2026 VVCAL
Published on July 24, 2026

2026 VVCAL: Rosy Rockfish 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.

Attention!

If you have not yet seen the Week 17 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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  • 3 Joining methods
  • Wide Lace Border
  • US and UK Terms included

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Rosy Rockfish 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.

Rosy rockfish | Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Rosy Rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) · iNaturalist

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Rosy rockfish facts and deep reef habitat

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Fun Facts

he rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) is a colorful deep-reef fish known for its hidden camouflage, live-bearing reproduction, and impressive lifespan. Rockfishes cluster just above the reef. If a hungry fish or seal comes by, the rockfishes duck between the boulders. But usually they just hang there snacking on the smaller fishes, octopuses, and shrimp living among the rocks.

Rockfishes, also known as rock cod or Pacific red snapper, are popular with seafood lovers. But rockfishes can’t keep up with heavy fishing. Both commercial and recreational fishing have greatly reduced the once-plentiful rockfish populations along our coasts. To help rebuild these populations, some underwater habitats can be set aside as refuges or reserves where spawning rockfish are protected from fishing.

You’d think a bright red fish with purple spots would attract some attention, but not on a deep reef. Since they live too deep for red light to reach, this red fish looks gray and blends in with the shadows.

Like other rockfish, they are viviparous—they have internal fertilization and give birth to thousands of tiny, swimming live larvae rather than laying eggs. A 9-inch female can release up to 95,000 young at once.

Rosy Rockfish Motif Pattern

Reference

Scroll for chart and video instruction.

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
  • 3trpc 3 treble popcorn: 3tr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first tr, grab lp, pull to front of work to close 3trpc
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2dccl (beg dc, dc) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full dc st
  • beg 3trpc beginning 3 treble popcorn: (beg tr, 2tr) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg tr, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg 3trpc
  • 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
  • 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] 5 times, ch2, ss in beg 2dccl. [6 2dccl, 6 sp]

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Rnd 2 [1sc, ch1, 4dc, ch1, 1sc, ch1] in 6 ch-sps, ss in first sc. [24 dc, 12 sc, 18 sp]

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Rnd 3 1sc into the final ch-sp of Rnd 2, [ch5, sk 2 ch-sps, 1sc in next ch-sp] 5 times, ch5, ss in first sc. [6 sc, 6 sp]

Front:

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Back:

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Rnd 4 Beg dc in next ch-sp, [(2dc, ch2, 3dc) in same sp, ch1, 1dc in next sp] 6 times omitting final dc on sixth rep, ss in beg dc. [36 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in next 2 sts, beg 3trpc in next ch-sp, * (ch2, 3trpc in same ch-sp) 3 times, ch2, 1sc in ch-1 sp, ch2, 3trpc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final 3trpc on sixth rep, ss in beg 3trpc. [24 3trpc, 6 sc, 30 sp]

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Rnd 6 [(1sc in next ch-sp, ch2) 2 times, 1sc in next sp, ch4] 6 times, ss in first sc. [18 sc, 18 sp]

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Rnd 7 [2sc in next ch-sp, 3sc in next st, 2sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in next st, 5sc in next ch-sp, 1sc in next st] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [84 sc]

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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
  • 3dtrpc 3 double treble popcorn: 3dtr in st/sp indicated, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through first dtr, grab lp, pull to front of work to close 3dtrpc
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2trcl (beg tr, tr) in st/sp indicated – when joining rnd, ss into full tr st
  • beg 3dtrpc beginning 3 double treble popcorn: (beg dtr, 2dtr) in st/sp, remove lp from hook, insert hook front to back through beg dtr, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close beg 3trpc
  • 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
  • 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] 5 times, ch2, ss in beg 2trcl. [6 2trcl, 6 sp]

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Rnd 2 [1dc, ch1, 4tr, ch1, 1dc, ch1] in 6 ch-sps, ss in first dc. [24 tr, 12 dc, 18 sp]

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Rnd 3 1dc into the final ch-sp of Rnd 2, [ch5, sk 2 ch-sps, 1dc in next ch-sp] 5 times, ch5, ss in first dc. [6 dc, 6 sp]

Front:

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Back:

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Rnd 4 Beg tr in next ch-sp, [(2tr, ch2, 3tr) in same sp, ch1, 1tr in next sp] 6 times omitting final tr on sixth rep, ss in beg tr. [36 tr, 12 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in next 2 sts, beg 3dtrpc in next ch-sp, * (ch2, 3dtrpc in same ch-sp) 3 times, ch2, 1dc in ch-1 sp, ch2, 3dtrpc in next ch-sp] 6 times omitting final 3dtrpc on sixth rep, ss in beg 3dtrpc. [24 3dtrpc, 6 dc, 30 sp]

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Rnd 6 [(1dc in next ch-sp, ch2) 2 times, 1dc in next sp, ch4] 6 times, ss in first dc. [18 dc, 18 sp]

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Rnd 7 [2dc in next ch-sp, 3dc in next st, 2dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st, 5dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st] 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

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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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