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366 days of granny squares / Day 343

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.

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

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch4, skip ch2 space, 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, 4 ch4 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch4 space, *ch2, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next st, sc in ch4 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch2 spaces

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *skip ch2 space, fptr around next st, {8tr in ch2 space, fptr around next st} 2 times, 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, 12 fptr, 64 tr

ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around fptr between any two sets of 8tr, *bpsc around next 8 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and next fptr skipping fpsc in between, bpsc around next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 68 bpsc, 4 bpsc4tog

ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 9th bpsc, *sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch3, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch3, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 12 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any 3rd sc, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch3 space (hdc, 2dc), fptr around next st, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fptr around next st, in ch3 space (2dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 hdc, 8 fpdhc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color C). 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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 108 dc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing bpdc around last dc of any side, *in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), bpdc around next st, {fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st} 13 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpdc. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc, 52 fpdc, 56 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces