2020 VVCAL
Published on May 15, 2020

2020 VVCAL Week 6, Post 1 of 2: Amsterdam Square

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 6 of the 2020 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here!

What to Expect Today

  • 2 blog posts, each with a square – Belarus Square, and Amsterdam Square (this post)
  • Scroll down on the Plain Granny Square page and find the “Week 6” section to see which granny squares to make for this week
  • Patterns include written instructions in US and UK Terms, chart, step-by-step photos, and YouTube video (US Terms).

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2020 VVCAL Week 6 Squares – “Catona Colour Pack” Colorway

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Amsterdam Square

Find the Ravelry Page for this square here and add your project!

5 Amsterdam Fun Facts

From visitingthedutchcountryside.com

  • Amsterdam has officially only been the capital of The Netherlands since 1983. Before that everyone saw Amsterdam as the capital, but it wasn’t official.
  • De Torensluis bridge from 1648 is the oldest and widest bridge of Amsterdam.
  • There are more than 1 million bicycles in Amsterdam, but only around 821.000 people. Yearly around 100.000 bikes get stolen.
  • Amsterdam gets visited by around 14 million tourists each year. Around 4.5 million of those are Dutch tourists and more than 9.5 million are foreign visitors. And that in a city that has only around 821.000 inhabitants.
  • Most canal houses are very small at the entrance, the reason for this is that they only had to pay taxes for the size of the facade of the house. That’s why everyone built high and long houses. You can find the smallest facade in the world at Het Singel 7. It is only 1 meter wide and barely wider than the front door. As the house goes back it rapidly increases in width.
View of canal in Amsterdam, Holland. Amstel river, canal, and bicycles.

Amsterdam Square Pattern

“Catona 10g Colour Pack” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 248 and 520

  • Catona Color No. 248
  • Catona Color No. 520

Catona “Shy Violet” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 519 and 264

  • Catona Color No. 519
  • Catona Color No. 264

Catona “Fresh Earth” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 249 and 388

  • Catona Color No. 388
  • Catona Color No. 249

Colour Crafter Version: Make 1 – I used color 1316 Note: I’m just using my stash.

Stone Washed / River Washed 10g Colour Pack Version: Make 2 – Use colors 948 and 825

  • River Washed Color No. 948
  • Stone Washed Color No. 825

Measurements and Materials

  • Measurements: Blanket will measure about 64x72in for all colorways/yarns
  • Gauge: Squares measure 4.25in for Catona, 6in for Colour Crafter, 4.5in for Stone Washed/River Washed
  • Notions: US Size 3mm hook for Catona, 4.25mm hook for Colour Crafter, 3mm for Stone Washed’/River Washed
  • Yarn: Scheepjes Catona or Scheepjes Colour Crafter or Stone Washed/River Washed (See Main Info Page for quantity and colors)

Chart

Video

Note: Video is spoken in US Terms. Watch on mute to avoid confusion for UK Terms.

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Stitch Guide (US Terms)

Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.

  • 2trcl * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 1 time, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2trcl (beg tr, tr) in st/sp – counts as 1 2trcl
  • beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • chN chain N number of times
  • hdc half double crochet
  • dc double crochet
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • puff st (yoh, insert hook in st, yoh, pull up lp) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all lps
  • Rep repeat
  • Rnd round
  • sc single crochet
  • sp space (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, beg dc, 11dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc]

Rnd 2 (Ch2, puff st in next dc) 12 times, ch2, ss in top of puff st. Note: First ch2 does not count as a st. [12 puff st, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 2trcl into ch after first puff st, (ch2, 2trcl in ch-sp, ch2, 2trcl into ch after next puff) 12 times omitting final 2trcl, ss in beg 2trcl. [24 2trcl, 24 sp]

Rnd 4 3sc in each sp around, ss in first sc. [72 sc]

Rnd 5 Beg dc in next st, * dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next st, tr, dc, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [16 tr, 16 dc, 16 hdc, 28 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 6 (Sc in all sts across to next corner sp, 3sc in corner sp) 4 times, sc in all sts across to beginning, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [88 sc]

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

Note: Scroll up for US Terms.

  • 2dtrcl * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 1 time, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2dtrcl (beg dtr, dtr) in st/sp – counts as 1 2dtrcl
  • beg tr (dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • chN chain N number of times
  • htr half treble crochet
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • puff st (yoh, insert hook in st, yoh, pull up lp) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all lps
  • Rep repeat
  • Rnd round
  • sp space (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, beg tr, 11tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr]

Rnd 2 (Ch2, puff st in next tr) 12 times, ch2, ss in top of puff st. Note: First ch2 does not count as a st. [12 puff st, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 2dtrcl into ch after first puff st, (ch2, 2dtrcl in ch-sp, ch2, 2dtrcl into ch after next puff) 12 times omitting final 2dtrcl, ss in beg 2dtrcl. [24 2dtrcl, 24 sp]

Rnd 4 3dc in each sp around, ss in first dc. [72 dc]

Rnd 5 Beg tr in next st, * tr, htr in next 2 sts, dc in next 7 sts, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next 2 sts, dtr, (dtr, ch2, dtr) in next st, dtr, tr, rep from * 3 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [16 dtr, 16 tr, 16 htr, 28 dc, 4 sp]

Rnd 6 (Dc in all sts across to next corner sp, 3dc in corner sp) 4 times, dc in all sts across to beginning, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [88 dc]

Links to Completed Squares

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Thank you so much for stopping in for Week 6 of the 2020 VVCAL!

Happy Crafting,

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