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366 days of granny squares / Day 182

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 11.7 cm / 4.6 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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 puff stitch, 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.

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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc, *ch2, skip next st, bpsc around next st, ch3, cluster of 3dc in next st, ch4, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 4 cluster of 3dc, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 ch4 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Working in front of ch2 space of round 2 join with a standing fpsc around skipped dc of round 1, *6hdc in ch4 space of round 2, fphdc around next st, 6hdc in ch4 space, working in front of ch2 space of round 2 fpsc around skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 4 fphdc, 48 hdc

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 2 sts, ch2, working behind round 3 in ch2 space of round 2 (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip (4 hdc, fpsc, 4 hdc of round 3), tblsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 tblsc, 4 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), ch2, in same st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), *ch1, skip next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st, ch1, skip ch1, sc in next st, 2sc in ch2 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc). Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 cluster of 2dc, 24 sc, 12 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of 2dc, *2sc in ch2 space, around next st (fphdc, ch2, fphdc), 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, working in front of round 5 dc in 2nd skipped st of round 4, skip ch1 space of round 5, sc in next 2 sts, working in front of round 5 fpdc around 1st cluster of 2tr of round 4, working in front of round 5 dc in ch1 space of round 4, working in front of round 5 fpdc around 2nd cluster of 2tr of round 4, skip (sc, ch1, sc of round 5), sc in next 2 sts, working in front of round 5 dc in 1st skipped st of round 4, skip ch1 space of round 5, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 3 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces