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
ROUND 26 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around fpdc2tog made around any 4th and 5th dc, *working in front of round 25 dc in first 3 dc of round 24, skip next dc of round 24 and 1st fptr, 2dc in next (5th) dc of round 24, fpdc around 2nd fptr of round 25, skip dc2tog of round 24, 2dc in next dc of round 24 (1st dc of next 5dc group), skip next dc of round 24 and 3rd fptr of round 25, dc in next 3 dc of round 24 (3rd, 4th and 5th dc of 5dc group), fpsc around fpdc2tog of round 25, working in front of round 25 in ch3 space of round 24 (hdc, 2sc), working in front of rounds 23, 24 and 25 fpdc around 3rd dc of round 23, working in front of round 25 in same ch3 space of round 24 (2sc, hdc), fpsc around next fpdc2tog (R26.1)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R26.2) Stitch count: 64 sc, 32 fpsc, 32 hdc, 160 dc, 32 fpdc
ROUND 27 (Color B). Working behind round 26 join with a standing sc in any sc of round 25, *3sc in next ch3 space of round 25, working in front of round 26 fptr around 1st fptr of round 25, ch4, sc in next fptr of round 25, ch4, working in front of round 26 fptr around next fptr of round 25, 3sc in next ch3 space of round 25, sc in sc of round 25 (R27.1)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R27.2) Stitch count: 128 sc, 32 fptr, 32 ch4 spaces
