Special stitches relevant for this pattern are outlined below and specified in more detail above each round.
Skip 1 st behind (dcbb: in front of) each special stitch, continue in the next.
Note: If you have difficulties getting INTO the sc for split Spike stitches, take a smaller crochet hook to “bore” into the sc, then finish the st with the normal hook. The hook should emerge underneath the 3rd loop on the wrong side.
spSp_+2-3 – split Spike stitch into the st 2 ahead and 3 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_-2-3 – split Spike stitch into the st 2 behind and 3 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_0-4 – split Spike stitch into the st 4 rounds below the next stitch
tr_-3-3 in FLO/tr_+3-3 in FLO/<2tog – 2 sts together with first leg a treble in FLO of the st 3 behind and 3 rounds below the next stitch and second leg a treble in FLO of the st 3 ahead and 3 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_0-3 – split Spike stitch into the st 3 rounds below the next stitch
fptr_+2-2 – front post treble around the st 2 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch
fptr_+2-2-x – front post treble around just the second leg of the st 2 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr<2tog – leg)
fptr_-2-2 – front post treble around the st 2 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr<2tog)
tr_+2-3 in FLO – treble in FLO of the st 2 ahead and 3 rounds below the next stitch
tr_-2-3 in FLO – treble in FLO of the st 2 behind and 3 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_-2-2 – split Spike stitch into the st 2 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_+2-2 – split Spike stitch into the st 2 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch
spSp_0-3 – split Spike stitch into the st 3 rounds below the next stitch
fpdc_-1-2/dc_+1-2 in FLO/<2tog – 2 sts together with first leg a fpdc around the st 1 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr) and second leg a dc in FLO of the st 1 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch
dc_-1-2 in FLO/fpdc_+1-2/<2tog – 2 sts together with first leg a dc in FLO of the st 1 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch and second leg a fpdc around the st 1 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr)
tr_-3-2 in FLO/tr_+3-2 in FLO/<2tog – 2 sts together with first leg a tr in FLO of the st 3 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch and second leg a tr in FLO of the st 3 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch
fptr_+3-2-x – front post treble around just the second leg of the st 3 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr<2tog)
fptr_-3-2 – front post treble around the whole st 3 sts behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch (tr<2tog)
hdc-around_-1-2 – half double crochet around – yo, insert the hook through both loops of the skipped st 1 behind and 2 rounds below the next stitch and make a loose hdc, encompassing all loops and the st in between (fptr)
hdc-around_+1-2 – half double crochet around – yo, insert the hook through both loops of the skipped st 1 ahead and 2 rounds below the next stitch and make a loose hdc, encompassing all loops and the st in between (fptr)