdc’s, 24 sc’s, and 12 ch-6 spaces.
Round 12
- If you are going to use the same colour, ch 1 and sc in the same st. Then sc in the next st (Photo 1).
- If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing single crochet in the same st as the sl st join and then make a sc in the next st.
*Make 6 sc’s in the ch-6 space behind the petal {Photo 2}. Sc in the next 5 st’s.* Repeat from * to * 10 more times. Make 6 sc’s in the last ch-6 space and then sc in the last 3 st’s. Join to the first sc with a sl st.
Stitch Count: 132 sc’s
Round 13
Notes: The first sc of each repeat will fall in the third sc made into the ch-6 space – see Photo 2. The two 4-tr groups which form each petal will fall on either side of the dc in Round 11. When skipping the 3 st’s after the petal, be mindful of the fact that the first stitch to skip will be slightly hidden.
- If you are going to use the same colour, ch 4 (this counts as your first tr) and then make 3 tr’s in the same st {Photo 1}.
- If you are going to use a different colour, join your new colour by making a sl st in the same st as the sl st join. Ch 4 (this counts as your first tr) and then make 3 tr’s in the same st.
*Skip 3 st’s (see Notes above). Sc in the next st {Photo 2}. Catch the picot from Round 10 by inserting your hook into the second ch of the picot AND into the next st from Round 12 and completing a sc through both layers {Photos 3 – 5}. Sc in the next sc {Photo 6}. Skip 3 st’s. Make 4 tr’s in the next st. Make a picot (as in Round 10) and then make 4 tr’s in the next st.* Repeat from * to * 10 more times.
Skip 3 st’s. Sc in the next st. Catch the picot by making a sc through the picot from Round 10 and into the next st of Round 12 (as before). Sc in the next sc. Skip 3 st’s. Make 4 tr’s in the last st. Make a picot. Join to the top of the beginning ch-4 with a sl st. Fasten off and change colours.
Photo 7 shows the position of the 2 groups of tr’s and the position of the 3 sc’s between “petals”.
Stitch Count:
- Total: 12 petals and 36 sc’s {96 tr’s and 36 sc’s}
- Per Petal: 8 tr’s, 1 picot {3 sc’s between petals}
Round 14
Optional: if you would like to give the petals more definition, feel free to work into the BLO in this round.
Join your new yarn by making a standing half-double crochet in the first tr of any petal around. Sc in the next tr of the petal. Ch 6. Sc in the seventh tr of the petal and hdc in the last tr. Dc in the next sc {Photo 1}, skip the next sc of Round 13 and make a fpdc around the picot from Round 10 {Photos 2 and 3}, dc in the last sc {Photo 4}.
*Hdc in the first tr of the next petal and sc in the next tr. Ch 6. Sc in the seventh tr of the petal and hdc in the last tr. Dc in the next sc, skip the next sc of Round 13 and make a fpdc around the picot from Round 10, dc in the last sc.* Repeat from * to * 10 more times. Join to the standing hdc with a sl st.
Stitch Count: 24 dc’s, 12 fpdc’s, 24 hdc’s, 24 sc’s, and 12 ch-6 spaces.
Round 15
Round 15 is the same as Round 12, but with more sc’s.
- If you are going to use the same colour, ch 1 and sc in the same st. Then sc in the next st.
- If you are going to use a different colour, start with a standing single crochet in the same st as the sl st join and then sc in the next st.
(Make 6 sc’s in the ch-6 space behind the petal. Sc in the next 7 st’s) 11 times. Make 6 sc’s in the last ch-6 space. Sc in the last 5 st’s. Join to the first sc with a sl st.
Stitch Count: 156 sc’s
How was that? Has everyone managed to follow the tutorial so far?
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Maschelle R Mashburn says
Dedri, you keep reading my mind.. At first I planned to start with a color scheme I’ve made several large flowers in a year and a half ago… And you started out with the same colors. Yellow center, light pinks to mauves to a raspberry then plum . So, I tried to fall back and regroup. So last night I gathered my yarn and decided to go with another favorite color scheme I’ve loved and hooked a few, personally beloved, large flowers from. The turquoise, teal, purples, mauves, linen… You get the point! Lol! Well, I am confident my colors will work since you went first and I git a peek at them with THIS pattern! Thanks for the test runs for me! Please believe me when I say I am not copying you! But we do seem to like some very similar color layouts!
Thank you for your beautiful pattern, beyond helpfull (more like life saving!) tutorials, hard work, and generosity. I know I really appreciate you, and have the utmost respect for you! You rock!
Dedri Uys says
Thank you so much, Maschelle. I don’t mind at all if our colours are similar, otherwise I wouldn’t have told a soul what yarns and colours I am using. Knock yourself out!
Lone Jakobsen says
Hi Dedri – Happy to meet you here on the WEB…. :-)
I am totally new to crochet – but over 20 years ago i made burb clothes for my girls – very very easy sc and dc straight out of the head- Then since 2008 I have been sewing and quilting – But I have 3 large bins with yarn and they are really taking to me. So I did give it a try to follow an English pattern And I have to say that it makes more sense to my than in my own language. So I hope to make it to the end of your CAL even though it have been so long since I picked up a hook and made something nice.
