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 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, 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.
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 ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), 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: 4 sc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd cluster of 2dc, *4sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next 3 sts, 4sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 4 fpsc, 12 fphdc
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster of 2tr} 3 times), skip next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 hdc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in any 3rd hdc, *tblsc in next st, skip next st, fpsc around next st, {in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, skip next st, tblsc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 tblsc, 16 fpsc, 24 hdc, 60 dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing cluster of 3tr in any 2nd tblsc of the side, *ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, {ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts} 2 times, ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 3tr in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 3tr. Join to standing cluster of 3tr with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 3tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 space, 60 bpsc
ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *sc in ch1 space, sc in next 5 sts, sc in ch2 space, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 3dc in next st, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, sc in ch2 space, sc in next 5 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 56 sc, 4 fpsc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of 2dc after corner cluster of 3dc, *sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, skip next st, hdc in next 13 sts, skip next st, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (sc, hdc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch1 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 60 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 10 times, ch1, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch3, cluster of 2dc), {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 56 cluster of 2dc, 52 ch1 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any last cluster before corner ch3 space, * in ch3 space (sc, hdc, ch2, hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 13 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 sc, 56 fpsc, 8 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 29 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
