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366 days of granny squares / Day 355

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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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, fptr3tog – Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 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), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc), ch3, 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, 8 cluster of 3dc, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces

ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster, *in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch3 space, working in front of round 2 fptr3tog over 1st skipped dc of round 1 and next 2 dc of round 1, skip sc of round 2, 2sc in ch3 space of round 2, 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: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc, 4 fptr3tog

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 4th dc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch3, skip next 4 sts, fpdc around next st, ch3, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 8 ch4 spaces, 4 fpdc

ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 3dc in next st, 5dc in ch3 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch3 space, 3dc in next st, 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: 4 sc, 64 dc, 4 fpdc

ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 8 sts, fpsc around next st, bpsc around next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 68 bpsc

ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 8 hdc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 12 ch2 spaces

ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing cluster of 2dc in 1st sc of any side, *{ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 3 times, ch1, skip next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fptr around next st, in ch2 space (3tr, ch2, 3tr), fptr around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 24 tr, 8 fptr, 16 cluster of 2dc, 20 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 9 (Color C). Join with a standing bpdc around last st of any side before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), {bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st} 4 times, [hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st] 4 times, hdc in ch1 space, {fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st} 4 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpdc. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 hdc, 16 fphdc, 32 fpdc, 32 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces

ROUND 10 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next st, in ch2 space (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc), dc in next 26 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 116 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces