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366 days of granny squares / Day 72

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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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, 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), fpdc around same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces

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

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 sc

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, 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, 72 dc

ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any 5th dc, *tblsc in next st, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next st, tblsc2tog over next st and 1st dc of next 9dc group skipping sc in between, tblsc in next st, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 tblsc, 8 tblsc2tog

ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 8 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in any 3rd sc, *blsc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, blsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 blsc, 32 sc, 8 fpsc

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st, 2tr in next st, tr in next st, 2tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next st, 2dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 28 tr

ROUND 10 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st, in next st (dc, tr, ch1, tr, dc), 2dc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 11 (Color A). 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