Hello and Welcome to the Universe in Bloom CAL 2025.  This post will be your go-to post for anything CAL related.  Here you will find all the information you need regarding the crochet-along.

I have been so excited, waiting to start this new crochet adventure with you.  As always, may you have a lot of fun and make many new friends along the way!

Universe in Bloom CAL 2025

The Scheepjes Universe in Bloom CAL starts next Wednesday (8 October 2025), and will last for 11 weeks.  The instructions will be shared by Scheepjes as free weekly PDFs, with additional step-by-step photo tutorials on my website, and videos by me (English) and Michael Wassenaar (Dutch).  You will be able to find the links to each part of the CAL in the ‘Timeline’ below as they are released.

If you haven’t seen my Reveal Post yet, please pop over and have a look before you start.  It contains:

• A little bit of the Story Behind Universe in Bloom and lots of photos!
• Kits and where to find them
• Materials for the six official colourways
• Helpful Templates
  • Colouring-in Template
  • Printable bookmark

Index

• Resources
• Translations
• Difficulty
• Universe in Bloom Timeline (Links to all the tutorials as they become available)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Testers
• Translators

Resources

• Introduction Video
• Tips and Tricks PDFs – contains all the information you need to help prepare you for the CAL, including gauge, size, materials, and special stitch instructions:
  • English Tips and Tricks PDF
  • Dutch Tips and Tricks PDF
• Special Stitches and Techniques Post – contains photo tutorials for all the stitches and techniques used in this CAL.
• Ravelry:  Add the CAL to your Ravelry Queue
• Facebook:  Join the Official Scheepjes – International Group (English) or the Official Scheepjes – Nederlandse Groep (Dutch)  on Facebook if you would like to be a part of the friendly, supportive community on there while you work through the pattern.  You have to be logged into Facebook in order to access the link to the groups.
• Video Tutorials:  I will be doing the English video tutorials, and Michael Wassenaar from Mike’s Creatieve Wereld will be doing the Dutch videos (right- and left-handed).  Links will be supplied at the start of each part.
• Instagram:  If you are on Instagram, you can find me HERE and you can find Michael HERE.  Please add your photos using #UniverseInBloomCal2025 so that we can all see them.
• **Colours per Round**:  You can find detailed spreadsheets with yarn usage for each colourway HERE.

Translations

Please Note:  The photo tutorials on my website are written in English US terminology.

The following translations will be available as PDFs on the Scheepjes website (via the links supplied at the start of each part):

• English US Terminology
• English UK Terminology
• Dutch Translation by Michael Wassenaar
• German Translation by Karin Koch

The list of translations will evolve as we work through the CAL, with additional translations being done by volunteers and shared in the Scheepjes Facebook groups.  As I become aware of more translations, I will add them here.

• French Translation by Fleur Papillon
• Japanese Information Post – Masako Kawahara

Difficulty

Although this is an intermediate pattern, it has been written specifically with adventurous beginners in mind.  

Universe in Bloom CAL 2025 Timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

As these questions arise, I will address them here. 

1 How Do I Know Which Colours to Use?

At the start of each part, there will be a key telling you which shades (A-K) to use for each Row/Round of your chosen colourway.  This key relates to the information supplied for each colourway in the Reveal Post.  Ruth Lambert had the brilliant idea of creating a cheat sheet for this:

2 How Much Yarn Will I Use for Each Round?

I have created a spreadsheet that details how much yarn you will need round-by-round for each colourway.  These amounts are based on the suggested gauge for the pattern in the Tips and Tricks (Heart House) section.  Below each part, there is also a row that details how much you can use before the kit quantities become a problem (this is 1.1 times the suggested usage).  Finally, there is a row that shows you which colours you will run out of first if you crochet even looser than the kit allowance (this is 1.2 times the suggested usage).

You can find this spreadsheet HERE.

This is an example of what you will find and how it is laid out:

2 Which Yarn/Colours are You Using in the Videos?

I am using Scheepjes Softfun for the video tutorials because I really like the way the stitch definition makes everything so clear to see.  I have had some requests for information on this version, so I have put together a blog post about it HERE.  In that post, you will find information for the gauge, estimated size and yarn usage, and colours per round.

I am still working my way through this version as I create the videos, so I don’t have a finished photo of it yet, but this is what it looks like at the end of Part 7:

Testers/Makers

I would like to thank the following people for testing this pattern for me.  You made the secret part of this experience SO MUCH FUN!

• Anna Moore
• Åza Karlsson
• Carolyn Robinson King
• Fiona Kelly (Galaxy)
• Jenny Lowman
• Kay Crone (Delft)
• Michael Wassenaar
• Minno Baarman (Bouquet)
• Ruth Lambert (Earth)
• Susanne van der Wal (Seaside)

Translators

I will be updating this list as new translators pop up!

I would also like to thank the following people for translating this pattern out of the goodness of their hearts:

• Dutch – Michael Wassenaar
• German – Karin Koch
• Japanese – Masako Kawahara (who has also created the beautiful charts for us)
• Afrikaans – Minette Strydom

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