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366 days of granny squares / Day 62

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 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.

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), *dc into the ring, ch1*, repeat ** 8 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in anych1 space, *ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fphdc around any popcorn, *5hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fphdc, 40 hdc

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, tblsc in next 47 sts. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 tblsc

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 2dc in same st, *ch1, skip next, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc). Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch1 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc) group made in the same st, *in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), 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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 32 fpsc, 32 hdc, 48 dc

ROUND 7 (Color E). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, bphdc around sc, ch1, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 bpsc, 32 ch1 spaces, 16 bphdc

ROUND 8 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, dc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip (bpsc, ch1, bphdc), cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch1, skip (bphdc, ch1, bpsc), dc in next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 hdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 20 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 8 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 48 hdc, 16 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces