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366 days of granny squares / Day 37

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, blsc2tog – insert hook into back loop of 1st indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat to 2nd indicated stitch. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 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), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fpsc around skipped dc of round 1, ch2, skip ch2 space of round 2, bpsc around sc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 fpsc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any bpsc, *ch1, working behind round 3 in ch2 space of round 2 (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, bpsc around next bpsc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any bpsc, *sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 24 fpsc

ROUND 6 (Color D). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch2, skip next st, sc in next 4 sts, ch2, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch2 spaces, 32 sc

ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc2tog over 2nd and 3rd sc of 4 sc group, *working in front of round 6 dc in skipped sc of round 5, in ch2 space of round 6 (hdc, 3dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (3dc, hdc), working in front of round 6 dc in skipped sc of round 5, skip 1st sc of round 6, blsc2tog over next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc2tog. Join to standing blsc2tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 blsc2tog, 64 dc, 8 fpdc, 16 hdc

ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, bphdc around next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next ts (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, bphdc around next st, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 16 bphdc, 16 dc, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, skip (ch1 space and bphdc), cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc, skip (bphdc and ch1 space), fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, skip next st, 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: 36 sc, 16 fpsc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc in any 4th sc of 7 sc group in the middle of the side, *blsc in next st, blhdc in next 3 sts, bldc in next st, skip next st, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch1 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, skip next st, bldc in next st, blhdc in next 3 sts, blsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 blsc, 24 blhdc, 8 bldc, 16 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 16 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch1 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces