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, tbl – third back loop, Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch 1 to close front post puff stitch. Cluster of 2tr – yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat once more in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
ROUND 35. Join with a standing tblsc in any 2nd hdc of 3hdc group (R35.1), tblsc in next 399 sts. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R35.2)
Stitch count: 400 tblsc
ROUND 36. ch1 (does not count as stitch), puff st in same st (R36.1), *puff st in next st, ch2, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, 7dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, ch2, (skip next st, puff st in next st) 7 times, ch2, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, 7dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, ch2, skip next st, puff st in next 2 sts (R36.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last puff st. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R36.3)
Stitch count: 160 sc, 32 ch2 spaces, 112 dc, 80 puff st
ROUND 37. Join with a standing sc in any 4th sc before 3 puff group (R37.1), *skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1) 3 times, (fptr around next st, 2tr in space between puff sts) 2 times, fptr around next st, in ch2 space (ch1, cluster of 2tr) 3 times, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, skip next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, (fphdc around next st, hdc in space between puff sts) 6 times, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts, skip next st, sc in next st (R37.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R37.3)
Stitch count: 64 sc, 112 bpsc, 96 hdc, 56 fphdc, 32 tr, 24 fptr, 48 cluster of 2tr, 48 ch1 spaces
