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366 days of granny squares / Day 306

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, 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), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), 2dc in same st, 2dc in next 15 sts. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 dc

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

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

ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any popcorn, *3dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 dc, 16 fpdc

ROUND 6 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st} 2 times, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in 3rd sc of any side, *sc in next 3 sts, {2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, hdc in ch1 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), hdc in ch1 space, {fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space} 2 times, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 hdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 12 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 108 dc, 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