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, 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, 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. 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). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing popcorn in any skipped dc of round 1, *ch3, working in front of round 2 popcorn in next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch2, working in front of round 3 fp puff st around fpdc of round 2, ch2, fpsc around next popcorn of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 hdc, 48 dc
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, 5hdc in ch2 space, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 80 hdc
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd hdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, skip next st, bphdc around next 5 sts, skip next st, bpdc around next st, {ch1, bpdc around next st} 4 times, skip next st, bphdc around next 5 sts, skip next st, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 bpsc, 40 bphdc, 20 bpdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 32 hdc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 20 ch1 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color D). Join with a standing blsc around any 3rd sc, *blsc in next 6 sts, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, blsc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 blsc, 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 16 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 14 sts, in ch2 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
