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, 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. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing fpdc around any skipped dc of round 1, *ch1, fp puff st around fpdc of round 2, ch1, working in front of round 2 fpdc around next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff st, 8 fpdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch1 space, *ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn made in ch1 space before fp puff st, *3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next popcorn, 2sc in ch2 space, working in front of same ch2 space fptr around fpdc of round 3, 2sc in same ch2 space of round 4, fpsc around next popcorn*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fptr, 16 fpsc, 56 sc
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, skip next st, fp puff st around next st, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 sc, 8 fp puff st
ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), puff st in same st, *{ch1, skip next st, puff st in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, fp puff st around fp puff st, ch1, skip next st, puff st in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last puff st. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 puff sts, 8 fp puff st
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd puff st, *2sc in ch1 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 9 (Color A). 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 10 (Color A). 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 11 (Color A). 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
