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 25 (Color F). Join with a standing dc in marked ch2 space, dc in same ch2 space (you can remove markers if you want), *(fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space) 2 times, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space (R25.1)*, repeat ** 40 times, omit last 2dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. DO NOT fasten off. (R25.2)
Stitch count: 160 dc, 120 fpdc
ROUND 26 (Color F). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, dc in next 279 sts. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. DO NOT fasten off.
Stitch count: 280 dc
ROUND 27 (Color F). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), (ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st) 3 times, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts (R27.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
Stitch count: 112 sc, 32 cluster of 2dc, 16 cluster of 3dc, 56 cluster of 2tr, 32 ch1 spaces, 48 ch2 spaces
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