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 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, 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), hdc in same st, *ch1, fpdc around next st, ch1, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 hdc, 8 fpdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing dc in any dc of round 1 around which is made fpdc of round 2, *ch2, fpsc around hdc of round 2, ch2, working behind round 2 dc in next dc of round 1 around which is made fpdc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 fpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip ch2 space, 5dc in fpsc, skip ch2 space, fpsc around dc*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 40 dc
ROUND 5 (Color C). Working behind round 3 and 4 join with a standing sc in any ch1 space of round 2 before hdc, *ch2, working behind round 3 and 4 sc in next ch1 space of round 2*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch3 (does not count as stitch), bpsc around 3rd dc of round 4, *ch3, cluster of 3tr in ch2 space of round 5 which is behind fpsc of round 4, ch3, bpsc around next 3rd dc of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last bpsc. Join to 1st bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 ch3 spaces, 8 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any bpsc, *5hdc in ch3, fphdc around cluster, 5hdc in ch3 space, sc in bpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 fphdc, 80 hdc
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 4 sts, working in front of sc of round 7 fp puff st around bpsc of round 6, skip (hdc, sc, hdc of round 7), tblsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 72 tblsc, 8 fp puff st
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any fp puff st, *blhdc in next st, blsc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next st, bldc in next 2 sts, around next fp puff st (fptr, ch2, fptr), bldc in next 2 sts, blhdc in next st, blsc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next st, fpdc around next fp puff st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 blsc, 16 blhdc, 16 bldc, 4 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch3, cluster of 3tr, ch3, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces, 8 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 11 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any 5th sc, *sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch3 space (2sc, hdc), around next st, (fphdc, ch1, fphdc), in ch3 space (hdc, 2dc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 92 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 12 (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
