2022 VVCAL
Published on March 18, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Vega Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 3 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 3 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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Vega Motif

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

The Cosmos: Vega

Vega is only 25 light years from the Sun, and is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Here are some fun Vega facts!

  • Vega’s name comes from the Arabic word “waqi,” which means “falling” or “swooping.” “This is a reference to the time when people regarded the constellation Lyra as a swooping vulture rather than a lyre,” wrote Michael Anissimov on the website Wisegeek. [More]
  • Vega was the first star to have a car named after it and has since inspired many more vehicles. In the early 20th century, American aerospace company Lockheed developed the Vega six-seater airplane.
  • In modern times, Vega was the first star to be photographed, other than the sun. Astronomers captured the image through the daguerreotype process at Harvard College Observatory, using a 15-inch (38 centimeters) refractor, on July 16-17, 1850. The star was also chosen for the first spectrographic image, in 1872. amateur astronomer Henry Draper was the first to break down Vega’s light to reveal the various elements that make up the star. [More]
  • Vega rose to prominence in popular culture in the late 1990s after Carl Sagan’s novel “Contact” (1985, Simon & Schuster) was adapted into a Hollywood movie. Starring Jodie Foster, the movie followed an astronomer working on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) who discovers a signal appearing to emanate from Vega.
  • Telescopic observations in 2006 revealed that Vega is whipping around so quickly that its poles are several thousand degrees warmer than its equator. The star, which rotates every 12.5 hours, is at 90 percent of its critical rotation speed, or the velocity at which the object would tear itself apart.

Vega 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
  • pc popcorn: 4dc in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first dc, grab lp, pull to front of work to close pc
  • 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, 2dc] 5 times, ch1, 1dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc, 6 sps]

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

Rnd 3 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, [ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 11 times, ch3, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sps]

Rnd 4 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, [5dc in next sc, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [30 dc, 12 sc, 6 sps]

Rnd 5 [1sc in each of next 5 dc, 1sc in next sc, 1sc in next sc from Rnd 3 being sure to work around ch-2 sp also, 1sc in next sc] 6 times, ss in first sc. [48 sc]

This next photo is from further along in the motif, but it is the best way to show the motif flat after Rnd 5.

Mark the 6 sc shown with yellow lines.

Rnd 6 Release lp from hook, insert hook back to front through same st, grap lp, pull lp through to back of work; tilting motif toward you to see the back, 1sc through back bars of first sc from Rnd 4, [ch5, 1sc in back bars of next sc on Rnd 4, ch2, 1sc in back bars of next sc on Rnd 4] 6 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sps]

Here is how the motifs looks at this point from the front.

Here is how the motif looks from the back.

Rnd 7 Ss in first 2 chs, beg dc in ch-sp, [ch3, 3dc in same ch-sp, 1sc in marked sc being sure to grab ch-2 lp also, 3dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [36 dc, 6 sc 6 sp]

Here is how the motif looks at this point, with the petals pushed inward.

Here is how the motif looks at this point, with the petals pushed flat.

Rnd 8 Ss in 1 ch, beg dc in ch-sp, [ch2, 2dc in same ch-sp, ch2, pc in next sc, ch2, 2dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [6 pc, 24 dc, 18 sp]

Rnd 9 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, [ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 18 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc, [18 sc, 18 sp]

Rnd 10 * [3sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in next sc] twice, 3sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next sc, rep from * 5 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
  • pc popcorn: 4tr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first tr, grab lp, pull to front of work to close pc
  • 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, 2tr] 5 times, ch1, 1tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr, 6 sps]

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

Rnd 3 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, [ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 11 times, ch3, ss in first dc. [12 dc, 12 sps]

Rnd 4 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, [5tr in next dc, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [30 tr, 12 dc, 6 sps]

Rnd 5 [1dc in each of next 5 tr, 1dc in next dc, 1dc in next dc from Rnd 3 being sure to work around ch-2 sp also, 1dc in next dc] 6 times, ss in first dc. [48 dc]

This next photo is from further along in the motif, but it is the best way to show the motif flat after Rnd 5.

Mark the 6 dc shown with yellow lines.

Rnd 6 Release lp from hook, insert hook back to front through same st, grap lp, pull lp through to back of work; tilting motif toward you to see the back, 1dc through back bars of first dc from Rnd 4, [ch5, 1dc in back bars of next dc on Rnd 4, ch2, 1dc in back bars of next dc on Rnd 4] 6 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [12 dc, 12 sps]

Here is how the motifs looks at this point from the front.

Here is how the motif looks from the back.

Rnd 7 Ss in first 2 chs, beg tr in ch-sp, [ch3, 3tr in same ch-sp, 1dc in next marked dc being sure to grab ch-2 lp also, 3tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [36 tr, 6 dc, 6 sp]

Here is how the motif looks at this point, with the petals pushed inward.

Here is how the motif looks at this point, with the petals pushed flat.

Rnd 8 Ss in 1 ch, beg tr in ch-sp, [ch2, 2tr in same ch-sp, ch2, pc in next dc, ch2, 2tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr. [6 pc, 24 tr, 18 sp]

Rnd 9 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, [ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 18 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc, [18 dc, 18 sp]

Rnd 10 * [3dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next dc] twice, 3dc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next dc, rep from * 5 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
  • Vega (You are here!)
  • 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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