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 44. (COLOR A)
Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space after bpsc made around 1st sc of 2sc group of round 42, *{ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space} 31 times (lime marker)(R44.1), ch3, skip (next 2 sts, ch1, next st), cluster of 3tr in ch2 space, ch3, skip next 6 sts, sc in next 6 sts, ch3, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space, ch3, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 7 sts, skip next 3 sts, 2tr in ch2 space, [fptr around next st, 6tr in ch3 space] 2 times, fptr around next st, 2tr in ch2 space, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts, ch3, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space, ch3, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 6 sts, ch3, skip next 6 sts, cluster of 3tr in ch2 space, ch3, skip (next st, ch1, next 2 sts), sc in ch1 space (R44.2)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 232 sc, 132 ch1 spaces, 32 ch3 spaces, 16 cluster of 3dc, 64 tr, 12 fptr, 8 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 45. (COLOR D)
Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space after 1st cluster of 3tr of the side, *ch1, working behind round 44 sc in skipped sc of round 42 after ch1 space in which is made 1st sc of round 44 (R45.1), [ch1, working behind round 44 sc in next skipped sc of round 43] 30 times (purple marker)(R45.2), ch1, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, sc in next 6 sts, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, sc in next 7 sts (orange marker)(R45.3), bpsc around next 19 sts, sc in next 7 sts, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, sc in next 6 sts, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space (R45.4)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st.
Stitch count: 332 sc, 24 fpsc, 128 ch1 spaces, 76 bpsc
ROUND 46. (COLOR D)
ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *{hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next st} 32 times, hdc in next 12 sts (purple marker)(R46.1), sc in next 9 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in next st, tr in next 2 sts, 3tr in next st, tr in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 9 sts (orange marker)(R46.2), hdc in next 13 sts (R46.3)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st.
Stitch count: 72 sc, 380 hdc, 96 dc, 28 tr
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