2022 VVCAL
Published on March 25, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Eclipse Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 4 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 4 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Eclipse Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Eclipse Motif

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

The Cosmos: Eclipse

An eclipse occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body. Here are some fun Eclipse facts!

  • In ancient Greece, a solar eclipse was seen as a sign that the gods were angry and was thought to be an omen of bad things to come. The word eclipse comes from the Greek word ekleipsis which means “being abandoned”. In ancient China, eclipses were regarded as signs that foretell the future of the Emperor. Over four millennia ago, legend has it that two astrologers, Hsi and Ho, were executed for failing to predict a solar eclipse. In Viking fables the sun god Sol is chased by the wolf Skoll. When the Skoll catches Sol, a solar eclipse happens, and the people were instructed to bang pots and pans together to frighten off the wolf and return the sun.
  • The element helium was discovered on 18 August 1868 by the French astronomer Jules Janssen (1824-1907) when he observed the spectrum of the Sun during a total eclipse in India. Helium is the second most abundant chemical element in the Universe and it was first discovered in the Sun, hence the name “helium” from helios. [More]
  • A lunar eclipse only happens when the Sun, the Earth, and the moon are precisely aligned, with the Earth situated in the middle. In astronomy, such occurrence is called “syzygy,” when three celestial bodies are configured in a straight line. A lunar eclipse only transpires during a full moon. It also takes place only if the moon passes through some portion of the shadow of the Earth. [More]
  • The saros is a period of 223 synodic months (about 18 years or 6,585 days). Astronomers use the saros to forecast eclipses of the moon and sun. One saros period or 18 years after an eclipse, the moon, earth, and the sun comes back around the same relative geometry. They are also about in the same line, and almost the same eclipse will take place.
  • A total solar eclipse happens when the moon totally blocks the solar disk. A full solar eclipse is almost as dark as night and among other eclipses, the total solar eclipse is the only time when it is safe to look straight at the sun. [More]

Eclipse 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.

  • 3trcl 3 treble cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yoh and pull through all 4 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 3trcl (beg tr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * once, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg pc beginning popcorn: (beg dc, 3dc) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg pc
  • 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
  • tr treble crochet
  • 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 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg pc in first ch-sp, [ch3, pc in next ch-sp] 5 times, ch3, ss in beg pc. [6 pc, 6 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 3trcl in ch-sp, [(ch2, 3trcl) twice in same ch-sp, ch2, 3trcl in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final 3trcl, ss in beg 3trcl. [18 3trcl, 18 sp]

Rnd 4 4sc in each sp around, ss in first sc. [72 sc]

Rnd 5 [1sc in next st, ch2, sk2] 24 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]

Rnd 6 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, [ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp] 23 times, ch2, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sps]

Rnd 7 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in ch-sp, * ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch2, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in next sc, [ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp] 3 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [36 sc, 36 sp]

Rnd 8 [2sc in next 2 ch-sps, 3sc in next ch-sp] 12 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [84 sc]

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • 3dtrcl 3 double treble cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yoh and pull through all 4 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 3dtrcl (beg dtr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * once, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • beg pc beginning popcorn: (beg tr, 3tr) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg tr, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg pc
  • 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
  • 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, 1tr] 5 times, ch1, ss in beg tr. [6 tr, 6 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg pc in first ch-sp, [ch3, pc in next ch-sp] 5 times, ch3, ss in beg pc. [6 pc, 6 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 3dtrcl in ch-sp, [(ch2, 3dtrcl) twice in same ch-sp, ch2, 3dtrcl in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final 3dtrcl, ss in beg 3dtrcl. [18 3dtrcl, 18 sp]

Rnd 4 4dc in each sp around, ss in first dc. [72 dc]

Rnd 5 [1dc in next st, ch2, sk2] 24 times, ss in first dc. [24 dc, 24 sp]

Rnd 6 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, [ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp] 23 times, ch2, ss in first dc. [24 dc, 24 sps]

Rnd 7 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in ch-sp, * ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch2, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next dc, [ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp] 3 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc. [36 dc, 36 sp]

Rnd 8 [2dc in next 2 ch-sps, 3dc in next ch-sp] 12 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [84 dc]

Links to Weekly Instruction Posts

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