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Crochet Motif – Delton Square

Delton 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)

Foundation: Ch-3 and join in first Ch to make ring.

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 1, (3DC, Chain 1) 3 times, 2DC, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _12 DC, 4 Chain-1 spaces total_

Round 2: In first chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 2, 2DC), * DC in next 3 sts, (2DC, Chain 2, 2DC) in next chain space to make corner, (Chain 1, DC between next 2 sts,) twice, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from  * once more, omitting final corner, DC in first corner space to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _26 DC, 6 Chain-1 spaces, 4 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 3: In first Chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 2, 2DC), * DC in next 7 sts, make corner, Chain 2, (DC in chain space, Chain 1) 3 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, DC in first corner space to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _36 DC, 4 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 4: In first Chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 2, 2DC), * DC in next 11 sts, make corner, Chain 2, (DC in chain space, Chain 1) 4 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, DC in first corner space to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _46 DC, 6 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 5: In first Chain space: (Beg DC, Chain 2, 2DC), * DC in next 15 sts, make corner, Chain 2, (DC in chain space, Chain 1) 5 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, DC in first corner space to complete it, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC _56 DC, 8 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 6: 3SC in first chain space,  * SC in all 19 sts across, 3SC in corner, SC in all DC and Chain-1 spaces across, putting 3SC in each Chain-2 space, 3SC in corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, join with a slip stitch in first SC _88 SC total_

Written instruction UK Terms:

Special stitches

  • Beg tr = (1dc, Ch-1)

Foundation: Ch-3 and join in first Ch to make ring.

Round 1: All in ring, beg tr, Ch1, (3tr, Ch1) 3 times, 2tr, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg tr_12 tr, 4 Chain-1 spaces total_

Round 2: In first chain space: (Beg tr, Ch2, 2tr), * 1tr in next 3 sts, (2tr, Ch2, 2tr) in next chain space to make corner, (Ch1, 1tr between next 2 sts,) twice, Ch1, make corner, repeat from  * once more, omitting final corner, 1tr in first corner space to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_26 tr, 6 Ch-1 sps, 4 Ch-2 sps total_

Round 3: In first Chain space: (Beg tr, Ch2, 2tr), * 1tr in next 7 sts, make corner, Ch2, (1tr in chain space, Chain 1) 3 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, 1tr in first corner space to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_36 tr, 4 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 4: In first Chain space: (Beg tr, Ch2, 2tr), * 1tr in next 11 sts, make corner, Ch2, (1tr in chain space, Chain 1) 4 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, 1tr in first corner space to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_46 tr, 6 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 5: In first Chain space: (Beg tr, Chain 2, 2DC), * 1tr in next 15 sts, make corner, Chain 2, (1tr in chain space, Chain 1) 5 times, Chain 1, make corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, 1tr in first corner space to complete it, join with ss in Beg tr_56 tr, 8 Chain-1 spaces, 8 Chain-2 spaces total_

Round 6: 3dc in first chain space,  * 1dc in all 19 sts across, 3dc in corner, 1dc in all DC and Chain-1 spaces across, putting 3dc in each Chain-2 space, 3dc in corner, repeat from * once more, omitting final corner, join with ss in first dc_88 dc total_

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Rachele C.

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