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366 days of granny squares / Day 204

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, 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, 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.

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), fp puff st around same st, *ch2, skip ch1 space, fp puff sts around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fp puff st. Join to 1st fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff st, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *ch1, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch1, popcorn), ch1, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 popcorn, 24 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space between any two popcorns, *fpsc around next st, ch2, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), hdc in next st, dc in next st, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next st, hdc in next st, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing dc in last st before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 17 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 dc, 4 ch2 spaces