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366 days of granny squares / Day 199

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, 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, 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,

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. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip ch1 space, in next st (dc, ch2, dc), ch2, skip 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: 4 sc, 8 dc, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing fp puff st around dc of round 1 in which is any sc of round 2, *3hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 5hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, working in front of round 2 fp puff st around dc of round 1 in which is made sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fp puff st, 44 hdc, 8 fphdc

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in 3rd hdc of any 5hdc group, *tblsc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, tblsc in next 2 sts, tblsc2tog over next st and next hdc skipping fp puff st in between, tblsc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, tblsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 tblsc, 4 tblsc2tog, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in ch1 space, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 2 sts, dc in ch1 space, hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 hdc, 8 dc, 16 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing hdc in any 2nd sc of the side, *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch2 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, hdc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces