2026 VVCAL
Published on June 5, 2026

2026 VVCAL: Flapjack Motif

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Hello, and a huge welcome to this week of the 2026 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here! I love spending this time with the VVCAL community. We are going to have so much fun relaxingly working through these motifs each week.

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If you have not yet seen the Week 10 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions for the version that you are working. Below, you will find the Motif pattern, in US, and UK Terms, Chart, Video, and Step by step photos.

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Flapjack Motif

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

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Enjoy a small reflection on one of this week’s featured sea creatures.

Dumbfounding Flapjack Octopus Facts You NEED To Know! - OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!

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Flapjack octopus | Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Flapjack Octopus: Meet the Cutest Octopus In the Ocean

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Fun Facts

Researchers exploring the deep sea have spotted this little octopus resting on the mud with an orange body resembling a lumpy pancake. The flapjack octopus can swim like a jelly and float like an umbrella! In all its shapes, the flapjack octopus is cute—scientists even considered naming it adorabilis.

The flapjack octopus belongs to a unique group of octopuses called cirrate octopods. These unique cephalopods sport webbing between their arms, making them look like deep sea umbrellas when they spread out and float down to the seafloor. Cirrate octopuses also have a mantle with a pair of fins that look like miniature elephant ears. These fins aren’t just cute, they help the octopus swim.

Unlike many other octopuses, cirrate octopuses can’t camouflage by changing their skin texture or color. They also lack ink sacs and radula, the food-scraping structure of tiny teeth found in the mouths of most octopuses. They do, however, still have beaks.

The flapjack octopus swims by pulsating their bodies and contracting their webbed arms similar to the movement of a jelly. Despite the effort of using their bodies, arms, and fins to swim, they’re still not strong swimmers. When they grow tired, they spread their arms and use their unique webbing to drift down to the seafloor and save energy. 

Flapjack Motif Pattern

Reference

Scroll for chart and video instruction.

Stitch Guide (US Terms)

Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.

  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • picot ch3, sc 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)

Rnd 11 MR, beg dc, 17dc, ss in beg dc. [18 dc]

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Rnd 2 Beg dc in next st, [ch1, 1dc] 17 times, ch1, ss in beg dc. [18 dc, 18 sp]

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Rnd 3 1sc in same st as ss, [ch3, sk 1 dc, (2dc, picot, 2dc) in next ch-sp, ch3, sk 1 dc, 1sc in next dc] 6 times omitting final sc on sixth rep, ss in first sc. [6 picot, 24 dc, 6 sc, 12 sp]

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Rnd 4 Ss in 2 chs, 1sc in same ch-sp, [ch5, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final sc on sixth rep, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sp]

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Rnd 5 Beg dc in next ch-sp, [(2dc, ch1, 3dc) in same sp, 3dc in next ch-sp,, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc on sixth rep, ss in beg dc. [54 dc, 6 sp]

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Rnd 6 [2sc, 3sc in ch-sp, 7sc] 6 times, ss in first sc. [72 sc]

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Rnd 7 [2sc, 3sc in next st, 9sc] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [84 sc]

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Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • beg beginning
  • beg tr (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • picot ch3, dc 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 11 MR, beg tr, 17tr, ss in beg tr. [18 tr]

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Rnd 2 Beg tr in next st, [ch1, 1tr] 17 times, ch1, ss in beg tr. [18 tr, 18 sp]

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Rnd 3 1dc in same st as ss, [ch3, sk 1 tr, (2tr, picot, 2tr) in next ch-sp, ch3, sk 1 tr, 1dc in next tr] 6 times omitting final dc on sixth rep, ss in first dc. [6 picot, 24 tr, 6 dc, 12 sp]

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Rnd 4 Ss in 2 chs, 1dc in same ch-sp, [ch5, 1dc in next ch-sp, ch3, 1dc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final dc on sixth rep, ss in first dc. [12 dc, 12 sp]

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Rnd 5 Beg tr in next ch-sp, [(2tr, ch1, 3tr) in same sp, 3tr in next ch-sp,, 1tr in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final tr on sixth rep, ss in beg tr. [54 tr, 6 sp]

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Rnd 6 [2dc, 3dc in ch-sp, 7dc] 6 times, ss in first dc. [72 dc]

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Rnd 7 [2dc, 3dc in next st, 9dc] 6 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [84 dc]

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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.

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Video

Coming shortly!

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Note: Video is spoken in US 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

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Thank you so much for stopping in for this week of the 2026 VVCAL!

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Rachele C.

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