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 43 (Color D). *Join with a standing bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) around bpsc of round 39 made around 24th st before marked st of round 38, sc in ch1 space of round 42, [fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space] 3 times, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, (ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, fpsc around next st) 17 times, 2sc in ch2 space, [fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space] 4 times, bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) round bpsc of round 39 made around 24th st after marked st of round 38, fasten off, and secure ends. (R43.1)*. Repeat ** in the 4 corners.
You should have 23 bpsc sts (and 24 fpsc with 48 ch1 spaces) of round 39 between the start and end sts of this round.
Stitch count: 48 sc, 104 fpsc, 68 bpsc, 136 ch1 spaces
ROUND 44 (Color C). *IMPORTANT! In this round you will be working ONLY in sts of round 42 around which is made fpsc of round 43 and will be skipping other sts and chains of round 42 in between. In direction “in next st” means “in next st of round 42 around which is made fpsc of round 43”. Join with a standing sl-st (does not count as stitch) in 1st sc of round 42, (ch1, sc in next st) 3 times, ch1, in next st (hdc, dc), 2dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in next st, 2dc in next 10 sts, 3dc in next st, 2dc in next 2 sts, in next st (dc, hdc), [ch1, sc in next st] 3 times, ch1, sl-st (does not count as stitch) in next st (last sc of round 42), fasten off, and secure ends. (R44.1)*. Repeat ** in the 4 corners.
Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 hdc, 144 dc, 32 ch1 spaces
ROUND 45 (Color C). *Join with a standing sl-st (does not count as stitch) in 1st ch1 space of round 44, skip (sc, ch1, sc), in ch1 space ((cluster of 2tr, ch2) 3 times, cluster of 2tr), skip (sc, ch1, hdc), sc in next 3 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st ((cluster of 2tr, ch2) 4 times, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr), [ch2, cluster of 3tr in next st] 2 times, ch2, in next st (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st ((cluster of 2tr, ch2) 4 times, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, skip (hdc, ch1, sc), in next st ((cluster of 2tr, ch2) 3 times, cluster of 2tr), skip (sc, ch1, sc), sl-st (does not count as stitch) in ch1 space (last ch1 space of round 44), fasten off, and secure ends. (R44.1)*. Repeat ** in the 4 corners.
Stitch count: 48 sc, 72 cluster of 2tr, 24 cluster of 3tr, 76 ch2 spaces
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