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, 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 fpdc around any cluster, *ch3, skip ch1, fpdc around next cluster*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space, *ch1, skip fpdc, sc in ch3 space, working in front of same ch3 space in ch1 space of round 1 (tr, ch1, tr), sc in same ch3 space of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 16 tr, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Working behind round 3 sc in ch3 space of round 2 between two sc of round 3 made in same ch3 space, *ch2, working in front of round 3 fp puff st around fpdc of round 2, ch2, working behind round 3 sc in ch3 space of round 2 between two sc of round 3 made in same ch3 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 5 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff sts, *ch1, in ch1 space of round 3 between two tr (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 3dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, fpsc around fp puff st of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3dc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 3dc, *sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 fphdc
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch2, skip next st, cluster of 3dc*, 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 8 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 3dc above fp puff st 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 9 (Color D). 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 10 (Color D). 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 11 (Color D). 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
