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, 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, clusters of 3tr – yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat two more times in the same stitch or space. 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, 2dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 ch1 spaces, 8 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any cluster, *in ch1 space (dc, ch1, dc), fpdc around next cluster*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 16 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next st, ch2, popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 24 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch3, cluster of 3tr in fpdc of round 2, ch3, fpsc around next popcorn of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3tr, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *3sc in ch3 space, fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 48 sc
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, in next st (hdc, 3dc, hdc), skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 32 hdc, 48 dc
ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *ch2, bpdc around sc, ch2, bpsc around next 2nd dc*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 16 bpdc, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip ch2 space, 7dc in next st, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 112 dc
ROUND 9 (Color B). Working behind round 8 join with a standing bpsc which is above popcorn of round 3, *ch2, skip ch2 space of round 7, sc in bpsc of round 7, ch2, skip ch2 of round 7, bpsc around bpdc of round 7*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 16 bpsc, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 32 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 fpsc, 64 sc
ROUND 11 (Color B). 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 B). 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 B). 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
