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366 days of granny squares / Day 67

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.

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), 2dc in same st, 2dc in next 15 sts. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 dc

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc of two dc group made in the same st, *working in front of round 2 fptr around dc of round 1 in which is made dc of round 2 around which was made previous st, bpsc around next 2 sts of round 2*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 bpsc, 16 fptr

ROUND 4 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, dc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 dc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). Working in front of round 4 join with a standing cluster of 2tr in any fptr of round 3, *ch3, working in front of round 4 cluster of 2tr in next fptr of round 3*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch3 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 2tr, *working in front of ch3 space of round 5 dc in 1st dc of round 4, sc in ch3space of round 5, working in front of same ch3 space of round 5 dc in next dc of round 4, fpsc around next cluster of round 5*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 32 dc, 16 fpsc

ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 80 hdc

ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in any hdc made in fpsc, *tblsc in next 2 sts, tblhdc in next 4 sts, tbldc in next 2 sts, 2tbldc in next st, tbldc in next st, 2tbldc in next st, tbldc in next 2 sts, tblhdc in next 4 sts, tblsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 tblsc, 32 tblhdc, 36 tbldc

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next st, in next st (2tr, ch1, 2tr), dc in next st, 2dc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 32 hdc, 24 dc, 16 tr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color A). 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