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 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), 2dc into ring, *ch2, 3dc into ring*, repeat **3 times, ch2, dc into ring. 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 popcorn in any ch2 space, *ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch4, popcorn)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 4 ch2 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn before ch2 space, *working in front of ch2 space fptr around 2nd dc of round 1, skip ch2 space of round 2, fpsc around next st, in ch4 space (hdc, 11dc, 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 fptr, 8 fpsc, 8 jdc, 44 dc
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any 6th dc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch1 space, skip next 4 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster of 2tr} 3 times), skip next 4 sts, 2sc in ch1 space, 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: 36 sc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 5th sc, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts, fpdc around next st, {5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 3 times, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 fpdc, 60 dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in any 3rd sc, *sc in next st, skip next st, bpsc around next 19 sts, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 76 bpsc, 12 sc
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 sc, 40 hdc, 28 dc, 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} 6 times, ch1, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch1, dc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 6 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 60 cluster of 2dc, 56 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any last cluster before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (sc, hdc, ch2, hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 14 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 64 sc, 60 fpsc, 8 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, in ch2 space (sc, ch2, sc), 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: 140 sc, 4 ch2 spaces
