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366 days of granny squares / Day 225

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 23.5 cm / 9.25 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 2dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, 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), 2dc into ring, *ch2, 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch2. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch2, popcorn in next st, ch2, sc in ch2 space, ch2, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 8 popcorn, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bphdc around any sc, *ch1, skip ch2 spaces, fpsc around popcorn, in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, ch1, skip ch2 space, bphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bphdc. Join to standing bphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 bphdc, 8 fphdc, 8 hdc, 28 dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 4th dc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), 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, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), {ch1, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, ch1, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), 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, 36 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch1 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd sc, *skip next st, fphdc around next st, {2hdc in ch1 spaces, fphdc around next st} 8 times, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 36 fphdc, 64 hdc

ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in 5th fphdc, *tblsc in next 11 sts, skip next st, fpsc around next st, skip next st, tblsc in next 12 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 92 tblsc

ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch2 spaces, 12 ch1 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 36 cluster of 2dc, 40 ch1 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in ch1 spaces after group of 9 sc, *fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), fpdc around next st, {2dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st} 4 times, in ch1 space (dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 9 sts, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 44 sc, 16 fpsc, 16 hdc, 64 dc, 20 fpdc

ROUND 11 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd dc of (hdc, 3dc, hdc) group after 11 sc group, *ch2, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next 15 sts, ch2, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next 4 sts, sc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 4 times, ch2, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 68 bpsc, 16 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 12 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch2, skip ch2, hdc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, {ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st} 3 times, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, hdc in next st, ch2, skip ch2 spaces, fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 4 times, ch2, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 20 fphdc, 24 ch1 spaces, 24 ch2 spaces, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr

ROUND 13 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in ch2 spaces after last fphdc, *{fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space} 2 times, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 spaces, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch1 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 spaces, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, {fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space} 3 times, tblhdc in next 9 sts, 2sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 sc, 24 fpsc, 16 hdc, 16 fphdc, 36 tblhdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 14 (Color D). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 14 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 27 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 180dc, 4 ch2 spaces