2020 VVCAL
Published on July 17, 2020

2020 VVCAL Week 15, Post 2 of 2: Los Angeles Square

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 15 of the 2020 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here!

Announcement

The full 2020 VVCAL PDF pattern is up on Ravelry and Etsy! Includes entire pattern – squares, join, and border, and BOTH US and UK Terms PDFs are included. Yay!! The response has been overwhelming. I humbly thank you for your support.

What to Expect Today

  • 2 blog posts, each with a square – Singapore Square, and Los Angeles Square (this post)
  • Scroll down on the Plain Granny Square page and find the “Week 15” 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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Los Angeles Square

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

5 Los Angeles Fun Facts

From MentalFloss

  • L.A. is home to the largest boulder ever transported—a 340-ton chunk of granite that hit the road in 2012. It took 11 days to move it just 85 miles to its home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
  • Beverly Hills started out as a modest lima bean ranch.
  • The Hollywood sign originally said “Hollywoodland.” It was an advertisement for Tinseltown’s latest real estate development.
  • Tons of stars are buried in Hollywood’s Forever Cemetery. One of them is Looney Tunes voice actor Mel Blanc, whose gravestone reads, “That’s all folks.”
  • When LA was founded, the city’s full name was “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles sobre el Rio Porciuncula.” (If your Spanish is rusty, that translates to “The town of our lady queen of the angels on the Porciuncula River.”)
Drone shot of a woman walking down a street toward Downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Square Pattern

“Catona 10g Colour Pack” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 401 and 226

Catona “Shy Violet” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 255 and 398

Catona “Fresh Earth” Version: Make 2 – Use colors 249 and 524

Colour Crafter Version: Make 1 Note: I’m just using my stash.

Stone Washed / River Washed 10g Colour Pack Version: Make 2 – Use colors 951 and 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.

  • 4dc-pcorn 4dc in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in first dc, grab lp, pull lp through to close popcorn
  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg dc3tog beg dc, (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps on hook
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • dc3tog (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps on hook
  • 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 crochet
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 15dc, ss in beg dc. [16 dc]

Rnd 2 Beginning in next st, beg dc3tog, (ch3, starting in same st as final “leg” of previous dc3tog, dc3tog) 7 times, ch3, ss in beg dc3tog. [8 dc3tog, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 beg dc in first sp, (4dc in same sp, ch1, dc in next sp) 8 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [40 dc, 8 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg dc3tog over next 3 sts, (ch3, 4dc-pcorn in next sp, ch3, sk 1 dc, dc3tog) 8 times omitting final dc3tog, ss in beg dc3tog. [8 4dc-pcorn, 8 dc3tog, 16 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, sc in same sp, * (ch4, sc in next sp) 3 times, ch6, sc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [16 sc, 16 sp]

Rnd 6 (4sc in next sp, 5sc in next sp, 4sc in next sp, 7sc in next sp) 4 times, ss in first sc. [80 sc]

Rnd 7 (Sc in all sts to corner st, 3sc in corner st) 4 times, sc in all sts to beginning, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [88 sc]

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

Note: Scroll up for US Terms.

  • 4tr-pcorn 4tr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in first tr, grab lp, pull lp through to close popcorn
  • beg beginning
  • beg tr (dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • beg tr3tog beg tr, (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps on hook
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double 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 crochet
  • tr3tog (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps on hook
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, 15tr, ss in beg tr. [16 tr]

Rnd 2 Beginning in next st, beg tr3tog, (ch3, starting in same st as final “leg” of previous tr3tog, tr3tog) 7 times, ch3, ss in beg tr3tog. [8 tr3tog, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 beg tr in first sp, (4tr in same sp, ch1, tr in next sp) 8 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [40 tr, 8 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg tr3tog over next 3 sts, (ch3, 4tr-pcorn in next sp, ch3, sk 1 tr, tr3tog) 8 times omitting final tr3tog, ss in beg tr3tog. [8 4tr-pcorn, 8 tr3tog, 16 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, dc in same sp, * (ch4, dc in next sp) 3 times, ch6, dc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [16 dc, 16 sp]

Rnd 6 (4dc in next sp, 5dc in next sp, 4dc in next sp, 7dc in next sp) 4 times, ss in first dc. [80 dc]

Rnd 7 (dc in all sts to corner st, 3dc in corner st) 4 times, dc in all sts to beginning, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [88 dc]

Links to Completed Squares

Pin the Los Angeles Square!

Thank you so much for stopping in for Week 15 of the 2020 VVCAL!

Happy Crafting,

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