Technicolour Dream Blanket: Scheepjes YARN Bookazine, The Colour Issue

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I have a special treat for you. I want to show you the latest Scheepjes YARN Bookazine: The Colour Issue, a celebration of 10 issues of YARN and the perfect salute to color. If you’ve followed my work for any length of time, you know that I am color obsessed, so when Scheepjes told me that the next issue of YARN would be The Colour Issue of course I jumped for joy! I mean just look at the cover.

The bookazine is on its way to me, and I am absolutely giddy to receive it and flip through the pages. You may have a copy – or maybe a collection – of YARN Bookazine, so you know that it’s more than just the awesome patterns within… It’s the photography, the mood, the theme, and much more. When you flip through it, it truly is like flipping through a magazine, and you’ll find yourself reaching for it again and again, just to look through the beautiful pages. And as for this issue, wait till you see my contribution!

Social Media Sharing

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Technicolour Dream Blanket

My contribution to the celebratory 10th issue of YARN Bookazine is the Technicolour Dream Blanket (Ravelry link) made with Scheepjes Softfun. It was so much fun to design this blanket and choose the colors for it. What a real dedication to COLOR this project is! Mixing the colors and creating the layout was a delight, and I know you will enjoy the construction. It is so simple, but comes together to make something beautiful.

Aren’t the bookazine photos lovely? I am always amazed when the photography comes back and it feels like my blanket is a total rock star. They do such a great job! I love how the colors pop with the cobalt blue.

Scheepjes Softfun

To find this yarn and make the Technicolor Dream Blanket (scroll a little bit for the list of colors), shop through the following affiliate links to support CypressTextiles, or head to a Scheepjes Retailer near you!

Find Scheepjes Softfun at WoolWarehouse / Deramores / Black Sheep Wools

Did you know they added over 30 new colors to the Softfun range? Check out the new colors:

Softfun Color List – Technicolour Dream Blanket

Here is the list of colors that you will need for the blanket. It only calls for 1 ball each of the colors listed, and then the border uses 7 balls. All that info is below. I also made a little picture of all the colors I used, that way when you order, you can be sure what you are looking for. These yarn balls are in the order that you’ll find them in the list below, and that one lone grey at the bottom right is the border color.

Scheepjes Softfun (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic; 50g/140m)

1 ball of each:

Yarn A: 2492 Bordeaux
Yarn B: 2534 Cyclamen
Yarn C: 2617 Jam
Yarn D: 2431 Clay
Yarn E: 2607 Coral
Yarn F: 2427 Tangerine
Yarn G: 2621 Mustard
Yarn H: 2610 Butterscotch
Yarn I: 2622 Latte
Yarn J: 2518 Canary
Yarn K: 2496 Banana
Yarn L: 2426 Lace
Yarn M: 2606 Moss
Yarn N: 2531 Olive
Yarn O: 2516 Apple
Yarn P: 2535 Forest
Yarn Q: 2605 Emerald
Yarn R: 2517 Kelly
Yarn S: 2604 Aztec
Yarn T: 2423 Bright Turquoise
Yarn U: 2615 Botanical
Yarn V: 2626 Cobalt
Yarn W: 2511 Dark Turquoise
Yarn X: 2603 Cool Blue
Yarn Y: 2463 Purple
Yarn Z: 2515 Deep Violet
Yarn AA: 2519 Violet
Yarn BB: 2489 Denim
Yarn CC: 2602 Slate Blue
Yarn DD: 2609 Iris
Yarn EE: 2612 Crepe
Yarn FF: 2618 Blossom
Yarn GG: 2514 Rose

7 balls of:

Yarn HH: 2510 Dove

Progress Photos

I took a few progress photos along the way, and thought I would show them to you to get you pumped about the project! Enjoy!

Working with this yarn is a dream… Softfun is squooshy, springy, and soft, while being very durable. The cotton and acrylic blend is the absolute best thing ever.

I took a quick photo here to try and decide what border color to use, but then I decided it was so lovely, I would share it with you.

And one more of the edge – I love the introduction of those pinks and mauves. It brings the color palette back around full circle to the burgundy and reddish colors at the beginning.

Here is a shot of the finished blanket in all its Technicolour Dream glory. I cannot express how enjoyable this blanket was to work up. The color placement was a blast – always one of my favorite aspects of blanket design – and then the faux pompom edging is just the icing on the cake. If you haven’t ever tried faux pompom edging, you should definitely give this pattern a try. You will love it!

Red Panda Socks

There are a couple more patterns in the Bookazine that I really want to show you! I know we are mainly a crochet community, but for those of us who knit – I do know how and need to get back into it! – these Red Panda Socks by Carmen Jorissen are an absolute delight. I want a pair for myself and for my four kiddoes. Plus, the’re made in one of my favorite new yarns, the durable and soft Scheepjes Metropolis. Can’t go wrong!

This project caught my eye because of the varying techniques and “crafting speed level” in them. I love projects that use a couple different techniques, in this case the colorwork, and the plain striping, and then vary the working speed, slow and thoughtful on the panda, and then just speed along on the stripes. That is just the best! I can’t wait to try these out.

[Related: Shop Scheepjes Metropolis Yarn at Wool Warehouse and Deramores -affiliate links*]

Frozen Rose Shawl

Another project from this issue that I just love is this gorgeous Frozen Rose Shawl by Nerissa Muijs. What a lovely shawl, and a perfect stitch repeat makes for a quick and fulfilling project. Besides that, Whirl Yarn never disappoints and is always fun to work with.

The perfectly dainty edging and that classic stitch come together for a shawl that showcases the color of the Whirl Ombre perfectly. When working with a gorgeous Whirl, sometimes it’s best to just let the color do the talking and leave out an overly distracting array of different textures. This shawl demonstrates that perfectly.

[Related: Shop Scheepjes Whirl Yarn at Wool Warehouse and Deramores -affiliate links*]

Thank you for taking some time out of your day to check out my Technicolour Dream Blanket in the latest Scheepjes YARN Bookazine. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you make it, be sure to tag me (@cypresstextiles) on social media or post it in my Facebook group.

As always, happy crafting!

Rachele C.

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