2022 VVCAL
Published on June 3, 2022

2022 VVCAL: Meteor 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 Meteor Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Meteor Motif

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

The Cosmos: Meteor

A meteor is a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light. Here are some interesting facts about meteors!

  • Meteors are solids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere but have not reached its surface. What’s the difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and meteorite? They’re all related to the flashes of light called “shooting stars” sometimes seen streaking across the sky. But we call the same object by different names, depending on where it is. Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Think of them as “space rocks.” When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
  • Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons (44 tonnes or 44,000 kilograms) of meteoritic material falls on the Earth each day. Almost all the material is vaporized in Earth’s atmosphere, leaving a bright trail fondly called “shooting stars.” Several meteors per hour can usually be seen on any given night. Sometimes the number increases dramatically—these events are termed meteor showers. Meteor showers occur annually or at regular intervals as the Earth passes through the trail of dusty debris left by a comet. Meteor showers are usually named after a star or constellation that is close to where the meteors appear in the sky. Perhaps the most famous are the Perseids, which peak in August every year. Every Perseid meteor is a tiny piece of the comet Swift-Tuttle, which swings by the Sun every 135 years. [More]
  • Meteorites range in age. The oldest particles in a meteorite, calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions from carbonaceous chondrites, have been dated at 4.56 billion years old. Meteorites that originate from asteroids are all ~4.5 billion years old. Meteorites that originate from the Moon range in age from 4.5 to 2.9 billion years old. Meteorites that originate on Mars range in age from 4.5 billion years old to 200 million years old. Meteorites can and do hit the Earth anywhere and anytime. Detailed microscopic, chemical and mineralogical analyses are required to uniquely identify and classify a meteorite.  Such analyses can distinguish between two meteorites that fell in a single area at different times, or can link two specimens of a single meteorite event that were found in separate locations or at separate times. [More]
  • The National Weather Service bounces radio signals off the ionized trails left by meteors. This is also known as Meteor Burst Communication or Meteor Scatter Communications. This is used to collect data from automated weather stations as well as occasional data from respective US government agencies. Most meteors scatter communications are conducted between radio stations which are engaged in a particular schedule of transmission and reception periods. Many other countries and locations in the United States use similar methods of data collecting in remote areas. [More]
The tau Herculids from comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann may make an appearance May 30-31. (Image credit: Olga Beliaeva via Getty Images)

Meteor 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 2dccl, [ch2, 2dccl] 7 times, ch2, ss in beg 2dccl. [8 2dccl, 8 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg 4trcl in first ch-sp, [ch4, 4trcl in next ch-sp] 7 times, ch4, ss in beg 4trcl. [8 4trcl, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 6sc in 8 ch-sps, ss in first sc. [48 sc]

Rnd 4 [1sc in next st, ch2, sk1] 24 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in 1 ch, 1sc in same ch-sp, [ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp] 23 times, ch2, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]

Rnd 6 [3sc in next ch-sp, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next ch-sp, 3sc in next 2 ch-sps] 6 times, ss in first sc. [12 dc, 54 sc, 6 sp] 

Rnd 7 [3sc, 3sc in next ch-sp, 8sc] 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 2trcl, [ch2, 2trcl] 7 times, ch2, ss in beg 2trcl. [8 2trcl, 8 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg 4dtrcl in first ch-sp, [ch4, 4dtrcl in next ch-sp] 7 times, ch4, ss in beg 4dtrcl. [8 4dtrcl, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 6dc in 8 ch-sps, ss in first dc. [48 dc]

Rnd 4 [1dc in next st, ch2, sk1] 24 times, ss in first dc. [24 dc, 24 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in 1 ch, 1dc in same ch-sp, [ch2, 1dc in next ch-sp] 23 times, ch2, ss in first dc. [24 dc, 24 sp]

Rnd 6 [3dc in next ch-sp, (1tr, ch2, 1tr) in next ch-sp, 3dc in next 2 ch-sps] 6 times, ss in first dc. [12 tr, 54 dc, 6 sp] 

Rnd 7 [3dc, 3dc in next ch-sp, 8dc] 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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Links to Weekly Instruction Posts

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Links to Published Hexagon Patterns

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