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366 days of granny squares / Day 170

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 23.5 cm / 9.25 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 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, 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, 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), dc into ring, *ch1, dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any dc, *ch1, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), ch1, 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: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Working behind round 2 sc in ch1 space of round 1 between two sc of round 2 made in same ch1 space, *ch2, working behind round 2 popcorn in dc of round 1, ch2, working behind round 2 sc in ch1 space of round 1 between two sc of round 2 made in same ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing fp puff st around any sc, *ch1, skip ch2, fpsc around popcorn, ch1, skip ch2, fp puff st around sc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip ch1, 9dc in next st, skip ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 72 dc

ROUND 6 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 5th dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and next dc skipping fpsc in between, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 bpsc, 16 ch1, 8 bpsc2tog

ROUND 7 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, ch2, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, ch1, 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: 24 sc, 16 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 popcorn

ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd sc, *skip (ch1 and sc), in ch2 space (2dc, 5tr), fptr around next st, in ch2 space (5tr, 2dc), skip (sc and ch1 space), 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 dc, 80 tr, 8 fptr

ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fptr, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and next dc skipping fpsc in between, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 104 bpsc, 8 bpsc2tog, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch1, skip next st, sc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, skip next 6 sts, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, {ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st} 7 times, ch1, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, skip next 6 sts, sc in ch1 space, {ch1, skip next st, sc 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: 20 sc, 56 ch1 spaces, 44 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 11 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any last cluster of 2tr, *ch1, skip (sc and ch1), fp puff st around sc, {skip ch1 space, fp puff st around sc} 2 times, ch1, skip (ch1, sc), fpsc around next st, {in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, in ch1 space (hdc, 2dc), fptr around next st, {3tr in ch1 space, fptr around next st} 2 times, in ch1 space (2dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, {in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 fpsc, 56 hdc, 88 dc, 24 tr, 12 fptr, 8 ch1 spaces, 12 fp puff sts

ROUND 12 (Color C). Join with a standing fpdc around any 2nd fp puff st, *dc in space between fp puff sts, fpdc around next fp puff st, dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, {ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bphdc around next 11 sts, {ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bphdc around next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around fp puff st, dc in space between fp puff sts, fpdc around next fp puff st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 52 bphdc, 16 dc, 12 fpdc, 8 ch1 spaces, 24 ch2 spaces

ROUND 13 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next st, {2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st} 2 times, 2sc in ch2 space, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next st, 2dc in next, in next st (tr, ch2, tr), 2dc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, {2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st} 3 times, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 108 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 14 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 20, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 21 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 180 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces