Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 18.5 cm / 7.25 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 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, 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), *2dc, ch2, dc into ring*, repeat ** 4 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in any ch2 space, *ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (puff st, ch1, puff st, ch1, puff st)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 puff sts, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st puff st after ch2 space, *{in ch1 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, working in front of round 2 fptr around 2nd dc of round 1, skip ch2 of round 2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 fpsc, 4 fptr, 16 hdc, 40 dc
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of (hdc, 5dc, hdc) group made in ch1 space between any 1st and 2nd puff sts, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch2, working behind round 3 cluster of 3tr in skipped ch2 space of round 2, ch2, skip next 5 sts of round 3, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 12 ch2 spaces, 4 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, {ch1, cluster of 2dc} 5 times), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip ch2, sc in next st, ch2, skip ch2, 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: 28 sc, 24 cluster of 2dc, 20 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around 6th cluster of 2dc, *working in front of ch2 space of round 5 6tr in ch2 space of round 4, fptr around cluster of round 4, working in front of ch2 space of round 5 6tr in ch2 space of round 4, fpsc around 1st cluster of 2dc of round 5, {2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, 3sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, {2sc 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: 44 sc, 24 fpsc, 48 tr, 4 fptr
ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around fptr, *bpsc around next 6 sts, skip next 3 sts, blsc in next 11 sts, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 bpsc, 44 blsc
ROUND 8 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, [ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st] 4 times, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next 3 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, 36 cluster of 2dc, 32 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in any 3rd sc of 5 sc group in the middle of the side, *blsc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, {fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space} 3 times, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 3 times, 2hdc in ch2 space, blsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 blsc, 40 hdc, 24 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). Join with a standing blsc in any 3rd blsc of 5 blsc group in the middle of the side, *blsc in next 14 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), blsc in next 15 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 116 blsc, 8 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 15 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 16 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 140 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
