ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS): sl-st slip stitch, ch chain, sc single crochet, hdc half-double crochet, dc double crochet, tr treble crochet, bp back post, fp front post, st stitch, sts stitches, popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch 1. Ch 1 counts as a part of popcorn st., 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 in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull though all 3 loops.
FINAL SIZE: 90×90 cm / 35.5×35.5 inches with 5 mm hook and weight 4 yarn / worsted.
ROUND 8. Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space (R8.1), *fpsc around next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, fpsc around next 3 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc) (R8.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc, join to standing sc with a sl-st (R8.3)
Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 ch1 spaces, 24bpsc, 48 fpsc
ROUND 9. ch1 (does not count), sc in same st (R9.1), *ch4, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next st, ch4, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st. in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next st (R9.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc, join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R9.3)
Stitch count: 16 ch1 space, 16 ch4 spaces, 48 sc
ROUND 10. Join with a standing sc in any skipped bpsc of round 8 working in back of ch1 space of round 9 (R10.1), *skip ch1 space of round 9, fpdc around next st of round 9, dc in 3 skipped sts of round 8 working in back of ch4 space of round 9, skip ch4 space of round 9, fpdc around next 2 sts of round 9, ch2, popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, fpdc around next 2 sts, working in back of ch4 space of round 9 dc in 3 skipped sts of round 8, skip ch4 of round 9, fpdc around next sts of round 9, sc in next skipped st of round 8 working in back of ch1 space of round 9 (R10.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc, joint to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R10.3)
Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 popcorn, 48 fpdc, 16 ch2 spaces, 48 dc
ROUND 11. Join with a standing fpsc2tog around 2 fpdc skipping sc in a middle (R11.1), *fpsc around next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, 6dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 6dc in ch2 space, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next 3 sts, fpsc2tog around 2fpdc skipping sc in a middle (R11.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc2tog, join to standing fpsc2tog with a sl-st. (R11.3)
Stitch count: 8 fpsc2tog, 8 fpdc, 48 fpsc, 96 dc
ROUND 12. ch1, sc in same st (R12.1), *sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, ( dc in next st, ch1) 12 times, dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (R12.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc, join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R12.3)
Stitch count: 24 sc, 104 dc, 96 ch1 spaces
ROUND 13. Join with a standing fpsc around any 7th dc (R13.1), *(sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st) 6 times, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, (fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space) 6 times, fpsc around next st (R13.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc, join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R13.3)
Stitch count: 104 fpsc, 104 sc
ROUND 14. ch1 (does not count), 2sc in same st (R14.1), *sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, skip next 3 sts, tr in next st, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st (R14.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 2sc, join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R14.3)
Stitch count: 8 tr, 176sc.
ROUND 15. ch1 (does not count), sc in same st (R15.1), *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts (R15.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc, join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R15.3)
Stitch count: 144 sc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch2 spaces