2016 VVCAL Reboot
Published on June 9, 2023

Crochet Motif – Gabriella Square

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Gabriella Square

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  • Vibrant Vintage main info page (2016)
  • VVCAL Ravelry ebook – Neat photos of all 33 squares, each with a link to its blog post. Favorite the patterns, add them to your queue, see others’ projects, and more!
  • Quick-download Vibrant Vintage Blanket PDF (Etsy) – The entire VVCAL 33-squares collection, condensed and updated for clarity, in a tidy PDF, along with my preferred joining method and the updated wide lace VVCAL border. Yes, all of these patterns are available separately for free linked below, but the updated and condensed printable PDF has everything for the Vibrant Vintage Blanket in one place for a small fee of $4. (Includes charts and written instruction.)
  • VVCAL Facebook Group – Vibrant Vintage CAL (official)
  • My main FB group – CypressTextiles Tree Huggers
  • This CAL has been rebooted! (2018) Here is a link to the VVCAL Reboot Main info page. Have fun! Those squares coordinate with these. Go wild!

Charted instruction:

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Written instruction US Terms:

For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down.

  • 2dccl (yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 4dccl (yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 4dccl beg dc, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps
  • beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg pcorn beg popcorn (beg dc, 3dc) in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in beg dc, grab lp, pull lp through to close
  • beg tr (1sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
  • bet between
  • ch chain
  • dc double crochet
  • hdc half double crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • MR make ring: Make Slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • omt omitting
  • pcorn popcorn 4dc in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in first dc, grab lp, pull lp through to close
  • picot ch3, 1sc in top side bars of prev st
  • prev previous
  • puff st yo, (insert hook in indicated spot, yo, pull up lp) 3 times, yo pull yarn through all lps
  • rem remaining
  • rep rep
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • sc single crochet
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss Ss
  • st(s) st(es)
  • tr treble crochet
  • yo yarn over

Rnd 1 MR, 8sc, ss in first sc. [8 sc]

Rnd 2 Beg pcorn, (ch3, pcorn) 7 times, ch3, ss in beg pcorn. [8 pcorn, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg dc in sp, * ch3, 2dc in same sp, 2dc in next sp, rep from * 7 times omt final st, ss in beg dc. [32 dc, 8 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg dc in sp, * (2dc, picot, 3dc) in same sp, sk2, ss bet this and next dc, 1dc in next sp, rep from * 7 times omt final st, ss in beg dc. [8 picot, 48 dc] 

Rnd 5 Beg dc to the right, working bet “petals”, (ch5, 1dc bet 2 petals, working around ss) 8 times omt final st, ss in beg dc. [8 dc, 8 sp]

Rnd 6 (3sc in sp, 1sc in both sp AND back bars of picot treating them as one, 3sc in same sp, 1sc in next st) 8 times, ss in first sc. [64 sc]

Rnd 7 Beg dc in next st, * 2hdc, 7sc, 2hdc, 2dc, (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in next st, 1dc, rep from * 3 times omt final st, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 16 hdc, 28 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 8 (1sc in all sts to corner sp, 5sc in corner sp) 4 times, 1sc in all sts to beg, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]

Written instruction UK Terms:

  • 2trcl (yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 4trcl (yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg 4trcl beg dc, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps
  • beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • beg pcorn beg popcorn (beg tr, 3tr) in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in beg tr, grab lp, pull lp through to close
  • beg dtr (1dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
  • bet between
  • ch chain
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • htr half treble crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • MR make ring: Make a slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • omt omitting
  • pcorn popcorn 4tr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook in first tr, grab lp, pull lp through to close
  • picot ch3, 1dc in top side bars of prev st
  • prev previous
  • puff st yo, (insert hook in indicated spot, yo, pull up lp) 3 times, yo pull yarn through all lps
  • rem remaining
  • rep rep
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss Ss
  • st(s) st(es)
  • tr treble crochet
  • yo yarn over

Rnd 1 MR, 8dc, ss in first dc. [8 dc]

Rnd 2 Beg pcorn, (ch3, pcorn) 7 times, ch3, ss in beg pcorn. [8 pcorn, 8 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg tr in sp, * ch3, 2tr in same sp, 2tr in next sp, rep from * 7 times omt final st, ss in beg tr. [32 tr, 8 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg tr in sp, * (2tr, picot, 3tr) in same sp, sk2, ss bet this and next tr, 1tr in next sp, rep from * 7 times omt final st, ss in beg tr. [8 picot, 48 tr] 

Rnd 5 Beg tr to the right, working bet “petals”, (ch5, 1tr bet 2 petals, working around ss) 8 times omt final st, ss in beg tr. [8 tr, 8 sp]

Rnd 6 (3dc in sp, 1dc in both sp AND back bars of picot treating them as one, 3dc in same sp, 1dc in next st) 8 times, ss in first dc. [64 dc]

Rnd 7 Beg tr in next st, * 2htr, 7dc, 2htr, 2tr, (1tr, ch3, 1tr) in next st, 1tr, rep from * 3 times omt final st, ss in beg tr. [24 tr, 16 htr, 28 dc, 4 sp]

Rnd 8 (1dc in all sts to corner sp, 5dc in corner sp) 4 times, 1dc in all sts to beg, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [88 dc]

Video instruction:

Video created by a guest: Nadia of Yarnutopia – THANK YOU NADIA! 🙂

Rachele C.

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