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 loopin the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
ROUND 31 (Color B). Working behind round 28 join with a standing dc in ch3 space behind any group of tr of round 28, *ch4, working in front of round 30 fptr around fptr of round 29, working behind round 30 2dc in ch3 of round 29, bpsc around 5th dc of 9dc group, working behind round 30 2dc in same ch3 space of round 29, working in front of round 30 fptr around fptr of round 29, ch4, working behind round 30 2dc in ch3 space of round 29, bpsc around 3rd dc of 5dc group between two 2dc groups, working behind round 30 2dc in same ch3 space of round 29 (R30.1)(R30.2, back)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R30.3) Stitch count: 32 bpsc, 128 dc, 32 fptr, 32 ch4 spaces
ROUND 32 (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 (R32.1)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. (R32.2) Stitch count: 288 dc
ROUND 33 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 18 sts (R33.1) *, repeat ** 16 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R33.2) Stitch count: 320 hdc
ROUND 34 (Color D). Join with a standing tbldc in 2nd hdc on any 2hdc group, *tbldc in next 4 sts, 2tbldc in next st, tbldc in next 7 sts, 2tbldc in next st, tbldc in next 5 sts (R34.1)*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last tbldc. Join to standing tbldc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R34.2)
Mark 4th tbldc of every second 7tbldc group which are above petals of central flower with 16 petals. Every second marked stitch is middle of the side stitch (yellow markers), and other 4 are corner stitches (orange markers).
Stitch count: 288 dc
