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366 days of granny squares / Day 237

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 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any st, *ch3, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 2dc in same st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in same st, {ch3, skip ch3, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc)*, repeat ** 7 times, ch3, skip ch3. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of 2dc, *{in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, working in front of rounds 2 and 3 fptr around skipped dc of round 1, skip ch3 of round 3, 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: 24 fpsc, 8 fptr, 32 hdc, 48 dc

ROUND 5 (Color D). Working behind round 4 join with a standing sc in any ch3 space of round 3, *ch2, working behind round 4 sc in 2nd cluster of 2dc of round 3 made in same st, ch2, in next ch3 space of round 3 (dc, ch2, dc), ch2, working behind round 4 sc in 2nd cluster of 2dc of round 3 made in same st, ch2, working behind round 4 sc in next ch3 space of round 3*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 dc, 20 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 4 fpsc, 16 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

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