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366 days of granny squares / Day 222

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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 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), popcorn into ring, *ch4, popcorn into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 4 ch4 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *in ch4 space (hdc, 2dc, tr, ch2, tr, 2dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color A). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch2 space, *skip next st, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts, skip next st, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn, ch2, popcorn)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 12 popcorn, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st popcorn, *3sc in ch2 space, around next st (fphdc, ch2, fphdc), 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, puff st in ch2 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces, 4 puff sts

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 5 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 5 sts, ch1, puff st in ch1 space, skip next st, puff st in ch1 space, ch1, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 hdc, 12 ch1 spaces, 8 puff st

ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch2, sc), sc in next 7 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in space between puff sts, fpsc around next st, sc in 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: 68 sc, 8 fpsc, 4 ch1 spaces