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 (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). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any fpdc, *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). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *working behind round 2 and 3 4tr in skipped dc of round 1, fpsc around next fp puff st of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 tr
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, 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, 40 ch1 spaces, 32 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *skip ch1 space, fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, skip ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 fpsc, 48 hdc, 40 dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd dc of any 3dc group, *bpsc around next st, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, ch2, working behind round 6 bptr around fpsc of round 5, ch2, skip net 5 sts of round 6, bphdc around next st, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 16 bphdc, 8 bptr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, cluster of 3tr in next st, ch1, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next 2 sts, 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: 40 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 4 cluster of 3tr, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc in any fpsc, *blsc in next 5 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, blsc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 blsc, 24 hdc, 16 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces24 bpsc, 16 bphdc, 8 bptr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces
