Special stitches in Round 7:
tr-2b-1b/fptr-1a-2b-2tog – 2 treble together with 1st leg into the FLO of st 2 behind and 1 round below and second leg – worked behind the ch3 – around the st 1 ahead and 2 rounds below (= dc-1b-1b from Round 5)
fptr-3b – front post treble around the st directly 3 rounds below (Round 4) – work this fptr behind the ch3 from Round 6
fptr-1b-2b/tr-2a-1b-2tog – 2 treble together with 1st leg – worked behind the ch3 – around the st 1 behind and 2 rounds below (= dc-1a-1b from Round 5) and second leg into the FLO of the st 2 ahead and 1 round below
Hints and Checkpoints for Round 7:
– The sc on each side of the fptr-3b is made into the tops of the dcbb’s from Round 6.
– Place a stitch marker in each of the tops of the dcbb from previous round.
– Make sure the first sc is worked behind the 2nd leg of the tr-2b-1b/fptr-1a-2b-2tog
Round 7: Ch1, [(sc, ch2, sc) into the ch2 corner space, 3 sc, tr-2b-1b/fptr-1a-2b-2tog, sc, fptr-3b, sc, fptr-1b-2b/tr-2a-1b-2tog, 3 sc] 4 times.
Ss into the top of the first st. – 13 sts per side plus ch2 corner space
Visual for Round 7 (where x = sc, /\ = fptr and T = tr-3b)