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, 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, dc into the ring, *ch1, dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc, *ch2, skip ch1 space, 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). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, popcorn in ch2 space, ch3, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 ch3 spaces, 8 popcorn, 8 sc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Working in front of round 3 join with a standing fpdc around any bpsc of round 2, *skip sc of round 3, 4hdc in ch3 space, fphdc around popcorn, 4hdc in ch3 space, working in front of sc of round 3 fpdc around bpsc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 fphdc, 64 hdc
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any fphdc, *tblsc in next 2 sts, working behind round 4 dc in sc of round 3, skip (two hdc, fpdc, two hdc of round 4), tblsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 tblsc, 8 dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, skip next 2 sts, in dc (dc, ch2, dc), ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 ch2 spaces, 24 dc, 8 sc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *ch2, skip ch2, fp puff st around dc, ch2, skip ch2, fp puff st around dc, ch2, skip ch2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fp puff sts, 8 bpsc, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any bpsc, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 24 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 fpsc, 48 hdc, 72 dc
ROUND 9 (Color B). Working behind round 8 join with a standing sc of round 7, *ch3, working behind round 8 sc in fp puff st of round 7, ch2, working behind round 8 sc in next fp puff st of round 7, ch3, working behind round 8 sc in bpsc around 7*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 ch2 spaces, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 fpsc, 72 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
