2022 VVCAL
Published on April 22, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Gliese Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 8 of the 2022 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I can’t believe we are almost halfway! Remember on Week 11, the full pattern PDF will be released – on May, Friday the 13th!

Attention!

If you have not yet seen the Week 8 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Pulsar Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Gliese Motif

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

The Cosmos: Gliese

Wilhelm Gliese was a German astronomer who published his Catalogue of Nearby Stars in 1957. Today, some stars are still referred to by the number Gliese gave them, such as Gliese 380 and Gliese 710. Here are some interesting Cosmic Bodies with the name Gliese!

  • Gliese 581, red dwarf mother star: Gliese 581 is 22 light years away from the Solar system. This makes it the 89th closest known star to the Sun. Astronomers have discovered some planets that orbit Gliese 581. The astronomers agree that four of the planets are real, but some think there are two more planets. The star has a radius and mass about a third that of the Sun. Its estimated temperature is 3,498 Kelvin (4125 Celsius, 7457 Fahrenheit). People on Earth can see Gliese 581 in the constellation Libra by using a telescope. [More]
  • Gliese 581g, A Goldilocks Exoplanet – *Just right* for life: Gliese 581g is an unconfirmed and frequently disputed exoplanet claimed to orbit the Gliese 581 star. It was discovered by the Lick–Carnegie Exoplanet Survey; however, its existence could not be confirmed by the European Southern Observatory / High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher survey team, and its existence remains controversial. It is thought to be near the middle of the habitable zone of its star, so it could sustain liquid water if there are favorable atmospheric conditions on the planet, and if it even exists… [More]
  • Gliese 832c, Super-Earth Exoplanet: An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet in the star Gliese 832’s “habitable zone.” The planet, known as Gliese 832c, lies just 16 light-years from Earth. (For perspective, the Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light-years wide; the closest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, is 4.2 light-years away.) Gliese 832c is a “super-Earth” at least five times as massive as our planet, and it zips around its host star every 36 days. But that host star is a red dwarf that’s much dimmer and cooler than our sun, so Gliese 832c receives about as much stellar energy as Earth does, despite orbiting much closer to its star. [More]
  • Gliese 1132b, The One With a Second Atmosphere: Gliese 1132b is similar to Earth in a striking number of ways. Its radius is only slightly larger, as is its mass. Even its age — 4.5 billion years old — is similar to that of our planet. But this world orbits much closer to its red dwarf parent star, completing an orbit in just 1.6 Earth days (Earth’s orbit takes about 365 days). This means Gliese 1132b has a much higher surface temperature than our planet at 278 degrees F (137 degrees C), with the intense radiation stripping the exoplanet’s atmosphere. And the huge gravitational influence of its star — 20% larger than the sun — creates intense tidal forces that squeeze and stretch the planet. This “flexing” gives rise to violent volcanic activity and causes gases to rush to the world’s surface. These gases are building the world a second atmosphere, according to NASA. [More]
Comparison of Gliese 832C to Earth

Gliese 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
  • dtr double treble crochet (wrap yarn 3 times)
  • 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
  • tr treble crochet
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, [1sc, ch10] 11 times, 1sc, ch5, 1dtr in first sc – ch5 and dtr count as ch-10 sp. [12 sc, 12 sp]

Rnd 2 1sc in same ch-10 sp, [ch3, 1sc in next ch-10 sp] 11 times, ch3, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Ss in 3 chs and in 1sc, 4sc in 12 sps, ss in first sc. [48 sc]

Rnd 4 Beg dc in next st, * [1dc in same st, 3dc] 3 times, 3dc, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc, turn work. [60 dc]

Note: The tr sts on Rnd 5 will form tiny “bobbles” on the RS of the work.

Rnd 5 1sc in same st as ss, * (1tr, 1sc) in same st, [1tr, 1sc] 5 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc, turn work. [36 tr, 36 sc]

Rnd 6 [3sc in corner tr, 11sc] 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
  • dtr double treble 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
  • ttr triple treble crochet (wrap yarn 3 times)
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, [1dc, ch10] 11 times, 1dc, ch5, 1ttr in first dc – ch5 and ttr count as ch-10 sp. [12 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 2 1dc in same ch-10 sp, [ch3, 1dc in next ch-10 sp] 11 times, ch3, ss in first dc. [12 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Ss in 3 chs and in 1dc, 4dc in 12 sps, ss in first dc. [48 dc]

Rnd 4 Beg tr in next st, * [1tr in same st, 3tr] 3 times, 3tr, rep from * 3 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr, turn work. [60 tr]

Note: The dtr sts on Rnd 5 will form tiny “bobbles” on the RS of the work.

Rnd 5 1dc in same st as ss, * (1dtr, 1dc) in same st, [1dtr, 1dc] 5 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final dc, ss in first dc, turn work. [36 dtr, 36 dc]

Rnd 6 [3dc in corner dtr, 11dc] 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

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