2026 VVCAL
Published on July 24, 2026

2026 VVCAL: Sea Angel 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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  • 36 hexies to mix and match
  • 3 Joining methods
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  • US and UK Terms included

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Sea Angel 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.

Sea angel - Wikipedia

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Facts: The Sea Angel

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The Beautiful and Ferocious Sea Angel | Critter Science

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Fun Facts

Sea angels are tiny, swimming sea slugs found globally from icy polar to tropical waters. Despite their angelic name and graceful flight, they are ruthless, highly specialized predators that exclusively hunt and devour their shelled cousins, the sea butterflies.

Sea angels are predators that devour other swimming snails, including sea butterflies. One species, Clione limacina, is a very selective eater — it feeds exclusively on sea butterflies in the genus Limacina.

When the sea angel comes in contact with a prey item, it pushes out finger-like tentacles from its head that grab onto the prey. The sea angel then uses hook-like appendages to pull the prey out of its shell and into the sea angel’s gut. The whole process can take from two to 45 minutes.

Sea angels are an important food source for several animals including jellies, ctenophores, fishes, baleen whales, and birds. In the dimly lit waters of the deep sea, the sea angel’s transparent body helps it hide from predators.

Sea angels are found worldwide in cold and temperate waters. They typically live in the midwater zone stretching from the surface down to 2,000 feet (600 m) deep. Remotely operated vehicles piloted by our research and technology partners at MBARI have observed sea angels as deep as 5,900 feet (1,800 m)!

Sea Angel Motif Pattern

Reference

Scroll for chart and video instruction.

Stitch Guide (US Terms)

Note: Scroll down for UK Terms.

  • 3trcl 3 treble cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in 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 beginning
  • beg 3trcl (beg tr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * once, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • 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
  • 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 1 MR, beg dc, 11dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc]

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Rnd 2 Beg 3trcl in next st, [ch3, 3trcl, ch3, sk1, 3trcl] 6 times omitting final 3trcl on sixth rep, ss in beg 3trcl. [12 3trcl, 12 sp]

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Rnd 3 [3sc in next ch-sp, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first sc. [24 dc, 18 sc, 6 sp]

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Rnd 4 Beg dc in next st, * [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 2 times, ch1, 1dc in same sp, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 2 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final dc on fifth rep, ss in beg dc. [30 dc, 30 sp]

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Rnd 5 Beg dc in first ch-sp, [3dc, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in next ch-sp, 6dc] 6 times omitting final dc on sixth rep, ss in beg dc. [66 dc, 6 sp]

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Rnd 6 [4sc, 3sc in next ch-sp, 7sc] 6 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [84 sc]

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Stitch Guide (UK Terms)

  • 3dtrcl 3 double treble cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in 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 beginning
  • beg 3dtrcl (beg dtr, * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh pull through, (yoh, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, rep from * once, yoh and pull through all 3 lps
  • 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
  • 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 tr, 11tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr]

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Rnd 2 Beg 3dtrcl in next st, [ch3, 3dtrcl, ch3, sk1, 3dtrcl] 6 times omitting final 3dtrcl on sixth rep, ss in beg 3dtrcl. [12 3dtrcl, 12 sp]

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Rnd 3 [3dc in next ch-sp, (2tr, ch1, 2tr) in next ch-sp] 6 times, ss in first dc. [24 tr, 18 dc, 6 sp]

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Rnd 4 Beg tr in next st, * [ch1, sk1, 1tr] 2 times, ch1, 1tr in same sp, [ch1, sk1, 1tr] 2 times, rep from * 5 times omitting final tr on fifth rep, ss in beg tr. [30 tr, 30 sp]

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Rnd 5 Beg tr in first ch-sp, [3tr, (1tr, ch1, 1tr) in next ch-sp, 6tr] 6 times omitting final tr on sixth rep, ss in beg tr. [66 tr, 6 sp]

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Rnd 6 [4dc, 3dc in next ch-sp, 7dc] 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

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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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