Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 15.5 cm / 6 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, 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, cluster of 2dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, fpdc3tog – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, repeat around 2nd and 3rd indicated st. 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), 3dc in same st, *ch1, skip next st, 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 3dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd dc, *fpsc around next st, working in front of ch1 space fptr around skipped dc of round 1, skip ch1 space, fpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 fpsc, 8 fptr
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, 5dc in next st, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 40 dc
ROUND 5 (Color C). Working behind round 3 and 4 join with a standing sc in any 2nd dc of round 2, *hdc in next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), bpsc around 3rd dc of round 4, in same ch1 space of round 2 (dc, hdc), hdc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 sc, 32 hdc, 16 dc, 8 bpsc
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch1, popcorn in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around bpsc, ch1, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st, ch1, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 popcorn, 32 ch1 spaces, 8 fpsc
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around fpsc, *skip ch1 space and 1st popcorn, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip 2nd popcorn, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip 3rd popcorn and ch1 space, fpsc around fpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 48 cluster of 2dc, 40 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color E). Join with a standing fpsc around 3rd cluster after fpsc, *sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc3tog over next 3 sts, hdc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 fpsc, 40 sc, 16 hdc, 8 fpdc3tog
ROUND 9 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 13 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 sc, 24 ch1 spaces, 20 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 10 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *hdc in next st, dc in next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (dc, tr), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch1 space (tr, dc), fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 11 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 sc, 8 hdc, 32 dc, 16 fpdc, 8 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 9 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 20 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 sc, 4 ch1 spaces
