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366 days of granny squares / Day 27

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 15.5 cm / 6 inches

Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop,  tbl – third back loop, cluster of 2dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, cluster of 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, cluster of 2tr – yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat once more time in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st, Front Post Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch 1 to close front post puff stitch, bpsc2tog – insert hook from back to front and from front to back around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next indicated st, 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 3 loops.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch2, skip next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing bpsc around any skipped dc of round 1, *ch2, fpsc around fpsc of round 2, ch2, working behind round 2 bpsc around next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch1, skip ch2 space, fpdc around fpsc, ch1, skip ch2 space, popcorn in bpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 popcorn, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *working in front of ch1 space of round 4 tr in ch2 space of round 3, ch3, working in front of next ch1 space of round 4 tr in next ch2 space of round 3, fpsc around next popcorn of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 ch3 spaces, 16 tr

ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpsc, *bpsc around next st, ch2, working in front of ch3 space of round 5 fp puff st around fpdc of round 4, ch2, skip ch3 space of round 5, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any fpsc of round 5, *5dc in ch2 space of round 6 before fp puff sts, fpdc around fp puff st, 5dc in next ch2 space of round 6, sc in next fpsc of round 5*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 80 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 sc

ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and 1st dc of next 5dc group skipping sc in between, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 bpsc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 bpsc2tog

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 24 ch1 spaces, 8 dc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 10 (Color D). Join with a standing blsc in hdc after 5 sc group, *ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around cluster of 2dc, ch1, hdc in dc, ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around cluster of 2tr, ch3, skip ch2, fp puff st around next cluster, ch3, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around next cluster, ch1, skip ch1 space, hdc in dc, ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around cluster of 2dc, ch1, skip ch1, blsc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 fp puff sts, 8 hdc, 24 ch1 spaces, 8 ch3 space, 28 blsc

ROUND 11 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space before 1st blsc, *blsc in next 7 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, working in front of round 10 fptr around dc of round 9, skip hdc of round 10, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, working in front of ch3 space of round 10 in ch2 space of round 9 (3dc, tr), skip ch3 space of round 10, around next st (fpdc, ch1, fpdc), working in front of ch3 space of round 10 in ch2 space of round 9 (tr, 3dc), skip ch3 space of round 10, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, working in front of round 10 fptr around dc of round 9, skip hdc of round 10, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 28 blsc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 12 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 18 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 11 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 sc, 4 ch1 spaces