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366 days of granny squares / Day 83

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, 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). ch1 (does not count as stitch), in same st (hdc, ch2, hdc), *ch1, skip next st, in next st (hdc, ch2, hdc)*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 hdc, 8 ch1 spacs, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing fpsc around any skipped dc of round 1, *ch1, skip ch1 space of round 2, fphdc around hdc of round 2, in ch2 space (hdc 5dc, hdc), fphdc around next hdc of round 2, ch1, working in front of round 2 fpsc around next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 fphdc, 16 hdc, 40 dc, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, working behind round 3 tr in ch1 space of round 2, ch1, skip (hdc, ch1, fpsc, ch1, hdc of round 3), bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 8 tr, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, 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, 24 ch1 spaces, 32 cluster of 2dc

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 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, 32 fphdc, 56 hdc

ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in 2nd hdc of any 3hdc group, *tblsc in next 4 sts, tblsc2tog over next st and next fphdc skipping fpsc in between, tblsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 tblsc, 8 tblsc2tog

ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 28 hdc, 8 dc, 20 tr

ROUND 9 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 12 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, in next st (hdc, dc), in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), in next st (dc, hdc), hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 60 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 18 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 9 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