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, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop, tbl – third back loop.
ROUND 43. Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space between any two fpdc (R43.1), *fpsc around next 56 sts, sc in ch1 space (R43.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R43.3)
Stitch count: 448 fpsc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 44. ch1 (does not count), 2sc in same st (R44.1), *sc in next st, (ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) 19 times (R44.2), skip next 2 sts, 7dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 3 sts, 9tr in next st, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next 3 sts, 12tr in next st, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next 3 sts, 9tr in next st, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, 7dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st (R44.3), (ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) 19 times, 2sc in next st (R44.4)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 2sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R44.5)
Stitch count: 184 sc, 56 dc, 120 tr
ROUND 45. Join with a standing dc in any 1st fpdc of round 42 made around same dc of round 41 (R45.1), *ch3, dc in 2nd fpdc of round 42 made around same dc of round 41 (R45.2), skip 4 sc of round 44 made between ch1 space (sc, 2sc and sc), sc in ch1 space (R45.3), (ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space) 18 times (R45.4), ch1, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts, ch1, fpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 9 sts, ch1, fpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 12 sts, ch1, fpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 9 sts, ch1, fpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 7 sts, ch1 (R45.5), skip next st, sc in ch1 space, (ch1, skip next sts, sc in ch1 space) 18 times, dc in 1st fpdc of round 42 made around same dc of round 41 (R45.6)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R45.7)
Stitch count: 152 sc, 16 fpsc, 176 bpsc, 8 dc, 184 ch1 spaces, 4 ch3 space