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, 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, bp puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from back to front and from front to back around indicated st, yarn over and pull through, repeat 4 times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 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). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, dc in next st, ch2, 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, 8 hdc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing bpsc around any dc of round in which is made sc of round 2, *ch1, bp puff st around dc of round 2, ch1, working behind round 2 bpsc around next dc of round 2 in which is made sc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 bp puff sts
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing cluster of 3dc in any bpsc of round 3, *ch4, cluster of 3dc in next bpsc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 3dc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 3dc, *2sc in ch4 space, cluster of 2dc in dc of round 2 (around this st is made bp puff st), 2sc in same ch4 space of round 4, fpsc around next cluster*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 2dc in same st, *ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc)*, repeat ** 15 times, ch1, skip next 2 sts. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space between two clusters which are made in cluster of round 5, *fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 sc, 32 fpsc
ROUND 8 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 40 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 hdc, 40 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing fphdc around any hdc made in single sc of round 7, *2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around ch1 space} 3 times, 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. Stitch count: 56 hdc, 40 fphdc
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fphdc which is made between two 2hdc groups, fpsc around next 95 sts. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 96 fpsc
ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 7 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 8 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 12 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, {dc in ch1 spaces, fpdc around next st} 2 times, in ch1 space (dc, tr), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch1 space (tr, dc), {fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space} 2 times, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 6 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 13 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 14 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 15 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
