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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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,
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any dc, *ch2, bpsc around next st, ch2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 ch2 spaces, 8 bpsc, 8 fpsc
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), ch2, cluster of 3dc in same st, *ch2, in next fpsc (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3dc)*, repeat ** 7 times, ch2. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch2 space between 2 clusters made in same st, *ch3, sc in next ch2 space, ch3, popcorn in next ch2 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 sc, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *2sc in ch3 space, working in front of same ch3 space fptr around cluster of 3dc of round 3, fphdc around sc of round 4, working in front of round 4 fptr around next cluster of round 3, 2sc in ch3 space of round 4, fpsc around next popcorn*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 16 fptr
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch2, skip next st, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 31 times, ch2, skip next st. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 cluster of 3dc, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster above popcorn of round 4, *2sc in ch2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 32 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 64 sc, 32 fpsc
ROUND 8 (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 9 (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 10 (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
