What a beautiful pattern by Dedri Uys! This is the second Sophie’s Universe I have done and it is so much fun! There is so much variety and creativity in this pattern that it’s hard to believe a mere human could have written it. Genius!!!
Did I mention that it’s actually not that hard? I mean, if you are a beginner with some experience in reading patterns and you want a challenge, you can do this! Dedri Uys explains each round in so much detail and includes pictures of each step along the way.
Oh, also, Sophie’s Universe is available for free online! Just google it. Buy a bunch of yarn in colors that you love and do this. You will have such a sense of accomplishment afterwards and your self-confidence as a crocheter will be sky high. And, of course, you will have a priceless one-of-a-kind heirloom afghan!
My crochet buddy Dave. 😄Sophie’s Universe #1 (2019)
These cute little satchels are so easy and quick to make! They only take about a half hour to crochet, and have only the most basic stitches. I made one for my son as a way to carry around those small toys that he needs to have with him at all times, and it was so fun that I spent the next two days making a whole bunch more. These little satchels are a great way to use up even really tiny scrap yarn balls, and are also a great way to experiment with color combos.
Note: This pattern is written so that the bag can be made as one continuous piece, without having to cut the yarn. If you want to change colors, do so at anytime with whatever method you prefer. As you work the pattern, the side that is facing you – the front – becomes the outside of the bag, so your stitches will all be facing the same way and will have that uniformity. 🙂
Base:
Ch 17
Round 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 14 ch, 4 sc in last ch, [On the other side of the ch, sc in next 14 ch, 4 sc in next ch, sl st to 1st sc]
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 15 st, 3 sc in each of next 2 st, sc in next 17 st, 3 sc in each of next 2 st, sl st to 1st sc
Round 3: Ch1, sc in same st, sc in next 16 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 19 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, sl st to 1st sc
Body:
Round 4: Ch4 (counts as 1st dc and ch1), *sk st, dc in next st, ch1, rep from * all the way around, sk st, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4, sl st into next ch sp
Round 5: Ch4 (counts as 1st dc and ch1), *sk st, dc in next ch sp, ch1, rep from * all the way around, sk st, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4, sl st into next ch sp
Rounds 6-15: Rep round 5
Round 17: Ch1, 2 sc in same ch sp, 2 sc in each ch sp all the way around, sl st to 1st sc, sl st into next sc
Strap:
Ch110, sl st to sc directly across from where ch started, sl st to next st, sc in each ch of the 110, sl st to sc next to the sc where ch110 is anchored.
Cut yarn, weave in ends.
Good! Now grab some more scraps and make another one. 😉
You know when you finish a blanket, not because you think it’s big enough, but because you know you don’t have enough yarn left to do another row and do a border? Yeah? Well that’s the situation I was in when I did my patchwork C2C blanket with leftover yarn. There was just a tiny bit left of each of the five colors, so I designed a small colorful border that incorporated the colors and style of the blanket. Here’s the free pattern:
Change color every round.
Round 1: Join in any corner with a sl st, ch3, sl st in same corner, *[ch3, sk 3 st, sl st bet c2c groups] across the side, ch3, (sl st, ch3, sl st) in corner, repeat from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to 1st sl st, break yarn
Round 2: Join in any corner with standing sc, (sc, ch 2, 2sc) in same corner, *3sc in each ch3 sp across the side, (2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner, rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to standing sc, break yarn
Round 3: Join in any corner with sl st, ch3, sl st in same corner, *ch3, sk 2 st, sl st bet groups of sc, (ch3, sl st bet sc groups) across the side, ch3, sk last 2 sc, (sl st, ch3, sl st) in corner, rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to 1st sl st, break yarn
Round 4: same as Round 2, except in the corners just do 3sc
Round 5: Join anywhere with *sl st, (ch1, sk st, sl st in back loop of next sc, ch1, sl st in same back loop again, ch 1, sk st, rep from * all the way around.
This pretty flower square is so simple – it will let whatever colors you choose take center stage! I elected to do the squares in bright colors with a gray background…however I think pastels with a white background would be stunning as well. Here’s the free pattern:
Color A
Make a magic circle
Round 1: Ch2, (counts as 1st hdc), 11 more hdc in circle, sl st to ch2
Color B
Round 2: Join in any hdc, ch2, dc, (counts as 1st dc2tog), ch1, * dc2tog in next st, ch1, rep from * 10more Xs, sl st to 1st dc2tog
Round 3: Sl st to ch sp, ch2, dc3tog in same ch sp, (counts as 1st dc4tog), ch3, *dc4tog in next ch sp, ch3, rep from *10 more Xs, sl st to 1st dc4tog
Color C
Round 4: Join in any ch sp, ch3, 2dc in same ch sp, *ch2, 3dc in next ch sp, ch1, 3hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, rep from * 3 more Xs, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch3
Round 5: Sl st over to corner sp, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc in corner, *ch1, 3hdc in each of next 2 ch sp, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in corner sp, rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch3.
So this blanket came about because I had a lot of scrap yarn (as usual). I used all blues and neutrals, and alternated stripes of back loop half doubles with stripes of the Sea Spray Square.
Here’s the free pattern for the Sea Spray Square:
Start with a magic circle
Round 1: ch2 (counts as 1st hdc), 11 more hdc in circle, tighten circle and sl st to ch2 to join
Round 2: Join in any stitch with a standing dc, ch1, *dc in next st, ch1, rep from * 10 more Xs, sl st to standing dc
Round 3: Join in any ch sp with standing sc, 2sc in same sp, 3sc in each of next 11 ch sp, sl st to standing sc
Round 4: Join in any st with standing dc, dc in next 2 st, ch1, *dc in next 3 st, ch1, rep from * 10 more Xs, sl st to standing dc
Round 5: Join in any ch sp with standing sc, sc in same sp, ch4, *2sc in next ch sp, ch 4, rep from * 10 more Xs, sl st to standing sc
Round 6: Join in 1st sc of any pair with sl st, ch1, *sc2tog over both sc, (hdc, dc, htrc, dc, hdc) in ch4 sp, rep from * 11 more Xs, sl st to 1st sc2tog
Round 7: *Fphdc around any sc2tog, ch2, sk 2 st, sc in htrc, sk 2 st, repeat from * 11 more Xs, sl st to 1st fphdc
Round 8: Join in any ch2 sp with standing dc, 2 more dc in same sp, ch 2, *3dc in next ch sp, 3hdc in next ch sp, 3sc in each of next 2 ch sp, 3hdc in next ch sp, 3dc in next ch sp, ch2, rep from * 3 more Xs, sl st to standing dc
Round 9: Join in any corner ch 2 sp with standing tr, (2tr, ch2, 3 tr) in same corner. Now you will be working in sp bet groups of 3 st. *3dc, 3hdc, 3sc, 3hdc, 3dc, (3tr, ch3, 3tr) in corner, rep from * 3 more Xs omitting last corner, sl st to standing tr
The Grace Elizabeth square is named after my niece because like her it is beautiful and ever changing. It’s a 12 inch square made with 2 colors of worsted weight yarn. (I used a light up crochet hook size 5.0, which you will see in the photos.) Here’s the free pattern:
Skill level: Intermediate
Special stitches:
Dc cluster: (dc3tog) yarn over and insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and insert hook into same stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and insert hook into same stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook
Htrc: (half triple crochet) yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook
Puff: yarn over and insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and insert hook into same stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and insert hook into same stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on hook, chain 1
Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc2tog – double crochet 2 together
Rep – repeat
St – stitch
Sl st – slip stitch
Dc – double crochet
Sp – space
Sc – single crochet
Htrc – half triple crochet
Blosc – back loop only single crochet
Beg – beginning
Bet – between
Sk – skip
Bpsc – back post single crochet
Color A
Make a magic circle
Round 1: ch2 (counts as 1st hdc), 11 hdc in circle
Round 2: ch2, dc2tog in same sp (counts as 1st dc cluster), ch1, *dc cluster in next st, ch1, rep from * 11Xs, sl st to 1st dc cluster
Color B
Round 3: join in any ch sp with a standing sc, 2 sc in same sp, 3 sc in each ch sp around, sl st to 1st sc
