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Crochet granny square pattern / Motif #142

Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 13 cm / 5 inches

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, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop,  tbl – third back loop, clusters of 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st.

ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fphdc around same st, *ch5, skip next st, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing cluster of 3dc in any skipped dc of round 1, *ch1, working in front of round 2 in next skipped dc of round 1 (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to standing cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch1 space, *ch2, fpsc around next st, ch2, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st, ch2, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

ROUND 5 (Color B). Pull ch5 space of round 2 in front between two clusters made in same st under ch2 spaces of round 3 and 4. Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch1, working in front of round 3 and 4 in ch5 space of round 2 (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc), ch1, fpsc around next popcorn*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fphdc around any fpsc, *2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc made around fpsc of round 5, tblsc in next 79 sts. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st.

ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, in next st (dc, tr), in next st (tr, ch2, tr), in next st (tr, dc), dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st.

ROUND 9 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 12 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.

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