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366 days of granny squares / Day 179

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, 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, 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.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, cluster of 2dc into ring (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch4, cluster of 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 3dc, 4 ch4 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any cluster, *9hdc in ch4 space, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 36 hdc

ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in any 5th hdc, *tblsc in next st, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 2 sts, fpdc around cluster of 3dc of round 1, skip sc of round 2, tblsc in next 2 sts, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 tblsc, 4 fpdc

ROUND 4 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch2, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, fpdc around next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 24 sc, 4 fpdc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), skip next st, sc in next st, ch1, working in front of round 4 cluster of 2dc in 2ms skipped st of round 3, ch1, working in front of round 4 cluster of 2dc in 1st skipped st of round 3, ch1, skip (sc, ch2, fpdc, ch2, sc of round 4), sc in next st, skip next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 4 fpsc, 16 hdc, 40 dc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch1 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing dc in ch1 space between any two clusters of 2dc, *fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 12 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 7 sts, in ch2 space (3dc, ch2, 3dc), hdc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 60 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces