From the dictionary:
Noun
An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers.
Or:
A soliloquy is a literary device in which the character speaks to him or herself, relating his or her innermost thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud.

So often I am asked about my design process, how do I come up with ideas, what inspires me. The only way I can really explain it is that it’s kind of like those potions we used to make when we were little. You know the ones where you raid every cupboard in the house, gathering everything you can find from tomato sauce to shampoo to moms’ new perfume, that all gets smooshed into a pot somewhere and mixed into magical potions that can make you fly.

I never start with a clear picture in my head. It always begins with a pile of colours that are “speaking” to me. To me, colour is one of the most important aspects of my design process. It ultimately dictates where my brain goes and in turn the design follows.

Once I have a pile (and yes I tend to begin with a large pile that is then narrowed down to a slightly smaller pile) of colours that make my heart sing, I begin to play. I might have an idea of how I want to construct a blanket, but the colours and stitches are what tell me little stories and lead me up little paths and alleys that need to be explored. I talk to myself constantly when I design, out loud lol, so much so that my son thinks I’m a bit odd!

I’m not sure I really know how to explain what I do any better than it really is thoughts and feelings and ideas and doodling, ok I’m not gonna lie, a bit of swearing on the odd occasion also lol, that hopefully come together to make something pretty.
Ness, do you really think the peeples are going to understand your ramblings?
I don’t know Ness, but we couldn’t really call the blanket Ramblings at Sunset.
Ness laughed at herself, hmmmmmm but why not? LOLOLOLOL gosh, maybe Cade is right, you are a bit odd!

CAL information:

• This is a 11 Part CAL including the border.
• Part 1 will be released on the 28th of June 2024.
• The border will be released on the 6th of September 2024.
• You will only need to pay the purchase price once, NOT each time a new part is released.
• A new part will be released once a week on Friyaaaaaay – always after I’m adequately caffeinated LOL!
• Please check your library, either on Ravelry or the Hooked on Sunshine website (depending on where you purchased), for weekly pattern part releases. You do not need to receive an email to access new parts as they are uploaded to libraries, so don’t panic if you don’t get one, just pop into your library.

Soliloquy at Sunset is worked to make a 120 x 168cm blanket.

It uses US terminology.

Skill level - Intermediate with some tricksy bits.

Material list

• Any yarn of your choice – I used Colourspun DK cotton (50g/125m) forColourway 1 and 2 – 4mm hook.
• Moya DK natural cotton – (50g/135m) for Colourway 3 – 4.5mm hook.
• Hook applicable to your yarn weight.
• Needle for sewing in ends.
• Stitch markers.

What you’ll get

• In the prelude of the pattern you will find detailed stitch tutorials, yarn quantities used for the colourway and many many more bits of useful info!
• Round for round instructions with each part.
• Detailed photo tutorials with each part.
• Print Friendly files for each part - pattern files without photo tutorials (there is no print friendly file for The Prelude).

The pattern has been designed in cotton but is suited to most yarns. If you are not working the pattern in my choice of yarn, your yarn quantities may differ.
Selecting multiple colours to work the pattern will also increase the quantity of yarn used. Yarn thickness, hook size and tension will affect the overall size of the blanket.

Throughout the written pattern there are detailed photo tutorials.
We also have video tutorials available to purchase at:
https://www.hookedonsunshine.co/soliloquy-at-sunset-video...

Information on yarn kits can be found on the Hooked on Sunshine site:
https://www.hookedonsunshine.co/soliloquy-at-sunset-yarn-...

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