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, tblsc2tog – insert hook into third back loop of 1st indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat to 2nd indicated stitch. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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, ch1 to close puff stitch.
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), fpsc around same st, *ch2, skip next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing sc in any dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc, *2puff sts in ch2 space of round 2, working behind fpsc of round 2 sc in dc of round 1 around which is made this fpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 16 puff sts
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in space between two puff sts made in same ch2 space, *fpsc around next puff st, ch2, skip sc, fpsc around next puff sts, sc in space between two puff sts made in same ch2 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, 7hdc in ch2 spaces, 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, 56 hdc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in any 4th hdc, *tblsc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, tblsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 tblsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in ch2 spaces, 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 8 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any 5th dc, *tblsc in next st, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next st, tblsc2tog over next st and 1st dc of next group of 9dc skipping sc in between, tblsc in next st, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 tblsc, 8 tblsc2tog
ROUND 9 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, puff st in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 12 tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 puff sts
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around puff st, 2sc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, in next st (hdc, dc), 2dc in next st, in next st (tr, ch2, tr), 2dc in next st, in next st (dc, hdc), hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: sc, 40 fpsc, 32 hdc, 24 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 18 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 9 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
