2022 VVCAL
Published on March 11, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Betelgeuse Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 2 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 2 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Betelgeuse Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Betelgeuse Motif

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

The Cosmos: Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, Latinised to Alpha Orionis, is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky. Here are some fun Betelgeuse facts!

  • If you look at the sky, Sirius is brighter than Betelgeuse. But Betelgeuse is actually 300 times more luminous or brighter than Sirius, so it emits far more energy. Betelgeuse is just much further away from us than Sirius; thus, it appears dimmer.
  • Betelgeuse is the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion, and it marks the eastern shoulder of the hunter. The name derives from the Arabic bat al-jawzāʾ, which means “the giant’s shoulder.” It is believed that the name was originally written with an initial letter y that was changed to a b by a translator’s mistake in 1246. About 1600, the current spelling was used for the first time by Joseph Scaliger to indicate what he thought matched the star’s original Arabic description as “the armpit of the Central One.” In Persia, Betelgeuse was called “the arm,” a name also used in India. To the ancient Greeks, Betelgeuse represented Orion’s right shoulder. [More]
  • In 1920, Betelgeuse became the first star to have its diameter measured by the beam interferometer invented by Albert A. Michelson. Betelgeuse was selected as the first test object since theoretical calculations suggested that the star was very large. The experiment was a success, but direct interferometer measurements can only be used with very large stars. The size of the majority of stars is found with more indirect methods. [More]
  • Betelgeuse is a huge variable star that fluctuates in size from between 700 times to 1,000 bigger than the Sun. If it replaced the sun in our own solar system it would reach the Asteroid Belt, and extend to the orbit of Jupiter. A variable star’s brightness fluctuates as it is seen from Earth, either due to its brightness actually changing (the star swells and shrinks), or due to something disrupting its light from reaching Earth (such as an orbiting companion star eclipsing it). [More]
  • The red supergiant star Betelgeuse suddenly dimmed more than usual in late 2019, dropping to a third of its normal brightness, and images from a massive telescope in Chile helped solve the mystery. Taken in December 2019 through March 2020, the photos revealed that Betelgeuse was partially hidden by a cloud of dust due a massive gas bubble ejected by the star. The temperature decrease was enough for the gas bubble to condense into solid dust. Stardust formation right before our eyes. [More]

Betelgeuse 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.

  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (1sc, 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
  • sc single crochet
  • sp space (ch-sp = chain space)
  • ss slip stitch
  • st stitch
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, [ch1, 1dc] 5 times, ch1, ss in beg dc. [6 dc, 6 sps]

Rnd 2 Beg dc in ch-sp, [ch1, 2dc in same ch-sp, 2dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 6 sps]

Rnd 3 Beg dc in ch-sp, [ch1, 1dc in same ch-sp, ch1, sk1, 2dc, ch1, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 18 sps]

Rnd 4 1sc in each st and sp around, ss in first sc. [42 sc]

Rnd 5 [6sc, 3sc in next st] 6 times, ss in first sc. [54 sc]

Rnd 6 Ss in next st, beg dc in next st, * ch1, [1dc, ch1, sk1] twice, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in next st, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] twice, rep from * 5 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [36 dc, 36 sps]

Note: The “ss in beg dc” to join the round is not shown in the photos.

Rnd 7 1sc in each st and sp around, ss in first sc. [72 sc]

Rnd 8 [5sc, 3sc in next st, 6sc] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [84 sc]

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • beg beginning
  • beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • 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 tr, [ch1, 1tr] 5 times, ch1, ss in beg tr. [6 tr, 6 sps]

Rnd 2 Beg tr in ch-sp, [ch1, 2tr in same ch-sp, 2tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [24 tr, 6 sps]

Rnd 3 Beg tr in ch-sp, [ch1, 1tr in same ch-sp, ch1, sk1, 2tr, ch1, 1tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [24 tr, 18 sps]

Rnd 4 1dc in each st and sp around, ss in first dc. [42 dc]

Rnd 5 [6dc, 3dc in next st] 6 times, ss in first dc. [54 dc]

Rnd 6 Ss in next st, beg tr in next st, * ch1, [1tr, ch1, sk1] twice, (1tr, ch1, 1tr) in next st, [ch1, sk1, 1tr] twice, rep from * 5 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [36 tr, 36 sps]

Note: The “ss in beg tr” to join the round is not shown in the photos.

Rnd 7 1dc in each st and sp around, ss in first dc. [72 dc]

Rnd 8 [5dc, 3dc in next st, 6dc] 6 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [84 dc]

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
  • Sirius
  • Betelgeuse (You are here!)
  • 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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