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 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, 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, ch1 (does not count as stitch), *puff st into ring, ch2*, repeat ** 4 times. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 puff st, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), 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: 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster 2tr} 4 times), skip next 3 sts, 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, 20 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc3tog over 5th cluster, sc, and next cluster, *{in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc3tog. Join to standing fpsc3tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc3tog, 12 fpsc, 32 hdc, 80 dc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 5dc of any 3rd group of (hdc, 5dc, hdc), *ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and next dc skipping 3 sts in between, bpsc around next 4 sts, {ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 bpsc, 12 ch1 spaces, 4 bpsc2tog
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in ch1 space, skip next 4 sts, in next st (tr, {ch1, tr} 4 times), skip next 4 sts, [sc in ch1 space, sc in next 5 sts] 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 20 tr, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 2puff sts in ch1 space, {skip next st, 2puff sts in ch1 space} 3 times, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, {2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 44 sc, 32 puff sts
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd sc after 1st group of 2sc of the side, *sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, fphdc around next st, {hdc in space between puff sts, fphdc around next puff st} 2 times, in space between puff sts (hdc, dc), fpdc around next puff st, in space between puff sts (dc, ch2, dc), fpdc around puff st, in space between puff sts (dc, hdc), fphdc around next puff st, {hdc in space between puff st, fphdc around next st fphdc} 2 times, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 40 hdc, 16 fphdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color D). 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: 140hdc, 4 ch2 spaces


