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366 days of granny squares / Day 304

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 19 cm / 7.5 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, clusters of 4dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat thrice more in the same stitch or space. 5 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops, 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 time in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, 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.

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), 2dc into ring, *ch2, 3dc into ring* repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 2dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch4, skip next st, cluster of 4dc in ch2 space, ch4, 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, 4 cluster of 4dc, 8 ch4 paces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 bpdc around dc of round 1 in which is made any sc of round 2, *7hdc in ch4 space of round 2, fphdc around next st, 7hdc in ch4 space, working behind round 2 bpdc around dc of round 1 in which is made sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpdc. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 bpdc, 4 fphdc, 56 hdc

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 6 sts, fpdc around sc of round 2, skip next 3 sts of round 3, tblsc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 tblsc, 4 fpdc

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch2, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, in next st (dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip next st, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 sc, 4 popcorn, 12 dc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in 2nd sc after any popcorn, *skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next st, 5hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 5hdc in ch2 space, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 40 hdc, 4 fphdc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 20 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, skip next 2 sts, tblsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 fpsc, 36 tblsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 16 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts, tr2tog over next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr2tog over next 2 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 hdc, 24 dc, 8 dc2tog, 8 tr2tog, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces