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366 days of granny squares / Day 318

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), in same st (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc), *ch5, skip next 3 sts, in next st (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc)*, repeat ** 3 times, ch5, skip next 3 sts. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch5 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any 2nd ch1 space, *ch3, working in front of round 2 popcorn in 2nd skipped dc of round 1, ch3, skip (dc, ch5 space, dc of round 2), popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn between ch3 spaces any sc, *in ch3 space (hdc, 6dc), fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch3 space (6dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 68 dc, 8 fpdc

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of any 5dc group, *bpsc around next 8 sts, bpdc2tog over next st and next dc skipping 3 sts in between, bpsc around next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 68 bpsc, 4 bpdc2tog

ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, 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 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 24 ch2 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing hdc in 5th sc of any side, *2hdc in ch2 space, {fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space} 2 times, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, 2hdc in ch2 space, hdc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 hdc, 16 fpdc, 32 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing bldc in last st of any side, *in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), bldc in next 23 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bldc. Join to standing bldc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 92 bldc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 25 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