2016 VVCAL Reboot
Published on July 7, 2023

My Favorite VVCAL Crochet Motif – Crystal Square

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Welcome to the Crystal Square! (My favorite VVCAL Square)

Find the entire 2016, 2018, and 2020 VVCAL Square collection in my mega pack!

  • Over 100 mix and match squares with the same size and final stitch count – Written, charted, photos, and the majority have videos as well!
  • 9 joining methods including regular join as you go and continuous join as you go options
  • 3 beautiful lace borders that are written for any size blanket

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These squares were originally published for the Vibrant Vintage Crochet-along (VVCAL) in 2016.

Related Links

  • 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:

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

Special sts

4trcl * yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps

beg 4trcl beg tr, * yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps

Written Instruction US Terms

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 11dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc]

Rnd 2 Beg 4trcl, * (ch 3, 4trcl) 2 times, ch5, 4trcl, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [12 4trcl, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, beg 4dccl in sp, * ch1, 4dccl in next sp, ch3, 5dc in next sp, ch3, 4dccl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dccl, ss in beg 4dccl. [8 4dccl, 20 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg 4dccl in sp, * ch3, (2dccl in next dc, ch2) 5 times, ch1, 4dccl in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dccl, ss in beg 4dccl. [4 4dccl, 20 2dccl, 24 sp]

Rnd 5 * 3sc in sp, (sc in 2dccl, 2sc in sp) 2 times, 3sc in 2dccl, (2sc in sp, sc in 2dccl) 2 times, 3sc in sp, sc in 4dccl, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]

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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

Special sts

4dtrcl * yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps

beg 4dtrcl beg dtr, * yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps

Instructions UK Terms

Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, 11tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr]

Rnd 2 Beg 4dtrcl, * (ch 3, 4dtrcl) 2 times, ch5, 4dtrcl, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dtrcl, ss in beg 4dtrcl. [12 4dtrcl, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, beg 4trcl in sp, * ch1, 4trcl in next sp, ch3, 5tr in next sp, ch3, 4trcl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [8 4trcl, 20 tr, 12 sp]

Rnd 4 Beg 4trcl in sp, * ch3, (2trcl in next tr, ch2) 5 times, ch1, 4trcl in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [4 4trcl, 20 2trcl, 24 sp]

Rnd 5 * 3dc in sp, (1dc in 2trcl, 2dc in sp) 2 times, 3dc in 2trcl, (2dc in sp, 1dc in 2trcl) 2 times, 3dc in sp, 1dc in 4trcl, rep from * 3 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [88 dc]

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