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366 days of granny squares / Day 218

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), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any st, *ch2, fp puff st around next st, ch2, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *2sc in ch2 space, ch1, skip next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 72 dc

ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *ch2, working behind rounds 3 and 4 bphdc around fp puff st of round 2, ch2, bpsc around next sc of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 bphdc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2dc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color D). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 68 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), sc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 sc,4 ch2 spaces