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366 days of granny squares / Day 229

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. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), ch2, skip next st, 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: 4 sc, 8 fpdc, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *ch2, skip ch2, fp puff st around next st, ch2, sc in ch2 space, ch2, fp puff st around next st, ch2, skip ch2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 4 bpsc, 8 fp puff st, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in ch2 space after any sc, *ch2, skip next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch2 space, ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch2 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 16 hdc, 4 fphdc, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around 2nd popcorn of any corner, *2sc in ch2 space, tblsc in next 5 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, 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: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 20 tblsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc

ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing blhdc in 3rd tblsc of any side, *blhdc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, blhdc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blhdc. Join to standing blhdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 36 blhdc, 8 ch1 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 7 sts, sc in ch1 space, around next st (fphdc, ch2, fphdc), sc in ch1 space, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 68 sc, 8 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces