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366 days of granny squares / Day 42

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 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, cluster of 3tr – 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 two more times in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, 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.

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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any st, *ch1, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fp puff st around same st, *ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to 1st fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fp puff sts, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next fp puff st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 hdc, 48 dc

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 hdc, 80 dc

ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 80 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip ch2 space, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, cluster of 3tr in next st, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip ch2 space, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 24 ch1 spaces, 16 cluster of 2tr, 4 cluster of 3tr

ROUND 9 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc around any 3rd sc, *blsc in next 6 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (2hdc, dc), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch2 space (dc, 2hdc), fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, blsc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 blsc, 16 sc, 16 fpsc, 16 hdc, 8 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 14 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 15 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