Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 4 of the 2024 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here! I love spending this time with the VVCAL community! We are going to have so much fun relaxingly working through these motifs each week.
Attention!
If you have not yet seen the Week 4 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Violet Motif, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.
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2024 VVCAL Quick Links
- 2024 VVCAL Main Information Page
- 2024 VVCAL Ravelry ebook Motifs link back to their blog posts. Favorite the hexagon, add it to your Ravelry queue, see others’ projects, and more!
- Vibrant Vintage CAL (Official) Facebook GroupPost VVCAL WIP/FO pics, ask questions, post your FO pic of the previous years’ VVCAL blankets.
- CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook Group– This is my main FB group (join!). Share your VVCAL progress pics in this group if you like, and I will share CAL highlights here, but the weekly action will be in the other group linked above.
- YouTube Channel (Subscribe!)– Here I will be posting CAL pattern videos weekly for the duration of the CAL.
Violet Motif
Find the Ravelry Page for this motif here and add your project!
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Ode to Flowers: Violet
Enjoy a small reflection on one of this week’s featured flowers.
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From Ode to Flowers: A Celebration of the Poetry of Flowers, by Samuel Carr, 2013:
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I highly recommend this book if you can get your hands on it! I found mine second-hand. They will change your perspective on flowers with their thoughtful poetry and insights.
Violet Motif Pattern
Reference
- 2024 VVCAL Main Page for measurement, gauge, and materials information
- Week 4 Instruction post to see how many motifs to make, and in what colors
- Tips and Tricks post if you have general questions
Scroll down for chart and video instruction.
Stitch Guide (US Terms)
Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.
- 2dccl2dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg pcbeginning popcorn: (beg dc, 3dc) in same st, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg dc, grab lp and pull through to close popcorn
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- pcpopcorn: 4dc in same st, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first dc, grab lp and pull through to close popcorn
- sc single crochet
- sp space (ch-sp = chain space)
- ss slip stitch
- st stitch
- tr treble crochet
- yoh yarn over hook
Written Instructions & Step-by-step Photos (US Terms)
Rnd 1 MR, [1sc, ch3] 6 times, ss in first sc. [6 sc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 2 Beg pc in first ch-sp, [ch4, 1sc in next sc, ch4, pc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final pc, ss in beg pc. [6 pc, 6 sc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 3 [1sc in next ch-sp, ch3] 12 times, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 4 Ss in ch-sp, 1sc in same ch-sp, [(ch3, 2dccl) 2 times in next ch-sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [12 2dccl, 6 sc, 18 sp]
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Rnd 5 Ss in first 2 chs of first ch-sp, 1sc in same ch-sp, [(ch2, 2dccl) 4 times in next ch-sp, ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [24 2dccl, 12 sc, 36 sp]
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Note: Step by step photos for Rounds 6 and 7 included an error and will be uploaded correctly shortly. Thank you!
Rnd 6 Ss in first 3 chs, 1sc in next ch-2 sp, [ch1, (1sc, ch1, 1sc) in next ch-sp, ch1, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch2, sk 1 ch-sp, 1dc in ch-3 sp, ch2, sk 1 ch-sp, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [6 dc, 24 sc, 30 sp]
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Rnd 7 [2sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next ch-sp, 2sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in dc, 3sc in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [84 sc]
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Stitch Guide (UK Terms)
- 2trcl2tr cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
- beg pcbeginning popcorn: (beg tr, 3tr) in same st, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg tr, grab lp and pull through to close popcorn
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- pcpopcorn: 4tr in same st, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first tr, grab lp and pull through to close popcorn
- sp space (ch-sp = chain space)
- ss slip stitch
- st stitch
- tr treble crochet
- yoh yarn over hook
Written Instructions & Step-by-step Photos (UK Terms)
Rnd 1 MR, [1dc, ch3] 6 times, ss in first dc. [6 dc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 2 Beg pc in first ch-sp, [ch4, 1dc in next dc, ch4, pc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final pc, ss in beg pc. [6 pc, 6 dc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 3 [1dc in next ch-sp, ch3] 12 times, ss in first dc. [12 dc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 4 Ss in ch-sp, 1dc in same ch-sp, [(ch3, 2trcl) 2 times in next ch-sp, ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [12 2trcl, 6 dc, 18 sp]
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Rnd 5 Ss in first 2 chs of first ch-sp, 1dc in same ch-sp, [(ch2, 2trcl) 4 times in next ch-sp, ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [24 2trcl, 12 dc, 36 sp]
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Rnd 6 Ss in first 3 chs, 1dc in next ch-2 sp, [ch1, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in next ch-sp, ch1, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch2, sk 1 ch-sp, 1tr in ch-3 sp, ch2, sk 1 ch-sp, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [6 tr, 24 dc, 30 sp]
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Rnd 7 [2dc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next ch-sp, 2dc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in tr, 3dc in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [84 dc]
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Chart
Note: Chart is meant as a visual guide to the written instruction and might not be able to stand alone due to special stitches.
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Video
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Note: Video is spoken in US Terms.
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Links to Weekly Instruction Posts
Quick Links to Each Week: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20
Links to Published Hexagon Patterns
- Plain Hexie A
- Plain Hexie B
- Half Hexie A
- Half Hexie B
- Marigold
- Lily of the Valley
- Daffodil
- Daisy
- Sunflower
- Primrose
- Violet (You are here!)
- Dandelion
- Forget Me Not
- Lilac
- Pansy
- Snowdrop
- Rose
- Bluebell
- Cowslip
- Jasmine
- Crocus
- Hawthorn
- Wallflower
- Heather
- Periwinkle
- Lavender
- Poppy
- Geranium
- Belladonna
- Buttercup
- Snapdragon
- Myrtle
- Foxglove
- Apple Blossom
- Dahlia
- Baby’s Breath
- Orchid
- Fuchsia
Pin the Violet Motif!
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Thank you so much for stopping in for this week of the 2024 VVCAL!
2024 VVCAL Quick Links
- 2024 VVCAL Main Information Page
- 2024 VVCAL Ravelry ebook Motifs link back to their blog posts. Favorite the hexagon, add it to your Ravelry queue, see others’ projects, and more!
- Vibrant Vintage CAL (Official) Facebook GroupPost VVCAL WIP/FO pics, ask questions, post your FO pic of the previous years’ VVCAL blankets.
- CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook Group– This is my main FB group (join!). Share your VVCAL progress pics in this group if you like, and I will share CAL highlights here, but the weekly action will be in the other group linked above.
- YouTube Channel (Subscribe!)– Here I will be posting CAL pattern videos weekly for the duration of the CAL.
You may also enjoy these completed CALs
- VVCAL (2016)
- VVCAL (2018)
- VVCAL (2020)
- VVCAL (2022)
- Dutch Rose CAL
- Botanica Blanket CAL
Happy crafting,
Rachele C.
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