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.
ROUND 38. Join with a standing bpsc in any 2nd fptr (R38.1), *ch2, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next st, ch1, 2sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 3dc in ch1 space, fptr around next st, bpsc around 4th dc of round 36, ch5, working in back of round 37 sc in skipped sc of round 36 (5th sc of 5sc group of round 36), ch1, 2tblhdc in 1st hdc of round 37 made in ch2 space, 2tblhdc in next st, tblhdc in next 15 sts, 2tblhdc in next 2 sts, ch1, working in back of round 37 sc in skipped sc of round 36 (1st of 5sc group of round 36), ch5, bpsc around 4th dc of round 36, fptr around 1st cluster of 2tr of round 37, 3dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, ch1, bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next st (R38.2) *, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
Stitch count: 48 sc, 40 bpsc, 32 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces, 16 ch5 spaces, 32 hdc, 16 fphdc, 184 tblhdc, 48 dc, 16 fpdc, 16 fptr
ROUND 39. Join with a standing tblsc in any last tblhdc (R39.1), *sc in 4 bpsc of round 37 starting with 1st bpsc, bpsc around 8 sts of round 38 starting with fptr, 4tr in 1st fptr of round 37, tr in next 5 sts of round 37, 4tr in next st of round 37, bpsc around 8 sts of round 38 starting with fphdc, sc in 4 bpsc of round 37 starting with 4th bpsc (R39.2), 2tblsc in 1st thbldc of round 38, tblsc in next 21 sts of round 38, 2tblsc in next st of round 38 (R39.3)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R39.4)
Stitch count: 64 sc, 200 tblsc, 128 bpsc, 104 tr
ROUND 40. Join with a standing bpsc around any last tr (R40.1), *ch3, sc in 2nd cluster of 2tr of round 37, ch3, sc in bpsc around 38, 3tr in 1st tblsc of round 39, tr in next 23 sts of round 39, 3tr in next st of round 39, sc in bpsc of round 38, ch3, sc in 2nd cluster of 2tr of round 37, ch3, bpsc around 13 tr of round 39 (R40.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
Stitch count: 32 sc, 104 bpsc, 32 ch3 spaces, 232 tr