Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 11 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 11 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Primrose 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.
Periwinkle Motif
Find the Ravelry Page for this motif here and add your project!
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Ode to Flowers: Periwinkle
Enjoy a small reflection on one of this week’s featured flowers.
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FromThe Language of Flowers: The Floral Offering, a Token of Affection and Esteem, Comprising the Language and Poetry of Flowers(A Scholar Select), by Henrietta Dumont, 1851:
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I highly recommend this book if you can get your hands on it! I found mine second-hand. It will change your perspective on flowers with its thoughtful poetry and insights.
Periwinkle Motif Pattern
Reference
- 2024 VVCAL Main Page for measurement, gauge, and materials information
- Week 11 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.
- beg beginning
- beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg tr (1sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
- beg 3trpcbeginning 3 treble popcorn: (beg tr, 2tr) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg tr, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg 3trpc
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- 3trpc3 treble popcorn: 3tr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first tr, grab lp, pull to front of work to close 3trpc
- 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 1MR, [1sc, ch2] 6 times, ss in first sc. [6 sc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 21sc in same st as ss, [ch1, 2dc in next ch-sp, ch1, 1sc in next sc] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [12 dc, 6 sc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 3 1sc in same st as ss, [ch7, 1sc in next sc] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [6 sc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 4Beg 3trpc in same st as ss, [ch3, 3trpc in same st, ch3, 1sc in ch-7 sp, ch3, 3trpc in next sc] 6 times omitting final 3trpc, ss in beg 3trpc. [12 3trpc, 6 sc, 18 sp]
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Rnd 5* (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch-sp, [ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 2 times, ch3, rep from * 5 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]
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Rnd 6 Beg dc in ch-sp, [ch1, 1dc in same ch-sp, 3dc in next 3 ch-sps, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [66 dc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 7[3sc in next ch-sp, 11sc] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [84 sc]
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Stitch Guide (UK Terms)
- beg beginning
- beg dtr (1dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
- beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
- beg 3dtrpcbeginning 3 double treble popcorn: (beg dtr, 2dtr) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg dtr, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg 3dtrpc
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- dtr double treble
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- 3dtrpc3 double treble popcorn: 3dtr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first dtr, grab lp, pull to front of work to close 3dtrpc
- 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 1MR, [1dc, ch2] 6 times, ss in first dc. [6 dc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 21dc in same st as ss, [ch1, 2tr in next ch-sp, ch1, 1dc in next dc] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [12 tr, 6 dc, 12 sp]
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Rnd 3 1dc in same st as ss, [ch7, 1dc in next dc] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [6 dc, 6 sp]
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Rnd 4Beg 3dtrpc in same st as ss, [ch3, 3dtrpc in same st, ch3, 1dc in ch-7 sp, ch3, 3dtrpc in next dc] 6 times omitting final 3dtrpc, ss in beg 3dtrpc. [12 3dtrpc, 6 dc, 18 sp]
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Rnd 5* (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in next ch-sp, [ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 2 times, ch3, rep from * 5 times, ss in first dc. [24 dc, 24 sp]
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Rnd 6 Beg tr in ch-sp, [ch1, 1tr in same ch-sp, 3tr in next 3 ch-sps, 1tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [66 tr, 6 sp]
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Rnd 7[3dc in next ch-sp, 11dc] 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
- Dandelion
- Forget Me Not
- Lilac
- Pansy
- Snowdrop
- Rose
- Bluebell
- Cowslip
- Jasmine
- Crocus
- Hawthorn
- Wallflower
- Heather
- Periwinkle (You are here!)
- Lavender
- Poppy
- Geranium
- Belladonna
- Buttercup
- Snapdragon
- Myrtle
- Foxglove
- Apple Blossom
- Dahlia
- Baby’s Breath
- Orchid
- Fuchsia
Pin the Periwinkle 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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