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366 days of granny squares / Day 153

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 18.5 cm / 7.25 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 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, 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, ch1 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 ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpsc around next st, ch3, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing sc in dc of round 1 around which was made any fpsc of round 2, *ch1, working in front of round 2 fpdc around skipped dc of round 1, ch1, fp puff st around sc of round 2, ch1, working in front of round 2 fpdc around next skipped dc of round 1, ch1, working behind round 2 sc in next dc of round 1*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 sc, 8 fpdc, 4 fp puff sts, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip (ch1 and fpdc), in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip (fpdc and ch1), sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 24 cluster of 3dc, 20 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space between any 3rd and 4th clusters, sc in same st, *{fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space} 2 times, fpsc around next 3 sts, {2sc in ch1 spaces, fpsc around next st} 2 times, 3sc in ch1 spaces*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 2 sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 sc, 28 fpsc

ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 sc, 8 dc, 12 ch1 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color C). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch2, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, {ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space} 2 times, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to 1st cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 3dc, 8 ch2 spaces, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd sc after any ch2 spaces, *skip next st, fphdc around next st, {2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 4 times, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 2 sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 32 hdc, 20 fhdc, 40 dc, 4 fpdc

ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any last dc before sc, *skip sc, tblsc in next 13 sts, skip next st, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 bpsc, 52 tblsc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, dc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, dc in next st} 2 times, ch1, dc in ch1 space, ch1, dc in next st, ch1, dc in ch1 space, ch1, dc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, dc in next st} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 36 dc, 40 ch1 spaces

ROUND 11 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 4th sc, *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in ch1 space, bphdc around next st, sc in ch1 spaces, bphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, around next st (bptr, ch1, bptr), 2dc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, bphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, bphdc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 8 hdc, 16 bphdc, 24 dc, 16 bpdc, 8 bptr, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 12 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 15 sts, in ch1 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 16 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 140 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces