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366 days of granny squares / Day 197

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, 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 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing cluster of 2dc in any ch3 space, *ch1, skip next st, in ch3 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 cluster of 2dc, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space above any skipped popcorn, *fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (tr, ch2, tr), fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 fpsc, 16 hdc, 8 fpdc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 dc, 4 ch2 spaces