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366 days of granny squares / Day 249

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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any skipped dc of round 1, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fpdc around dc of round 1 in which is made sc of round 2, ch2, bpsc around next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 fpdc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing cluster of 3dc in any ch3 space of round 2, *ch2, in next ch3 space of round 2 (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to standing cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 hdc, 48 dc

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts, bphdc around next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpdc around next st, ch2, bpdc around next st, ch2, bpdc around next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 8 bphdc, 12 bpdc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in ch1 space, dc in next st, 2dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch2 space, dc in next st, dc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts, hdc in ch1 space, 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, 32 hdc, 32 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces