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 10 (Color E). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc of 3dc group, *bpsc around next 6 sts, bpsc2tog over next st (last dc) and next 1st dc skipping sc in between, bpsc around next 7 sts (R10.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. DO NOT fasten off. (R10.2)
Stitch count: 104 bpsc, 8 bpsc2tog
ROUND 11 (Color E). (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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.)
ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 3dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next 5 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 3dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (R11.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R11.2)
Stitch count: 24 sc, 56 ch1 spaces, 32 cluster of 2dc, 16 cluster of 3dc
ROUND 12 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd sc, *sc in next st, skip ch1 space, fpsc around next st (cluster of 2dc), in ch1 space (sc, 2hdc), fpdc around next st (cluster of 3dc), in ch1 space (2hdc, sc), fpsc around next st (cluster of 2dc), working in front of ch1 space tr in bpsc2tog of round 10, skip ch1 space, fpsc around next st (cluster of 2dc), in ch1 space (sc, 2hdc), fpdc around next st (cluster of 3dc), in ch1 space (2hdc, sc), fpsc around next st (cluster of 2dc), skip ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts (R12.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. DO NOT fasten off. (R12.2)
Stitch count: 56 sc, 32 fpsc, 64 hdc, 16 fpdc, 8 tr
ROUND 13 (Color C). (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.)
ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, ch3, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next st (fpdc), ch2, skip next 4 sts, in next st (tr) ({cluster of 2tr, ch2} 3 times), skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next st (fpdc), ch3, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts (R13.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R13.2)
Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 bpsc, 16 ch3 spaces, 32 ch2 spaces, 24 cluster of 2tr
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