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, cluster of 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch1 to close puff stitch, Front Post Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch 1 to close front post puff stitch.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc, *ch2, skip next st, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fp puff st around same st, *ch2, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fp puff st. Join to 1st fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff st, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *2sc in ch2 space, working in front of same ch2 space tr in ch2 space of round 2, 2sc in same ch2 space of round 3, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 tr, 32 sc
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch3, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch3 spaces, 8 sc
ROUND 6 (Color B). Working in front of round 5 join with a standing fp puff st around any tr of round 4, *skip sc of round 5, 5hdc in ch3 space, fphdc around cluster, 5hdc in ch3 space, working in front of round 5 fp puff st around tr of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff st, 8 fphdc, 80 hdc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 3 sts, working behind round 6 dc in sc of round 5, skip (two hdc, fp puff st, two hdc of round 6), tblsc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 tblsc, 8 dc
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 12 ch1 spaces, 16 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 1st sc after fpsc, *sc in next 4 sts, working in front of round 8 fpdc around dc of round 7, skip ch1 space of round 8, sc in next 5 sts, fpsc around next st, {in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 24 fpsc, 24 hdc, 36 dc, 4 fpdc
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing hdc in ant 1st sc, *{ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 5 times, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next st (2nd dc), ch2, working behind round 9 cluster of 3dc in 2nd cluster of round 8, ch2, skip (dc, hdc, fpdc, hdc, dc of round 9), bpsc around next st (2nd dc), ch2, working behind round 9 cluster of 3dc in 3rd cluster of round 8, ch2, skip (dc, hdc, fpdc, hdc, dc of round 9), bpsc around next st (2nd dc), ch1, skip (dc, hdc, fpdc), hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 bpsc, 24 hdc, 28 ch1 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 3dc
ROUND 11 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around 1st hdc of the side, *{sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 6 times, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2hdc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, sc in next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 sc, 40 fpsc, 16 hdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 12 (Color D). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 18 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces
