Free Patterns, Vibrant Vintage CAL
Published on January 23, 2016

Crochet Motif – Darlene Square

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Darlene Square

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  • Vibrant Vintage main info page (2016)
  • VVCAL Ravelry ebook – Neat photos of all 33 squares, each with a link to its blog post. Favorite the patterns, add them to your queue, see others’ projects, and more!
  • Quick-download Vibrant Vintage Blanket PDF (Etsy) – The entire VVCAL 33-squares collection, condensed and updated for clarity, in a tidy PDF, along with my preferred joining method and the updated wide lace VVCAL border. Yes, all of these patterns are available separately for free linked below, but the updated and condensed printable PDF has everything for the Vibrant Vintage Blanket in one place for a small fee of $4. (Includes charts and written instruction.)
  • VVCAL Facebook Group – Vibrant Vintage CAL (official)
  • My main FB group – CypressTextiles Tree Huggers
  • This CAL has been rebooted! (2018) Here is a link to the VVCAL Reboot Main info page. Have fun! Those squares coordinate with these. Go wild!

Charted instruction:

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Written instruction US Terms:

For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down.

Special stitches

  • Beg DC = (SC, Ch-1)
  • Popcorn Petal = DC in all 7 DCs, make Popcorn Petal: insert hook into top of first of 7 DCs, put working loop back on hook, pull working loop through to close Popcorn Petal

Foundation: Ch-4 and join in first Ch to make ring.

Work 5 Rounds as follows…

Round 1: All in ring, working over center tail so as to pull center circle closed tight when square is complete: Make Beg DC, (Chain 5, 5DC) 3 times, Chain 5, 4DC, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _20 DC, 4 Chain-5 spaces total_    

Round 2: Slip Stitch in 2 chains, All in same chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 3, 3DC), ** Ch1, 1dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc, Chain 1, (3DC, Chain 3, 3DC) in corner chain space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting “corner” on third repeat, 2DC in first corner chain space to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _52 DC, 4 Chain-3 spaces, 8 Chain-1 spaces total_



Round 3: In first chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 3, 2DC), ** Chain 1, skip next stitch, DC in next stitch, Chain 3, skip next DC, Make Popcorn Petal, Chain 3, skip next DC, DC in next DC, Chain 1, (2DC, Chain 3, 2DC) in corner chain space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting “corner” on third repeat, DC in first corner to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _4 Popcorn Petals, 12 Chain-3 spaces, 8 Chain-1 spaces, 24DC total_





Round 4: All in first Chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 2, 2DC), DC in next 2 DC, DC in chain space and in next DC, 3DC in chain-3 space, DC in top of Popcorn Petal, 3DC in chain-3 space, DC in next 4 stitches as before, (2DC, Chain 2, 2DC) in next corner space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting final corner on third repeat, DC in first corner to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _76 DC, 4 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 5: 3SC in first corner space, SC in all stitches around, putting 3SC in all corners, join with a slip stitch in first SC, cut yarn and weave ends. _88 SC total_

Written instruction UK Terms:

Special stitches

  • Beg tr = (1dc, Ch-1)
  • Popcorn Petal = 1tr in all 7 tr sts, make Popcorn Petal: insert hook into top of first of 7tr, put working loop back on hook, pull working loop through to close Popcorn Petal

Foundation: Ch-4 and join in first Ch to make ring.

Round 1: All in ring, Beg tr, (Ch5, 5tr) 3 times, Ch5, 4tr, join with ss in Beg tr_20 tr, 4 Ch-5 spaces total_    

Round 2: Slip Stitch in 2 chains, All in same ch-sp: (Beg tr, Ch3, 3tr), ** Ch1, 1tr, 2tr in next st, 1tr, 2tr in next st, 1tr, Ch1, (3tr, Ch3, 3tr) in corner chain space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting “corner” on third repeat, 2tr in first corner ch-sp to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_52 tr, 4 Chain-3 spaces, 8 Chain-1 spaces total_



Round 3: In first ch-sp: (Beg tr, Ch 3, 2tr), ** ch1, sk1, 1tr, ch 3, skip next tr, make Popcorn Petal, Ch3, skip next tr, 1tr in next tr, Ch1, (2tr, Ch3, 2tr) in corner chain space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting “corner” on third repeat, 1tr in first corner to complete it, join with ss in top of Beg tr_4 Popcorn Petals, 12 Chain-3 spaces, 8 Chain-1 spaces, 24tr total_





Round 4: All in first ch-sp: (Beg tr, Ch2, 2tr), 1tr in next 2 tr, 1tr in ch-sp and in next tr, 3tr in ch-3 sp, 1tr in Popcorn Petal, 3tr in ch-3 sp, 1tr in next 4 st/sps as before, (2tr, Ch2, 2tr) in next corner space -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times more, omitting final corner on third repeat, 1tr in first corner to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_76 tr, 4 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 5: 3DC in first corner space, 1DC in all stitches around, putting 3DC in all corners, join with a slip stitch in first DC, cut yarn and weave ends. _88 DC total_

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