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 42. (COLOR C)
Join with a standing sc in any 2nd ch1 space after last cluster of 3tr, *{ch1, skip next st, sc in next ch1 space} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, 2sc in ch2 space, [ch1, skip next st, sc in next ch1 space] 30 times, ch1, skip next st, 2sc in ch2 space, [ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space] 3 times (lime marker)(R42.1), skip (sc, ch1, sc), fpdc around next st (1st cluster), 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, ch2, skip (ch1, next 3 sts, ch1), fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, ch4, skip (ch1, next 3 sts, ch1), fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, ch2, skip (ch1, next 3 sts, ch1), fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 4dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, skip (sc, ch1, sc), sc in ch1 space (R42.2)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 160 sc, 148 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces, 64 fpdc, 208 dc
ROUND 43. (COLOR D)
bpsc2tog – insert hook from back to front and from front to back around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next indicated st, 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 3 loops
Working behind round 42 join with a standing sc in 4th skipped sc of round 41, *ch1, working behind round 42 sc in next skipped sc of round 41, bpsc around 1st sc of 2sc group of round 42, {ch1, working behind round 42 sc in next skipped sc of round 41} 31 times, ch1, bpsc around 2nd sc of 2sc group of round 42, working behind round 42 sc in next skipped sc of round 41, ch1, working behind round 42 sc in next skipped sc of round 41, (lime marker)(R43.1)(R43.2)(R43.3), ch2, bpsc2tog over 1st fpdc and 1st dc of round 42, bpsc around next 15 sts, ch1, working in front of round 42 hdc in 2nd skipped sc of round 41, ch1, skip ch2 space of round 42, bpsc around next 14 sts (purple marker)(R43.4), ch2, working in front of round 42 cluster of 3tr in 1st skipped sc of round 41, ch3, working in front of round 42 cluster of 3tr in 2nd skipped sc of round 41, ch3, working in front of round 42 cluster of 3tr in 3rd skipped sc of round 41, ch2, skip (next 3 sts, ch4 space and next 3 sts of round 42), bpsc around next 14 sts, ch1, working in front of round 42 hdc in 2nd skipped sc of round 41, ch1, skip ch2 space of round 42, bpsc around next 15 sts, bpsc2tog over next 2 sts, ch2, working behind round 42 sc in 4th skipped sc of round 41 (R43.5)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 140 sc, 152 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces, 240 bpsc, 8 hdc, 8 ch3 spaces, 12 cluster of 3tr, 8 bpsc2tog
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