Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 11 of the 2022 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I can’t believe we are almost halfway! Today the PDF is released! I will post a link below when it is posted in my shops!
Attention!
If you have not yet seen the Week 11 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Half Hexie B Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.
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2022 VVCAL Quick Links
- 2022 VVCAL Main Information Page
- 2022 VVCAL Tips and Tricks Page
- 2022 VVCAL Ravelry ebook Motifs link back to their blog posts. Favorite the hexagon, add it to your Ravelry queue, see others’ projects, and more!
- Vibrant Vintage CAL (Official) Facebook Group Post VVCAL WIP/FO pics, ask questions, post your FO pic of the previous years’ VVCAL blankets.
- CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook Group – This is my main FB group (join!). Share your VVCAL progress pics in this group if you like, and I will share CAL highlights here, but the weekly action will be in the other group linked above.
- YouTube Channel (Subscribe!) – Here I will be posting CAL pattern videos weekly for the duration of the CAL.
Half Hexie B Motif
Find the Ravelry Page for this motif here and add your project!
Half Hexie B Motif Pattern
Scroll down past written instruction for chart and video.
Reference
- 2022 VVCAL Main Page for measurement, gauge, and materials information
- Tips and Tricks post if you have general questions
Stitch Guide (US Terms)
Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.
- 2dccl 2 dc cluster: [yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook] 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg 2dccl (beg dc, 1dc) in st/sp – counts as 1 2dccl
- 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)
Note: Photo instruction is limited due to similarity to Plain Hexie B.
Row 1 (RS) MR, beg dc, ch1, [2dccl, ch2] 2 times, 2dccl, ch1, 1dc, turn. [3 2dccl, 2 dc, 4 sp]
Row 2 Beg dc, [ch1, 2dc in same sp, ch1, 2dc in next sp] 3 times, ch1, 1dc, turn. [14 dc, 7 sp]
Row 3 Beg dc, * [ch1, 2dc in next ch-sp] 3 times, ch1, 2dc in same ch-sp, rep from * 2 times omt final 2 dc, 1dc, turn. [20 dc, 10 sp]
Row 4 Beg dc, * [ch1, 2dc in next ch-sp] 4 times, ch1, 2dc in same ch-sp, rep from * 2 times omt final 2 dc, 1dc, turn. [26 dc, 13 sp]
Row 5 Beg dc, ch1, 2dc in next 2 ch-sps, (3dc in next ch-sp, 2dc in next 2 ch-sps, ch1, 2dc in same ch-sp, 2dc in next ch-sp) 2 times, 3dc in next ch-sp, 2dc in next 2 ch-sps, ch1, 1dc, turn. [35 dc, 4 sp]
Row 6 1sc in first sp, 1sc in all sts/sps across to final st, leave final st unworked, turn. [37 sc]
Row 7 2sc in first st, [11sc, 3sc in next st] 3 times omt final sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [43 sc]
Stitch Guide (UK Terms)
- 2trcl 2 tr cluster: [yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook] 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
- beg 2trcl (beg tr, 1tr) in st/sp – counts as 1 2trcl
- 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)
Note: Photo instruction is limited due to similarity to Plain Hexie B.
Row 1 (RS) MR, beg tr, ch1, [2trcl, ch2] 2 times, 2trcl, ch1, 1tr, turn. [3 2trcl, 2 tr, 4 sp]
Row 2 Beg tr, [ch1, 2tr in same sp, ch1, 2tr in next sp] 3 times, ch1, 1tr, turn. [14 tr, 7 sp]
Row 3 Beg tr, * [ch1, 2tr in next ch-sp] 3 times, ch1, 2tr in same ch-sp, rep from * 2 times omt final 2 tr, 1tr, turn. [20 tr, 10 sp]
Row 4 Beg tr, * [ch1, 2tr in next ch-sp] 4 times, ch1, 2tr in same ch-sp, rep from * 2 times omt final 2 tr, 1tr, turn. [26 tr, 13 sp]
Row 5 Beg tr, ch1, 2tr in next 2 ch-sps, (3tr in next ch-sp, 2tr in next 2 ch-sps, ch1, 2tr in same ch-sp, 2tr in next ch-sp) 2 times, 3tr in next ch-sp, 2tr in next 2 ch-sps, ch1, 1tr, turn. [35 tr, 4 sp]
Row 6 1dc in first sp, 1dc in all sts/sps across to final st, leave final st unworked, turn. [37 dc]
Row 7 2dc in first st, [11dc, 3dc in next st] 3 times omt final dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [43 dc]
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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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 (You are here!)
- Stella
- Solis
- 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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Thank you so much for stopping in for this week of the 2022 VVCAL!
Happy Crafting,
Rachele C. – The Art of Crochet Blankets
2022 VVCAL Quick Links
- 2022 VVCAL Main Information Page
- 2022 VVCAL Tips and Tricks Page
- 2022 VVCAL Ravelry ebook Motifs link back to their blog posts. Favorite the hexagon, add it to your Ravelry queue, see others’ projects, and more!
- Vibrant Vintage CAL (Official) Facebook Group Post VVCAL WIP/FO pics, ask questions, post your FO pic of the previous years’ VVCAL blankets.
- CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook Group – This is my main FB group (join!). Share your VVCAL progress pics in this group if you like, and I will share CAL highlights here, but the weekly action will be in the other group linked above.
- YouTube Channel (Subscribe!) – Here I will be posting CAL pattern videos weekly for the duration of the CAL.