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366 days of granny squares / Day 185

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 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 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, fpdc2tog – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 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.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 dc, 4 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any cluster, *ch2, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around next st, ch2, skip ch1 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, 4 fp puff sts, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of round 1, *in ch2 space of round 2 (hdc, 5dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (5dc, hdc), working in front of round 2 fpsc around cluster of 2dc 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 fpdc, 40 dc, 8 hdc

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd dc after any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, working behind round 3 dc in sc of round 2, ch1, skip (dc, hdc, fpsc, hdc, dc), bpsc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip (dc, fpdc, dc), bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 4 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in ch1 space, ch1, popcorn in next st, ch1, popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, 3sc in ch2 space, 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: 28 sc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in 2nd sc of any 3sc group, *skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, 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, 16 cluster of 2dc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 4 ch1 spaces, 24 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 52 sc, 36 fpsc, 16 hdc, 40 dc

ROUND 8 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of any (hdc, 5dc, hdc) group made in ch2 space after cluster of 2dc, *ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, dc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, dc in next st} 4 times, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 5 sts, cluster of 3tr in next st, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 20 dc, 40 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 4 cluster of 3tr

ROUND 9 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in ch1 space, ch2, skip (next 2 sts and ch1), popcorn in next st, {ch1, skip ch1, popcorn in next st} 4 times, ch2, skip (ch1 and next 2 sts), sc in ch1 space, sc in next st, sc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, skip next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, 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: 24 sc, 32 dc, 4 fpdc, 20 popcorn, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st popcorn, *{2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 4 times, 3sc in ch2 space, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, bpdc around next st, {ch1, bpdc around next st} 8 times, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 sc, 20 fpsc, 36 bpdc, 32 ch1 spaces

ROUND 11 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *{ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 7 times, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, {ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), [ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space] 2 times} 2 times, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, ch1, 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: 36 sc, 68 ch1 spaces, 40 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 12 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 5th sc, *sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fptr around next st, 2tr in ch1 space, fptr around next st, tr in ch1 space, fptr around next st, 2tr in ch1 space, fptr around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 12 fpsc, 24 hdc, 16 fphdc, 16 dc, 16 fpdc, 8 fpdc2tog, 20 tr, 16 fptr

ROUND 13 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 15 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 16 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 sc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

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