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 28 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in sc of round 27 and fpdc of round 26 together, *working in front of round 27 in stitches of round 26 sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts of round 26 and fptr of round 27, tr in next st, {2tr in next st, tr in next st} 2 times, skip fptr of round 27 and next 2 sts of round 26, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc in fpdc of round 26 and sc of round 27 together (R27.1)(R27.2, back)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R27.3) Stitch count: 80 sc, 32 hdc, 64 dc, 112 tr
ROUND 29 (Color B). Working behind round 28 join with a standing sc in 2nd sc of any 2nd group of 3sc, *working in front of round 28 fptr around fptr of round 27, ch4, sc in 1st ch4 space of round 27, ch3, sc in next ch4 space of round 27, ch4, working in front of round 28 fptr around next fptr of round 27, working behind round 28 sc in 2nd sc of 1st 3sc group, ch3, sc in 2nd sc of 2nd group of 3sc (R29.1)(R29.2, back)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R29.3) Stitch count: 64 sc, 32 fptr, 32 ch3 spaces, 32 ch4 spaces
ROUND 30 (Color A). Join with a standing dc in a single tr of round 28 between any two groups of 2tr, *working in stitches of round 28 dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, skip next st of round 28 and fptr of round 29, dc in next 9 sts, skip next st of round 28 and fptr of round 29, 2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts (R30.1)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R30.2) Stitch count: 288 dc