I really just do hope you still every time are going to post pictures of all the steps in the process – otherwise I think I may fall behind if it is only text you are making available
I think you are an amazing craft person so I will be happy to get into the crochet world once more in my 46 years of life
Hugs to you from Lone- In Denmark
Dedri Uys says
Thank you, Lone. If you can do parts 1 and 2 I am sure that you can do the rest of the CAL. Good luck!
Gail says
I’m loving this pattern. I desperately needed to start a big project to use up my stylecraft special dk or I had to sell it. This came came along at the the perfect time. I haven’t attempted Sophie’s Garden or though it’s queued on Raverly. I’m on row 10 hoping to finish part 2 tomorrow. It’s. So easy and clear to follow. Thankyou!
Dedri Uys says
You are very welcome, Gail. thank you for your comment :)
Ellen says
Loving this so far. the pictures and step by step instructions are very helpful. I can hardly wait for the next rounds!! great job!
Carol D says
Dedri, It’s all your fault! Here I thought I had some “down time” after hustling through dozens of Christmas gifts, etc. Had NO intentions of doing this CAL…..but I am already “hooked”! No pun intended!
Just starting now, but pattern looks ‘familiar’ – so don’t think I’ll have too much trouble with it. Will finish a prayer shawl I’m doing for a friend who’s slated for surgery soon….then go headlong into this one. We’ll see how far I get…
and I wanted to start working on your Amamani Puzzle Balls! Santa forgot to get the book for me, so I had to buy it myself….what’s a girl to do? Have to forget the housework for a while and spend my time hooking….
Thanks again for all you do. You are awesome!
God bless!
Dedri Uys says
Lol…thank you, Carol. The pattern will soon stop looking familiar (week 4), so enjoy the “downtime” while it IS still familiar. Silly Santa must have accidentally given it to someone else instead.
Enjoy making that prayer shawl for your friend and may her surgery go well!
Dolores says
Hi Dedri I have just finished my first week and am so pleased !! It’s my first cal and I have never tried anything like this before. Thank you.
Dedri Uys says
You are most welcome, Dolores. Well done for trying (and succeeding) :)
Mary Ann says
Dedri, Thank you so very much for this beautiful creative pattern and sooo detailed, I can not make a mistake. Parts 1 and 2 are finished. Looking forward to Sunday !! I am using similar colors from my stash and it looks striking! Thanks again, Mary Ann
Dedri Uys says
You are most welcome, Mary Ann. I am glad you found 1 and 2 easy enough.
Elizabeth says
Thanks so much for this, loving it. I’m having difficulties with round 10 though. I have 24 v stitches in round 9 but I ended up with 24 petals in round 10. I ripped row 10 out and tried to redo but am ending up with too many spaces now. Help please.
Dedri Uys says
Elizabeth, 24 V-stitches is correct. Take a close look at your work. There will be a ch-2 space between the “legs” of each V-stitch, and a ch-1 space between V-stitches. You have to ignore the ch-1 spaces between the V-stitches completely. Pretend they do not exist. Work only into the ch-2 spaces of the V-stitches. This gives you 24 ch-2 spaces. One V-stitch will contain a petal. The next V-stitch will contain a single crochet. In other words you are only making a petal in every second V-stitch. I think you are making a petal in each V-stitch.
I hope that makes sense. If it doesn’t, send me a photo of your Round 9 using the contact form at the top of my page and I will scribble on it for you and send it back.
Dedri
Rachel says
I had to be away all day yesterday. am sooo excited as I have been challenging myself to try something completely different in my crochet. I missed getting on board with CAL2014 so here I am ready to start but with autumny colours. Funny thing i, to pass the time between Christmas and Jan 18th, I worked out Sophie’s Garden using cotton thread, finishing just 2 days ago. I feel really ready to start a big new project this time in wools…. for me!
Dedri Uys says
Brilliant. You’ll fly through the first few weeks then :)
Mari says
Hi Dedri,
I have peeked at your site every now and then. To my surprise I have recently found out that you are a friend of Ilka’s – my niece that I work with!!! Now isn’t that a small word. With that introduction out of the way, let me get serious…. IT’s YOUR FAULT, OH YES ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!
I was planning to make 1 or 2 bathroom mats as soon as I have finished my car seat covers this weekend (done in African Flower motifs). I was also looking around for something challenging to do. Instead of sticking to my plans, I got stuck into Sophie’s Garden and needless to say never got around to my covers!!! Thank you for a beautiful pattern. I have used some stash-yarn and will be using this as a bathroom mat. One down two to go and of course those seat covers are still staring me in the eye screaming “finish us – finish us …..” I also want to quickly do the 2014 block CAL and now you have started the new CAL that I also want to join – ag man, daars is net nie genoeg tyd nie! So many patterns, so much yarn, so little time!!! Just had a thought … I’ll do 2 small Sophie’s Universe to finish my bathroom set, or maybe one Universe and blocks from the CAL… decisions, decisions …. Time for a cup of coffee while I ponder. Good luck with the new CAL, speak to you again soon. PS I almost forgot I still have some newborn props on order. Time for self-discipline – I really need to make those BEFORE I start anything new lol
Dedri Uys says
Hi Mari. Bedoel jy Ilka Cave? Want as jy doen is dit inderdaad ‘n baie klein wêreldjie. Ilka het by ons gebly op ‘n stadium. Ek is self gek oor matte maak, maar ek dink ‘n Sophie in dun draad sal hopeloos te dun wees vir ‘n mat en die Universe sal hopeloos te groot wees vir ‘n mat as jy t-yarn gebruik. Sophie’s Garden sal egter ‘n pragtige groot mat maak in t-yarn (baie groot).
Mooi bly en baie dankie vir die lekker lang boodskap,
Dedri
Mari says
Hi Dedri, Ja dit is Ilka Cave. Ek het stash wol gebruik. 2 drade Chunky, 3 drade dubbleknit en verskillende wol/diktes om min of meer ‘n dubble chunky te kry. Het lekker dik uitgekom en is so 80 x 80cm – pas perfek tussen bad en muur. Het ‘n foto op CCC facebook page gepos. Gaan nog ‘n non-slip backing doen en dan is dit lekker dik en KLAAR! (Baie tweetalig vandag lol)
Groetnis
Dedri Uys says
Wow. Ek dink ek het Ilka 17 jaar laas gesien, maar sien so nou en dan of Fb ‘n ietsie. Die mat klink great. Ek kry so baie notifications dat ek nooit in my lewe alles op CCC sal sien nie. Kan jy my dalk tag in die foto sodat ek kan kyk?
Lekker dag!
D
lydia Wynne says
Thanks Dedri, have just completed first part and am loving it. Im only using 4 colours but they are gelling well. Have been counting stitches and as yet haven’t had to do any frogging. Looking forward to the next few months.
Wanda says
Thank you so much for taking so much time to work this pattern up. It is absolutely gorgeous . Your directions and pictures are great. Also thank you for the links for instructions on the special stitches. I had to frog a couple of times but it was my fault miss counted a couple of stitches. This is my first CAL, and I am having a ball working on it .
Dedri Uys says
You are very welcome, Wanda. I am pleased that you are enjoying it :)
Lydia Wynne says
please sign me up for this newsletter, have signed up twice before , but don’t receive the newsletter for more than 2 weeks. is there a problem with my email address or am I being forgotten?(sad face). I really love the projects you do and the amazing information you give, am new to crochet and am loving it. So looking forward to doing this years CAL.
Dedri Uys says
Lydia, hi.
I don’t know why that is happening. I will check the list to see if you are on there. The email goes out automatically to everyone on the list, so I cannot “forget” you if you are on there. Sometimes my newsletter goes straight into peoples’ spam folder, but I suppose there’s no use speculating. Let me check tonight and get back to you. In the meantime, have great fun with Sophie’s Universe :)
Janice says
Well I made it through the 1st 2 parts, feel like I should get a Golden Globe or something!! :) Got stuck here and there but with help from the Facebook page I made it through, Yeah me!! Thank you for the photo tutorial and GREAT directions!!
Dedri Uys says
Well done! This feeling…this sense of achievement…that’s what this CAL is all about. The best advice I can give you is to look at your stitches so you get to understand exactly how they work and what bits belong to which stitches. And count, count, count. I am so pleased that you are happy with your progress x
Sandy says
Dear Dedri, thank you so much for sharing this stunning pattern with us! I’ve been wanting to try out Sophie’s Garden for a long time and I saw this CAL as an opportunity to jump into it. I just finished parts 1 and 2 and I can’t stop looking at it ^_^ Looking forward to the next 20 weeks!
Dedri Uys says
You are very welcome, Sandy. I am pleased that you are excited!!
agata says
im in love with this pattern already and cant wait to start! thank you sooo much for sharing your wonderful work with us!
Jenny Lowman says
I agree with Dedri! It will be more fun to crochet along with everyone else and what I would do too :)
Crystal Wall says
Ohhh, I am so jealous. It would take me twice the time to complete it if I were to CAL with you all, so I am saving it to my Ravelry que (thanks for the idea) so I can complete it in my own time. Its going to be gorgeous! I love the stonewashed colors, thats my choice. Big too! I will be following along, reading and crocheting in my own time. Love the CAL idea, and one of these days my skills will be good enough to join in. Cant wait to see whats next!
Paula Crossen says
It’s nearly 3:30 in the morning here in Alaska and since I fell asleep for the evening, I knew I’d be up all night. I had to look and see if this was up and how excited I am to see that there is not just one but TWO parts!!! This is going to be MY blanket and I can’t wait to roll myself up in it and have a nice cozy nap! Thank you for taking the time to do this :)
Dedri Uys says
You are most welcome, Paula. I hope you enjoy it!
Donna DeLaune says
Thank you, thank you!! It was well worth the wait. It is 5:30 am in Spring Texas, Just printed off part 1 and 2 and can’t wait to get started. first need to diagram my colors, SO excited. Then, this crochet nut will begin hooking!
Dedri Uys says
Another early riser :) I hope you had fun with it!