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366 days of granny squares / Day 227

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, 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.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *ch2, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch2, 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, 8 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), 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, 8 fpdc, 16 hdc, 32 dc

ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch1 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in 3rd sc of any side, *sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, around next st (fphdc, ch2, fphdc), 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces