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 40. (COLOR A)
Join with a standing sc in any last ch1 space before last sc, *ch2, skip next 4 sts (sc, fpsc, hdc, 1st dc), bpsc around next st (2nd dc), {ch2, skip next 4 sts (3rd dc, hdc, fpsc, fpdc), bpsc around next 11 sts, ch2, skip next 4 sts (fpdc, fpsc, hdc, 1st dc), bpsc around next st (2ndc dc)} 3 times, ch2, skip next 4 sts (3rd dc, hdc, fpsc, sc), sc in ch1 space (lime marker)(R40.1), [ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space] 45 times (R40.2)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 184 sc, 32 ch2 spaces, 148 bpsc
ROUND 41. (COLOR D)
Join with a standing cluster of 3tr in any last ch2 space before 1st sc, *working behind round 40 sc in 4th skipped sc of round 39 (R41.1), [ch1, working behind round 40 sc in next skipped st of round 39] 4 times, ch2, working behind round 40 sc in next skipped st of round 39, {ch1, working behind round 40 sc in next skipped st of round 39} 30 times, ch2, working behind round 40 sc in next skipped st of round 39, [ch1, working behind round 40 sc in next skipped st of round 39] 4 times (lime marker)(R41.2), in 1st ch2 space of round 40 (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr), ch2, skip next st, in next ch2 space (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr), {ch1, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 4 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr)} 3 times (R41.3)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 3tr. Join to standing cluster of 3tr with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 200 sc, 176 ch1 spaces, 56 ch2 spaces, 64 cluster of 3tr
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