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366 days of granny squares / Day 320

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 3tr – 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 two more times 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), 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), dc in same st, *dc in next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch2, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch2, sc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, 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: 12 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 4 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around sc in the middle of any side, *skip ch2, fpdc around next st, 6dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 6dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, skip ch2 space, 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, 52 dc 16 fpdc

ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any single dc, *bpsc around next 7 sts, fpdc around next st, bpsc around next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 bpsc, 4 fpdc

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

ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, skip ch2 spaces, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, skip ch2 space, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc in 5th sc of any side, *blsc in next 4 sts, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, blsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 36 blsc, 16 fpsc, 8 hdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color C). ch2, dc in same st (ch2 + dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 3 times, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch4, cluster of 2dc), [ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st] 4 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster of 2dc. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch2 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color A). Join with a standing fphdc around last cluster of any side before corner ch4 space, *in ch4 space (2hdc, dc, ch2, dc, 2hdc), fphdc around next st, {2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st} 8 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 80 hdc, 36 fphdc, 8 dc, 4 ch2 spaces