2022 VVCAL
Published on June 3, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Halley’s Comet Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 14 of the 2022 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! The PDF is released! Enjoy!

PDF Version

Announcement! The 2022 VVCAL full PDF is now available to purchase from Etsy and Ravelry.

  • 42-Page PDF of the entire 2022 VVCAL
  • 36 full mix-and-match hexagons plus 2 half hexagons
  • 2 joining options plus border
  • All motifs have charted and written instructions
  • 2.5 pages of tips and tricks
  • Full layouts, motif progress tracker checklist, and yarn information for Scheepjes Catona Colour Pack, SW/RW Colour Pack (1 or 2 packs), and Metropolis Pack
  • Guidance and blank layout for Colour Crafter and Chunky Monkey stash yarn

Attention!

If you have not yet seen the Week 14 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Halley’s Comet Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Halley’s Comet Motif

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The Cosmos: Halley’s Comet

Halley’s Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. Here are some interesting Halley’s Comet facts!

  • Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human lifetime. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. [More]
  • Up until the Renaissance, it was commonly believed that comets were mere disturbances in Earth’s atmosphere. However, while Tycho Brahe used parallax measurements to demonstrate that comets were located beyond the Moon, it was Edmond Halley who showed in his treatise called ‘Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets’ that the comets that appeared and were recorded in 1531, 1607, 1680 and 1682 were in fact the same comet, but seen at different points in its orbit. In 1910, the comet’s pass was particularly impressive as it flew within 13.9 million miles (22.4 million kms) of the Earth, or around 1/15 of the distance separating the Earth and Sun.
  • Chinese observers recorded the appearance of a comet in the ‘Records of the Grand Historian’, which recording is now believed to be the first authenticated sighting of Comet Halley. This recording describes the apparition as having “appeared in the east, and moved north”. One prior sighting, that of 164 BC, is recorded on two Babylonian clay tablets, although it is yet to be confirmed whether this record is of Halley or not.
  • Since Halley passes close by Earth twice in a single orbit, we pass through two debris trails, the first of which is the debris that we see as the Orionids in late October each year. While Comet Halley is recognized as the origin of the Orionids meteor shower, it is not yet certain whether the comet is also the origin of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, or whether the comet’s close passage merely perturbs the debris that we see as the Eta Aquariids shower in May. When the comet approaches the Sun, sublimating ices that include water, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide ice create an “atmosphere” that can be as much as 100,000 km across- which is pretty impressive, given that the comet’ nucleus is only about 15 km long, about 8 km wide, and about 8 km thick. Much of this atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind to create a tail that can be as long as 10 million km. [More]
  • When Halley’s Comet came by Earth in 1986, it was the first time we could send spacecraft to look at it up close. That was a fortunate occurrence, as the comet ended up being underwhelming in observations from Earth. When the comet made its closest approach to the sun, it was on the opposite side of that star from the Earth — making it a faint and distant object, some 39 million miles (63 million km) away from Earth. Several spacecraft successfully made the journey to the comet. This fleet of spaceships is sometimes dubbed the “Halley Armada.” Two joint Soviet/French probes (Vega 1 and 2) flew nearby, with one of them capturing pictures of the nucleus, or “heart,” of the comet for the first time. The European Space Agency’s Giotto craft got even closer to the nucleus, beaming back spectacular images to Earth. Japan sent two probes of its own (Sakigake and Suisei) that also obtained information on Halley. [More]
In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley’s nucleus as it receded from the Sun. Image Credit: Halley Multicolor Camera Team, Giotto Project, ESA

Halley’s Comet Motif Pattern

Scroll down past written instruction for chart and video.

Reference

Stitch Guide (US Terms)

Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.

  • 2dccl 2dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 4trcl 4tr cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yoh and pull through all 5 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2dccl (beg dc, dc) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full dc st
  • beg 4trcl beg tr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in same 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 dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg tr (1sc, ch2) – 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
  • 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, 17dc, ss in beg dc. [18 dc] 

Rnd 2 Beg 2dccl in next st, [ch2, 2dccl in next st] 17 times, ch2, ss in beg 2dccl. [18 2dccl, 18 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 4trcl in first ch-sp, [ch3, 4trcl in next ch-sp] 17 times, ch3, ss in beg 4trcl. [18 4trcl, 18 sp]

Rnd 4 [3sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in 4trcl, 3sc in next ch-sp, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first sc. [24 dc, 42 sc, 6 sp]

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

Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • 2trcl 2tr cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 4dtrcl 4dtr cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yoh and pull through all 5 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2trcl (beg tr, tr) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full tr st
  • beg 4dtrcl beg dtr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in same 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 tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • beg dtr (1dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
  • 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
  • yoh yarn over hook

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

Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, 17tr, ss in beg tr. [18 tr] 

Rnd 2 Beg 2trcl in next st, [ch2, 2trcl in next st] 17 times, ch2, ss in beg 2trcl. [18 2trcl, 18 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg 4dtrcl in first ch-sp, [ch3, 4dtrcl in next ch-sp] 17 times, ch3, ss in beg 4dtrcl. [18 4dtrcl, 18 sp]

Rnd 4 [3dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in 4dtrcl, 3dc in next ch-sp, (2tr, ch1, 2tr) in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first dc. [24 tr, 42 dc, 6 sp]

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