ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS): sl-st slip stitch, ch chain, sc single crochet, hdc half-double crochet, dc double crochet, tr treble crochet, bp back post, fp front post, st stitch, sts stitches, popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch 1. Ch 1 counts as a part of popcorn st. sc2tog – Insert hook into 1st indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat to 2nd stitch. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, bpsc2tog – insert hook from back to front and from front to back around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next indicated st, 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 3 loops. dc3tog – Yarn over, insert hook in 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, repeat in 2nd and 3rd indicated sts. 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops
ROUND 37. Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd st before 1st popcorn (R37.1), *skip next 3 sts, 4tr in ch1 space, (skip next st, 3tr in ch1 space) 2 times, skip next st, 4tr in ch1 space, (skip next st, 3tr in ch1 space) 2 times, skip next st, 4tr in ch1 space, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 10 sts, bpsc2tog around next 2 sts, skip next st, bpsc2tog around next 2 sts, bpsc around next 10 sts (R37.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R37.3)
Stitch count: 160 bpsc, 16 bpsc2tog, 192 tr
ROUND 38. Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd st before 1st tr (R38.1), *skip next 2 sts, (dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 12 times (R38.2), skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 8 sts, bpsc2tog around next 2 sts, bpsc around next 8 sts (R38.3)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R38.4)
Stitch count: 128 bpsc, 8 bpsc2tog, 288 dc
ROUND 39. Join with a standing sc in any 1st dc (R39.1), fphdc and 2fpdc around same st, skip next st, sc in next st (R39.2), *(sc in next st, fphdc and 2fpdc around same st, skip next st, sc in next st (R39.3)) 11 times (R39.4), sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts, popcorn in next st, sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts (R39.5), sc in next st, fphdc and 2fpdc around same st (R39.6)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit lastsc, fphdc, 2fpdc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R39.7)
Stitch count: 288 sc, 96 fphdc, 192 fpdc, 16 sc2tog, 8 popcorn
ROUND 40. Join with a standing bpsc around any last sc made in last bpsc of round 38 before 1st dc of round 38 (R40.1), *4dc in 12 skipped dc of round 38 (R40.2)(R40.3)(R40.4), bpsc around 5 sc of round 39 made in bpsc of round 38 (be sure to skip all sc made in dcs of round 38), bpsc2tog around next 2 sts, skip popcorn, bpsc2tog around next 2 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts (R40.5)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R40.6)
Stitch count: 80 bpsc, 16 bpsc2tog, 384 dc
ROUND 41. Join with a standing bpsc2tog around any two bpsc2tog (R41.1), *bpsc around next 58 sts, bpsc2tog around next 2 sts (R41.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc2tog. Join to standing bpsc2tog with a sl-st. (R41.3)
Stitch count: 464 bpsc, 8 bpsc2tog
ROUND 42. ch2 (does not count), dc in same st (R42.1), *dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 6 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in next st (R42.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R42.3)
Stitch count: 472 dc, 16 dc3tog