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, 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, dc into the ring (ch2+sc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space, *ch1, skip cluster, 3sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip ch1 spaces, sc in next st, ch2, skip next st, 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 ch2 spaces, 16 sc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Working in front of round 3 join with a standing fptr around any cluster of 2dc of round 1, *bpsc around sc of round 3, working behind ch2 space of round 3 in skipped (2nd) sc of round 2 (dc, ch1, dc), skip ch2 of round 3, bpsc around next sc, working in front of round ch2 space of round 3 fptr around next cluster of 2dc of round 1, skip ch2 space of round 2 *, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fptr. Join to standing fptr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fptr, 16 bpsc, 16 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space, *ch2, fp puff st around fptr, ch2, sc in next ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *working in front of ch2 space of round 5 in dc of round 4 (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, working in front of next ch2 space of round 5 in dc of round 4 (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), fpsc around next fp puff st of round 5*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 cluster of 2dc, 24 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space between 2nd and 3rd clusters, *fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 24 fphdc
ROUND 8 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, in next st (hdc, 3dc, hdc), skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 32 hdc, 48 dc
ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, 3sc in ch2 space, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), hdc in next st, 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: 28 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 2tr, 4 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 11 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc in any 2nd sc of 3sc group, *tblsc in next 7 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, dc), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, blsc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 blsc, 24 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 12 (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
