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, 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, *ch1, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 16 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 hdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch1 space, *ch2, fpsc around dc of round 1 in which is made next st of round 2, ch2, skip hdc of round 2, sc in ch1 space of round2*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any hdc of round 2, *ch2, popcorn in next hdc of round 2*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next popcorn*, 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 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: 48 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 2 sts, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, skip next st, 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: 36 sc, 24 ch1 spaces, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of 2tr made in the same st, *in ch1 space (sc, hdc), around next st (fpdc, ch1, fpdc), in ch1 space (hdc, sc), {fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space} 2 times, fphdc around next st, {ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 4 times, ch1, skip next st, fphdc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 24 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 24 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in 3rd ch1 space in the middle of the side, *{fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space} 2 times, blsc in next 8 sts, in ch1 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), blsc in next 8 sts, sc in ch1 space, {fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 64 blsc, 16 fpsc, 8 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color D). 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
