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366 days of granny squares / Day 73

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, 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. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), 3hdc in same st, *bpdc around next st, 3hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last 3hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpdc, 24 hdc

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any 2nd hdc, *tblsc in next st, fp puff st around next st, tblsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fp puff sts, 24 tblsc

ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *2hdc in next st, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fphdc, 40 hdc

ROUND 5 (Color C). 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 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, cluster of 3tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next 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, 16 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 3tr, 32 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any sc, *skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 4hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 4hdc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff sts, 16 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 64 hdc

ROUND 8 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 3 sts, tblhdc in next st, working behind round 7 tr2tog over two skipped ch2 space of round 6, skip (fpsc, fp puff st, fpsc of round 7), tblhdc in next st, tblsc in next 4 sts, tblhdc in next 2 sts, tbldc in next 2 sts, working behind round 7 tr in skipped ch2 space of round 6, ch1, working behind round 7 tr in next skipped ch2 space of round 6, skip (fpsc, fp puff st, fpsc of round 7), tbldc in next 2 sts, tblhdc in next 2 sts, tblsc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 tblsc, 24 tblhdc, 16 tbldc, 8 tr, 4 tr2tog, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 11 sts, hdc in next st, in next st (hdc, dc), 2dc in next st, tr in next st, in ch1 space (tr, ch2, tr), tr in next st, 2dc in next st, in next st (dc, hdc), hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 16 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 92 sc, 32 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces