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 68. (COLOR A)
Join with a standing bpsc around any last dc made in ch1 space between last two clusters of 2tr, *ch1, working behind round 67 sc in 5th skipped st of round 66 after last cluster of 2tr (5th sc of 6sc group), {ch1, working behind round 67 sc in next skipped st of round 66} 7 times, bpsc around 1st dc of 3dc group, bpsc around next 10 sts (11bpsc in total), [sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 9 times (purple marker)(R68.1), ch1, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next st, {ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st} 3 times, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch4, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, {ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st} 3 times, ch1, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next st (pink marker) (R68.2), [sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 8 times, sc in ch1 space, bpsc around next 11 sts, (lime marker)(R68.3), working behind round 67 sc in skipped st after 1st sc of round 67, [ch1, working behind round 67 sc in next skipped st of round 66] 7 times, ch1, bpsc around 1st dc (after 1st fpdc), bpsc around next 18 sts (aqua marker)(19bpsc in total, make sure to skip the 1st and the last fpdc)(R68.4), {ch1, working behind round 67 sc in 5th skipped st of round 66 (5th sc of 6sc group), [ch1, working behind round 67 sc in next skipped st of round 66] 6 times, ch1, bpsc around 1st dc of round 67 (after 1st fpdc), bpsc around next 18 sts (orange marker)(19bpsc in total, make sure to skip the 1st and the last fpdc)(R68.5)} 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st.
Stitch count: 220 sc, 72 fpsc, 440 bpsc, 168 ch1 spaces, 24 ch3 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 69. (COLOR A)
ch3, tr in same st (ch3+tr counts as cluster of 2tr), *skip (ch1, sc, ch1, sc), sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, ch2, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, {ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space} 3 times, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 3tr in next st, {ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st} 2 times, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st (purple marker)(R69.1), [ch1, skip next st, sc in next st] 8 times, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st (orange marker)(R69.2), skip (ch3 and next st), in ch3 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip (next st and ch3 space), sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in ch4 space (cluster of 2dc, [ch1, cluster of 2dc] 5 times), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip (ch3 space and next st), in ch3 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip (next st and ch3 space), fpsc around next st (green marker)(R69.3), sc in ch1 space, [ch1, skip next st, sc in next st] 9 times, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr, skip next 4 sts, sc in ch1 space (yellow marker)(R69.4), [ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space] 3 times, ch2, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, skip (sc, ch1, sc, ch1), cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in next st} 9 times (aqua marker)(R69.5), {skip (ch1, sc, ch1, sc), sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, ch2, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, sc in ch1 space, skip (sc, ch1, sc, ch1), cluster of 2tr in next st, [ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in next st] 9 times (orange marker)(R69.6)} 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 2tr. Join to 1st cluster of 2tr with a sl-st, fasten off and secure ends.
Stitch count: 184 sc, 8 fpsc, 24 clusters of 2dc, 224 cluster of 2tr, 16 clusters of 3tr, 292 ch1 spaces, 84 ch2 spaces
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