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, Front Post Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of 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 front post puff stitch.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, cluster of 2dc into ring (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch4, cluster of 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 3dc, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *ch2, in ch4 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1, 2dc), ch2, fpsc around next cluster*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 24 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fp puff st around any fpsc, *sc in ch2 space, {ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space} 2 times, sc in ch2 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fp puff sts, 16 sc, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st sc after fp puff st, *{in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, skip fp puff sts, 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: 16 fpsc, 24 hdc, 60 dc
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc2tog over last dc of 5dc group before skipped fp puff st and 1st dc of next 5dc group after skipped fp puff st skipping (hdc, fpsc, fpsc, hdc) in between, *bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts, bpsc2tog over next st and next dc skipping 4 sts in between*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc2tog. Join to standing bpsc2tog with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 bpsc2tog, 52 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 3dc, {ch2, cluster of 3dc} 2 times), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 3dc, {ch2, cluster of 3dc} 2 times), skip next 2 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: 24 sc, 24 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing fpdc around any single sc between groups of clusters, *fphdc around next st, {3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, skip next st, {fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space} 2 times, fphdc around next st, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 fphdc, 4 fpdc
ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 7 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 60 sc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 8th sc of the side, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, 3dc in ch2 space, fptr around next st, in ch2 space (3tr, ch2, 3tr), fptr around next st, 3dc in ch2 space, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 16 hdc, 32 dc, 24 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any last st of the side before corner ch2 space, *ch1, in ch2 space (sc, ch2, sc), ch1, sc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 14 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 68 sc, 64 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color B). Join with a standing fphdc around any last sc before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 16 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 72 hdc, 68 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces


