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366 days of granny squares / Day 69

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, 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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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, ch1 to close puff stitch, 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, tblsc2tog – insert hook into third 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). ch2 (does not count as stitch), 5dc in same st, *skip next st, 5dc in next st*, repeat ** 7 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 dc

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fpsc around skipped dc of round 1, ch2, skip next 4 sts of round 2, bpsc around next st*, 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 popcorn in any 5th dc of round 2, *ch2, fpsc around bpsc of round 3, ch2, popcorn in next 5th dc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 fpsc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *5hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around popcorn, 5hdc in ch2 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: 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 80 hdc

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 3 sts, tblsc2tog over next st and 2nd hdc of next 5hdc group skipping 3 sts in between, tblsc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 tblsc, 8 tblsc2tog

ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), puff st in same st, *{skip next st, puff st in next st} 4 times, ch1, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster of 2tr} 3 times), ch1, skip next 3 sts, puff st in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last puff st. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 puff st, 8 ch1 spaces, 12 ch2 space, cluster of 2tr

ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing fphdc around any 5th puff st of the side, *2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (3dc, ch2, 3dc), fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, {hdc in space between two puff sts, fphdc around next puff st} 4 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 hdc, 28 fphdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 9 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 18 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