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, 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, 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). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *ch3, skip next st, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 hdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any hdc, *working in front of round 2 in skipped dc of round 1 (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip ch3 space of round 2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any bpsc, *ch3, working in front of ch2 space of round 3 between two clusters sc in ch3 space of round 2, ch3, popcorn in next bpsc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 popcorn, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch3, working behind round 4 cluster of 3dc in ch2 space of round 3, ch3, fpsc around next popcorn of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *in ch3 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 7 (Color A). 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: 16 ch3 spaces, 48 bpsc
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *sc in next st, sc in ch2 space, sc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip (ch2 and next st), cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip (next st and ch2 space), hdc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 16 hdc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 32 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc in any sc made in ch2 space, *blsc in next 3, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 3 times, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch1 space (dc, hdc), {fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 spaces} 3 times, blsc in 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 blsc, 32 hdc, 24 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 12 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), sc in next 13 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 116 sc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color D). Join with a standing blsc in any last sc of the side before ch1 space, *in ch1 space (hdc, ch1, hdc), blsc in next 29 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 116 blsc, 8 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces
