You are currently viewing 366 days of granny squares / Day 219

366 days of granny squares / Day 219

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, cluster of 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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), 2dc into ring, *ch2, 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch2. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any 1st dc after ch2 space, *ch1, bpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc, 4 ch1 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 4th dc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 4 popcorn, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (popcorn, ch1, popcorn), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (popcorn, ch1, popcorn), ch1, skip next 2 sts, 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, 16 popcorn, 20 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing cluster of 3dc in any 2nd sc, *ch1, skip (next st and ch1), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in hc1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch1 space (3dc, ch2, 3dc), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, ch1, skip (ch1 and next st), cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to standing cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 hdc, 16 fphdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 cluster of 3dc

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fphdc around any cluster, *hdc in ch1 space, blsc in next 7 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2dc), blsc in next 7 sts, hdc in next st, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 56 blsc, 8 hdc, 4 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces