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, 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, ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc into ring, *ch3, hdc into ring*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 hdc, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2 + cluster of 2dc counts as cluster pf 3dc), *ch3, sc in ch3 space, ch3, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 3dc, 4 sc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around sc, *working in front of round 2 dc into starting ring of round 1, in ch3 space of round 2 (hdc, 7dc), fpdc around next st, in ch3 space (7dc, hdc), working in front of round 2 dc into starting ring of round 1, fpsc around sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 4 fpdc, 64 dc, 8 hdc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 6 sts, working behind round 3 dc in sc of round 2, skip next 7 sts, bpsc around next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 dc, 52 bpsc
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch2, sc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, ch2, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 sc, 16 ch2 spaces, 4 popcorn, 12 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd cluster of 2dc, *in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, 7dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 7dc in ch2 space, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next st, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, 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: 8 sc, 12 fpsc, 16 hdc, 104 dc, 4 fpdc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 7 sts, 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, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 92 bpsc, 4 bpsc2tog
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st} 5 times, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 5 sts, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, {ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st} 5 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 44 cluster of 2dc, 40 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing fpdc around any last cluster, *dc in next 5 sts, fpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), 2dc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 fphdc, 36 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *{ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 8 times, ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), {ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 6 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 56 sc, 8 hdc, 60 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color C). Working behind round 10 join with a standing dc in any last skipped st of the side of round 9, *bphdc around hdc of round 10, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), {bphdc around next st, working behind round 10 dc in skipped st of round 9} 15 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 hdc, 64 bphdc, 60 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 12 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), sc in next 31 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 132 sc, 8 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
