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 48 (Color E). *Join with a standing bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) around bpsc of round 39 made around 34th st before marked st of round 38, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bpsc around next bpsc, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bphdc around next bpsc, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bpdc around next bpsc (around this bpsc in made bp sl-st of round 47), ch1, sc in ch2 space of round 47, fpsc around next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, {2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts} 2 times (R48.1), ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, {2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts} 2 times (R48.2), ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, fpsc around next 2 sts, sc in ch2 space, ch1, bpdc around bpsc of round 39 around which in made bp sl-st of previous round, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bphdc around next bpsc, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bpsc around next bpsc, ch1, skip (ch1, fpsc, ch1), bp sl-st (does not count as stitch) round next bpsc of round 39, fasten off, and secure ends. (R48.3)(R48.4)*. Repeat ** in the 4 corners.
You should have 13 bpsc sts (and 14 fpsc with 28 ch1 spaces) of round 39 between the start and end sts of this round.
Stitch count: 260 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 bpsc, 8 bphdc, 8 bpdc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 64 ch1 spaces
ROUND 49 (Color E). The colorful markers are added just for a better understanding of where is the last stitch seen in the previous picture. You don’t have to put these markers into your work.
Join with a standing cluster of 2tr in any 1st ch1 space of round 48, *(ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space) 3 times, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch3, skip next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st (R49.1)(green marker), skip next 3 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts, 2sc in next st, skip next 3 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st (R49.2)(pink marker), ch3, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space} 4 times, ch1, working ONLY sts of round 38 around which are made fpsc of round 39 2tr in 1st, 2tr in 2nd, in 3rd (tr, dc), 2dc in 4th, in 5th (dc, hdc), 2hdc in 6th, in 7th (hdc, sc), ch1 (you can mark this space, its middle of the side, you will be starting next round here), in 8th (sc, hdc), 2hdc in 9th, in 10th (hdc, dc), 2dc in 11th, in 12th (dc, tr), 2tr in 13th, 2tr in 14th, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next 1st ch1 space of round 48 (R49.3)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 2tr. Join to standing cluster of 2tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
Stitch count: 180 sc, 48 hdc, 32 dc, 40 tr, 80 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces, 16 cluster of 3dc, 80 cluster of 2tr
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