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 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, bpsc2tog – insert hook from back to front and from front to back around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next indicated st, 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 3 loops.
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. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, 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: 8 sc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any sc, *ch3, skip ch3 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fp puff sts, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Working in front of ch3 space of round 3 join with a standing cluster of 3dc in ch3 space of round 2, *ch5, working in front of round 3 cluster of 3dc in ch3 space of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to standing cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 3dc, 8 ch5 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 3dc, *working in front of ch5 space of round 4 2dc in ch3 space of round 3, working in front of ch5 space of round 4 fpdc around fp puff st of round 3, working in front of ch5 space of round 4 2dc in ch3 space of round 3, fpsc around cluster of 3dc of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 fpsc, 32 dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 st, 9dc in next st, 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: 8 sc, 72 dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 5th dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and 1st dc of next 9dc group skipping sc in between, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc2tog, 16 ch1 spaces, 56 bpsc
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, sc in ch1 spaces, sc in next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, dc in next st, ch1, dc in ch1 space, {ch1, dc in next st} 3 times, ch1, dc in ch1 space, ch1, dc in next st, ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 28 dc, 32 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc in last sc before 1st ch1 space, *{ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around dc} 7 times, ch1, skip ch1 space, blsc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 blsc, 32 ch1 spaces, 28 fp puff sts
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing blhdc in any 4th blsc in the middle of the side, *blhdc in next 3 sts, skip ch1 space, fpsc around 1st fp puff st, {2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around fp puff sts} 6 times, skip ch1 space, blhdc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blhdc. Join to standing blhdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 sc, 28 fpsc, 28 blhdc
ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 6 sts, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next st, in next st (tr, ch2, tr), tr in next st, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 6 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 48 hdc, 24 dc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 14 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