Round 4: ch2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc in same st, hdc in each of next 2 st, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 st, rep from * 10 more Xs, join to 1st hdc
Color A
Round 5: join in 3rd loop of any st with a standing sc, sc in 3rd loop of each st around (3rd loop is horizontal bar behind stitch, visible from above), (should be 48 3rd loop sc), sl st to standing sc
Round 6: ch6 (counts as htrc and ch2), *in next 12 st, htrc, 2dc, hdc, 4sc, hdc, 2dc, htrc, ch2, rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last htrc and ch2, sl st to 4th ch of beg ch6
Round 7: sl st into corner sp, {ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc, ch2, 2hdc in corner}, *being careful not to miss 1st hidden st, in next 12 st, 2sc, 2hdc, dc, 2htrc, dc, 2hdc, 2sc, (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc in corner), rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch2
Color B
Round 8: join in any corner sp with a standing dc, dc, ch2, 2 dc in same corner sp, *being careful not to miss 1st hidden st, in next 16 st, 2dc, 2htrc, 2dc, hdc, 2sc, hdc, 2dc, 2htrc, 2dc, (2dc, ch2, 2dc in corner sp), rep from * 3Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to beg standing dc
Round 9: sl st into next st, sl st over to corner sp, ch1, *sc, ch2, sc in corner, then, in the next 20 st, 2hdc, 2dc, 2htrc, 2dc, hdc, 2sc, hdc, 2dc, 2htrc, 2dc, 2hdc, rep from *, 3 more Xs, sl st to beg sc
Color A
Round 10: join in any corner sp with standing dc, dc, ch2, 2dc in same corner sp, *in the next 22 st, 3dc, 2hdc, 2sc, 2hdc, dc, 2htrc, dc, 2hdc, 2sc, 2hdc, 3dc, (2dc, ch2, 2dc in corner sp), rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to standing dc
Round 11: sl st into next st, sl st into corner sp, ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc, ch2, 2hdc in corner sp, *hdc in each st across (next 26 st), (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc in corner sp) rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to beg ch2
Color B
Round 12: join in any corner sp with standing sc, sc, ch2, 2sc in same corner sp, *sc in 3rd lp of each st across (don’t miss the 1st hidden st!), (2sc, ch2, 2sc in corner sp), repeat from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, (30 3rd lp sc each side), sl st to standing sc
Round 13: sl st into next st, sl st into corner sp, ch2, dc (counts as 1st dc2tog), ch1, dc2tog, ch2, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog in corner, *{sk 4 st, (1st st is very hidden!), (dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog) in next st} 5Xs, sk 4 st, (dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog, ch2, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog) in corner sp, rep from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to 1st dc2tog
Color A
Round 14: join in any corner sp with standing sc, sc, ch2, 2sc in corner sp, 2sc in each ch sp (bet dc2tog), puff st bet groups of 3dc2tog (over sp bet groups and anchoring bet middle 2 sc in round 12),(also, don’t forget to close the puff with ch1),continue in this manner until you get to corner sp, (2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner spaces, sl st to standing sc when you get all the way around
Color B
Round 15: join in any corner sp with standing sc, ch3, sc in corner sp, *{blosc in next 4 st, ch1, sk puff st (and ch1 that’s part of puff st)} 7XS, blosc in next 4 st, (sc, ch3, sc) in corner sp, repeat from * 3 more Xs, omitting last corner, sl to standing sc
Round 16: sl st to corner sp, ch1, (2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner, sc in next 5 st, ch1, (sc in next 4 st, ch1) 6Xs, sc in next 5 st, rep from * 3Xs, sl st to 1st sc
Color A
Round 17: join in any corner with standing sc, ch2, sc in corner sp, sc in next 6 st, sk st, ch3, *(sl st around puff st from round 14, ch3, sk ch sp and next st, sc in next 2 st, sk st, ch3) 6Xs, sk ch sp and next sc, sc in next 6 st, (sc, ch2,sc) in corner sp, rep from * 3more Xs, omitting last corner, sl st to standing sc
Color B
Round 18: join in any corner sp with standing sc, ch2, sc in corner sp, sk st, sc in next 6 st, *{hdc in sk st from round 16, dc over and around both ch sp from rounds 15 and 16, hdc in sk st from round 16, bpsc around next 2 sc from round 17} 6Xs, sc in next 6 st, sk st, (sc, ch2, sc) in corner sp, rep from * 3 more Xs omitting last corner, sl st to standing sc
