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Crochet Tip: Hold Cotton Thread Triple to Add Elegant Texture (Simple Trick) – Feat. VVCAL Squares

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Helloooo, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share a small WIP that I have been working on here and there over the past month. And, I also include a super nice tip that I learned from two crafters years ago to make three strands of yarn from one skein/ball. Very useful!! So here we go! I have an entire shelf of beautiful cotton thread Scheepjes || Maxi Sweet Treat – I have a full set of them, which is a total of 109 colors. Definitely swoon-worthy, but also kind of sad – they are very pretty to look at, but I don’t much work with thread very often, and I am not one to let yarn fester in a stash.. I like to USE it!! Sweet VVCAL Blanket in Progress So with a tip that I remembered in the back files somewhere in the recesses of my brain, I made the decision to create a cute little VVCAL blanket, just making a square here and there over time. Eep, just posting these photos is making …

Crochet Motif: Plumeria Square

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Plumeria Square VVCAL Pages 2020 VVCAL Main Page 2018 VVCAL Main Page 2016 VVCAL Main Page Pin Me! Introduction Each of the VVCAL 2018 Squares were dedicated to a tree by one of the members of my CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook group. The Plumeria Square was named by Sabrina Newton. Thank you. (Ravelry Link) Materials and Measurements Yarn: Scheepjes Softfun (affiliate link) – (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic); (140m/50g) Color: If using the Warm Neutrals palette, make 5 square each of 9 colors, and 6 squares each of 3 colors, leaving the cream out for joining and border. Hook: US Size 4.5mm Size: 6 inches Key Stitch Descriptions 4dccl 4dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through 5 lps beg beginning beg 4dccl beginning 4dc cluster: beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc chN chain N number of times dc …

VVCAL blanket in green palette – A very green post :)

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With my trusty KnitPicks Palette yarn, I’ve started a new Vibrant Vintage CAL blanket. You may remember this CAL from January – August 2016 – the Facebook Group has nearly 4000 members! You can find the 33 free granny square patterns in PDF format at Ravelry or at the post linked above.  In the meantime, check out this spiffy green version! Palette yarn is awesome and as the name suggests, there are a ton of colors – and some are even heathered.  I made one tester square to see what hook I was going to use – Size E! Then I had a serious planning sesh for my chosen squares – the recipient wants mostly three dimensional squares instead of flat ones. And some joining in progress! You can see a bunch of join options on the VVCAL main page linked above, or look through all the joining methods I show on my site. Or to see what some IG crafters have already done by browse the #VVCAL hashtag on Instagram. Looking forward to showing y’all …

Crochet Motif – Cecilia Square

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Cecilia Square VVCAL Pages Pin Me! Related Links Charted instruction: Written instruction (US Terms): For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down. Special stitches Foundation: Ch-3 and join in first Ch to make ring. You may also make a magic circle if you prefer that method. Also feel free to chain more stitches if you are used to chaining 4 or 5. I like to chain 3 for my ring, because I like the center hole to disappear when I weave ends. Work 7 Rounds as follows… Round 1: All in ring, working over center tail so as to pull center circle closed tight when square is complete: Beg DC, 15DC, join with slip stitch in top of Beg DC  _16 DC total_  Round 2: (Beg DC, DC) in same stitch as join, 2DC in all stitches around, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg DC  _32 DC total_ Round 3: Skipping joining stitch and instead, working in next DC: (Beg DC, Beg Popcorn), (Chain 2, Skip 1 stitch, Popcorn) 15 times, Chain 1, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg …

VVCAL Vibrant Vintage Crochet Blanket – Main Info Page (2016 CAL)

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VVCAL Pages 2020 VVCAL Main Page 2018 VVCAL Main Page 2016 VVCAL Main Page Pin Me! Welcome to the Vibrant Vintage CAL (VVCAL) Information Page! The Crochet Along is long over (2016!), so I have completely reformatted this page so that it is easy to locate all the blog posts for the squares, joining methods, and border. All yarn info and weekly CAL info, and any other variety extras have been removed from this page to make the pattern as clear as possible. If you want to see all the cool things people have done with this blanket, join the Vibrant Vintage Blanket CAL Facebook group linked below. Loads of support and pretty pics in there! Folks are still finishing their projects too. Hashtag #VVCAL on social media so I can see your pretty WIP and FO pics. VVCAL Blanket Info