2020 VVCAL
Published on May 29, 2020

2020 VVCAL Week 8, Post 2 of 2: Havana Square

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 8 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 – Athens Square and Havana Square (this post)
  • Scroll down on the Plain Granny Square page and find the “Week 8” 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 8 Squares – “Catona Colour Pack” Colorway

2020 VVCAL Quick Links

Havana Square

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

5 Havana Fun Facts

From backpackerben Blog

  • Hemingway lived here. Bibliophiles have probably read or at least heard of “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway. This book was actually based on his experiences in Cuba.
  • Old Havana – the downtown area of Havana – was founded by the Spanish in 1519, and is now the capital city, largest city, and the leading commercial center in Cuba.
  • Old Havana looks similar to places like Cadiz and Tenerife, both of which are located in Spain.
  • Cuba’s capital is known for its many statues, some of which might be unexpected. In the center of John Lennon Park is a bronze likeness of, yes, John Lennon. It was unveiled in 2000 after Fidel Castro declared the former Beatle to be a “true revolutionary.”
  • Havana is home to a street cobbled with wood. It runs right next to the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales. As the story goes, the wife of one of the capitanes was afraid that horses walking on stone cobbles outside her window would keep her awake, so she had the lane paved with wood.
Vintage cars parked on roadside. Taxis on street in city.

Havana Square Pattern

“Catona 10g Colour Pack” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 410 and 113

  • Catona Color 410
  • Catona Color 113

Catona “Shy Violet” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 414 and 398 – photos coming shortly

    Catona “Fresh Earth” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 388 and 212

    • Catona Color 388
    • Catona Color 212

    Colour Crafter Version: Make 1 – I used color 2015 Note: I’m just using my stash.

    Stone Washed / River Washed 10g Colour Pack Version: Make 2 – Use colors 959 and 815

    • River Washed Color 959
    • Stone Washed Color 815

    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
    • 4dc-popcorn 4dc in st/sp, release lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first dc, grab lp, pull through to front of work to close popcorn
    • beg beginning
    • beg 2trcl (beg tr, tr) in st/sp – counts as 1 2trcl
    • beg 4dc-popcorn (beg dc, 3dc) in st/sp, release lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg dc, grab lp, pull through to front of work to close popcorn
    • beg dc / beg hdc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc or 1 hdc
    • beg tr (sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
    • chN chain N number of times
    • dc double crochet
    • hdc half double crochet
    • lp loop
    • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
    • Rep repeat
    • Rnd round
    • sc single crochet
    • sp space (chain space)
    • ss slip stitch
    • st stitch
    • tr treble
    • yoh yarn over hook

    Written Instructions & Step-by-step Photos (US Terms)

    Rnd 1 MR, beg 4dc-popcorn, (ch5, 4dc-popcorn) 3 times, ch5, ss in 4dc-popcorn. [4 4dc-popcorn, 4 sp]

    Rnd 2 Beg 2trcl in first sp, * (ch2, 2trcl in same sp) 3 times, ch2, 2trcl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final 2trcl, ss in beg 2trcl. [16 2trcl, 16 sp]

    Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, sc in same sp, * ch3, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) in next sp, ch3, sc in next sp, (sc, ch2, sc) in next sp, sc in next sp), rep from * 3 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [24 tr, 16 sc, 16 sp]

    Rnd 4 Ss in first 3 chs, beg hdc in tr, * hdc in next 2 sts, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next sp, hdc in next 3 sts, ch2, 3dc in next ch2-sp, ch2, hdc in next tr, rep from * 3 times omitting final hdc, ss in beg hdc. [28 dc, 24 hdc, 12 sp]

    Rnd 5 (Sc in 4 sts, 3sc in sp, sc in 5 sts, 3sc in sp, sc in 3 sts, 3sc in sp, sc in hdc) 4 times, 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
    • 4tr-popcorn 4tr in st/sp, release lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first tr, grab lp, pull through to front of work to close popcorn
    • beg beginning
    • beg 2dtrcl (beg dtr, dtr) in st/sp – counts as 1 2dtrcl
    • beg 4tr-popcorn (beg tr, 3tr) in st/sp, release lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg tr, grab lp, pull through to front of work to close popcorn
    • beg tr / beg htr (dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr or 1 htr
    • beg dtr (dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
    • chN chain N number of times
    • dc double crochet
    • dtr double treble crochet
    • htr half treble crochet
    • lp loop
    • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
    • Rep repeat
    • Rnd round
    • sp space (chain space)
    • ss slip stitch
    • st stitch
    • tr treble
    • yoh yarn over hook

    Written Instructions & Step-by-step Photos (UK Terms)

    Rnd 1 MR, beg 4tr-popcorn, (ch5, 4tr-popcorn) 3 times, ch5, ss in 4tr-popcorn. [4 4tr-popcorn, 4 sp]

    Rnd 2 Beg 2dtrcl in first sp, * (ch2, 2dtrcl in same sp) 3 times, ch2, 2dtrcl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final 2dtrcl, ss in beg 2dtrcl. [16 2dtrcl, 16 sp]

    Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, dc in same sp, * ch3, (3dtr, ch2, 3dtr) in next sp, ch3, dc in next sp, (dc, ch2, dc) in next sp, dc in next sp), rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [24 dtr, 16 dc, 16 sp]

    Rnd 4 Ss in first 3 chs, beg htr in dtr, * htr in next 2 sts, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in next sp, htr in next 3 sts, ch2, 3tr in next ch2-sp, ch2, htr in next dtr, rep from * 3 times omitting final htr, ss in beg htr. [28 tr, 24 htr, 12 sp]

    Rnd 5 (Dc in 4 sts, 3dc in sp, dc in 5 sts, 3dc in sp, dc in 3 sts, 3dc in sp, dc in htr) 4 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [88 dc]

    Links to Completed Squares

    Pin the Havana Square!

    Thank you so much for stopping in for Week 8 of the 2020 VVCAL!

    Happy Crafting,

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