2022 VVCAL
Published on March 4, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Solis Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 1 of the 2022 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here!

Attention!

If you have not yet seen the Week 1 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Solis Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Solis Motif

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

The Cosmos: Solis

Solis is a Spanish name derived from the Latin sol, meaning sun. Here are some fun facts about our sun!

  • The Sun has a diameter of roughly 1.4 million kilometers (870,000 miles). To put this in perspective, this is almost 110 times the diameter of the Earth. What this means is that about one million Earth’s could fit inside the Sun. [More]
  • The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass in the solar system. It has a mass of around 330,000 times that of Earth. It is three quarters hydrogen and most of its remaining mass is helium. [More]
  • The Sun is an average distance of 150 million kilometres from the Earth. Sunlight takes eight minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth, but it will already have taken millions of years to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface. [More]
  • How does the Sun burn if there is no oxygen in space? The truth is that it doesn’t actually “burn.” It converts hydrogen into helium by using carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen as catalysts. [More]
  • Scientists believe that changes in the Sun’s magnetic field influence the surface pressure of the Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in changes in weather patterns. The Sun is responsible for 45 percent of the tidal forces generated on Earth – the Moon does the rest. [More]

Solis Motif Pattern

Reference

Chart

Note: Chart is meant as a visual guide to the written instruction and might not be able to stand alone due to special stitches.

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.

  • 2dccl 2dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 2trcl 2tr cluster: * yoh twice, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) twice, rep from * once, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2dccl (beg dc, dc) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full dc st
  • beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • puff st (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all lps
  • sc single crochet
  • sp space (ch-sp = 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 2dccl, [ch2, 2dccl] 5 times, ch2, ss in beg 2dccl. [6 2dccl, 6 sps]

Rnd 2 Beg dc in ch-sp, [4dc in same ch-sp, ch1, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [30 dc, 6 sps]

Rnd 3 Ss in next 2 sts, elongate lp on hook to accommodate a puff st, make puff st in same st, [ch3, puff st in same st, ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch2, sk 2 dc, puff st in next st] 6 times omitting final puff st, ss in the ch after the first puff st. [12 puff st, 6 sc, 18 sps]

Rnd 4 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, [ch3, (2trcl, ch3, 2trcl) in next sc, ch3, sk 1 ch-sp, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [12 2trcl, 6 sc, 18 sps]

Rnd 5 Elongate lp on hook to accommodate a puff st, make puff st in same sc as ss, [ch3, sk 1 ch-sp, (2dccl, ch2) 4 times in next ch-sp, puff st in next sc] 6 times omitting final puff st, ss in the ch after the first puff st. [6 puff st, 24 2dccl, 30 sps]

Rnd 6 * [3sc in next ch-sp, 2sc in next ch-sp] 2 times, 3sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in first ch after puff st, rep from * 5 times, ss in first sc. [84]

Complete!

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • 2trcl 2tr cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 2dtrcl 2dtr cluster: * yoh twice, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) twice, rep from * once, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2trcl (beg tr, tr) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full tr st
  • beg tr (dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • 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
  • puff st (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all lps
  • sp space (ch-sp = 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 2trcl, [ch2, 2trcl] 5 times, ch2, ss in beg 2trcl. [6 2trcl, 6 sps]

Rnd 2 Beg tr in ch-sp, [4tr in same ch-sp, ch1, 1tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg tr. [30 tr, 6 sps]

Rnd 3 Ss in next 2 sts, elongate lp on hook to accommodate a puff st, make puff st in same st, [ch3, puff st in same st, ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch2, sk 2 tr, puff st in next st] 6 times omitting final puff st, ss in the ch after the first puff st. [12 puff st, 6 dc, 18 sps]

Rnd 4 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, [ch3, (2dtrcl, ch3, 2dtrcl) in next dc, ch3, sk 1 ch-sp, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [12 2dtrcl, 6 dc, 18 sps]

Rnd 5 Elongate lp on hook to accommodate a puff st, make puff st in same dc as ss, [ch3, sk 1 ch-sp, (2trcl, ch2) 4 times in next ch-sp, puff st in next dc] 6 times omitting final puff st, ss in the ch after the first puff st. [6 puff st, 24 2trcl, 30 sps]

Rnd 6 * [3dc in next ch-sp, 2dc in next ch-sp] 2 times, 3dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in first ch after puff st, rep from * 5 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [84 dc]

Complete!

Links to Weekly Instruction Posts

Quick Links to Each Week: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20

Links to Published Hexagon Patterns

  • Plain Hexie A
  • Plain Hexie B
  • Half Hexie A
  • Half Hexie B
  • Stella
  • Solis (You are here!)
  • Sirius
  • Betelgeuse
  • Vega
  • Tabby’s Star
  • Supernova
  • Eclipse
  • Pulsar
  • Quasar
  • Uranus
  • Pluto
  • Kepler
  • Exoplanet
  • Gliese
  • Saturn
  • Planet Nine
  • Milky Way Galaxy
  • Andromeda Galaxy
  • Evil Eye Galaxy
  • Antennae Galaxy
  • Porpoise Galaxy
  • Sunflower Galaxy
  • Whirlpool Galaxy
  • Aurora Borealis
  • Nebula
  • Halley’s Comet
  • Meteor
  • Orionis
  • Leonis
  • Galaxia
  • Gravity
  • Night Sky
  • Universe

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