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. fpdc2tog– Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. fpdc3tog – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, repeat around 2nd and 3rd indicated st. 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops
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ROUND 76. Join with a standing fpsc around any last 2nd cluster of 2dc of tree clusters of 2dc group (R76.1), *in ch1 space (sc, hdc), fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, fphdc around next st, (sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st) 4 times, 2sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch1, fpdc), in ch 1 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, (fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space) 4 times, fphdc, fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, in ch1 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st (R76.2), (in ch1 space (sc, hdc), fpdc3tog over next 3 sts, in ch1 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st (R76.3)) 28 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R76.4)
Stitch count: 148 fpsc, 280 sc, 240 hdc, 16 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch1 spaces, 8 fpdc2tog, 112 fpdc3tog
ROUND 77. ch2 (does not count), dc in same st, dc in next 18 sts, *in ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc), dc in next 205 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 19 dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R77.1)
Stitch count: 836 dc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 78. Join with a standing fpdc around any last dc before corner ch1 space (R78.1), *in ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc) (R78.2), fpdc around next st, (bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st) 104 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. (R78.3)
Stitch count: 420 fpdc, 416 bpdc, 16 dc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 79. ch1 (does not count), hdc in same st, hdc in next 2 sts, *3hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 213 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 3 hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends. (R79.1)
Stitch count: 864 hdc