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, clusters of 2dc – Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. clusters 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. clusters of 4tr – 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 3 more times in same stitch or space, 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 5 loops
ROUND 44 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any marked st (R44.1), tblsc in next 419 sts. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Do not fasten off. (R44.2) Don’t forget the markers.
Stitch count: 420 tblsc
ROUND 45 (Color B). ch3 (R45.1)(does not count as stitch), cluster of 4tr in same st (R45.2), *ch3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 100 sts, ch3, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 4tr in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster of 4tr. Join to 1st cluster of 4tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Don’t forget the corner markers. Mark each 50th and 51st sc. These stitches are middle of the side stitches. You will have 12 markers at all (4 corner stitch markers and 8 middle of the side stitch markers) (R45.3)(R45.4)
Stitch count: 400 sc, 8 ch3 spaces, 4 cluster of 4tr
ROUND 46 (Color C). *Join with a standing bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) around 3rd sc before corner cluster of 4tr and ch3 space (R46.1), cluster of 2tr in 2nd skipped st of round 44 (This stitch is before cluster of 4tr of round 45) (R46.2), in ch3 space of round 45 ((ch1, cluster of 2dc) 3 times), skip next st, in ch3 space of round 45 ((ch1, cluster of 2dc) 3 times) (R46.3), ch1, cluster of 2tr in 1st skipped st of round 44 (This stitch is after cluster of 4tr of round 45), bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) around 3rd sc of round 45 after ch3 space, fasten off, and secure ends. (R46.4)*. Repeat ** in the 4 corners. You can remove corner markers
Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2tr, 28 ch1 spaces, 24 cluster of 2dc
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