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 2tr – 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 once more time in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, 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, 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, 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, *ch1, bpdc around next st, ch1, 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 bpdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any bpdc, *ch3, skip (ch1, fpdc, ch1), fp puff st around next bpdc*, 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 sts, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *hdc in ch1 space of round 2 and ch3 space of round 3 together, ch1, working in front of same ch3 space of round 3 fpdc around fpdc of round 2, ch1, hdc in ch1 space of round 2 and the same ch3 space of round 3 together, fpsc around next fp puff st 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 fpdc, 16 dc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 fpsc
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpsc, *ch2, skip (hdc and ch1), fp puff st around fpdc, ch2, skip (ch1 and hdc), bpsc around fpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff sts, 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *working in front of round 5 in fpsc of round 4 (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), skip (ch2, bpsc, ch2 of round 5), fpsc around next fp puff sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 24 ch2 spaces, 32 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd ch2 space, sc in same ch2 space, *fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fpdc3tog over next 3 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last two sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 sc, 16 hdc, 16 fpsc, 8 fpdc3tog
ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 10 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 44 sc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc in any sc made in fpdc3tog, *blsc in next 3 sts, blhdc in next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch2 space (dc, 2hdc), fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, blhdc in next 2 sts, blsc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 blsc, 16 blhdc, 32 hdc, 16 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 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
