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, 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, dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any cluster, *3dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 24 dc
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip next st, 9dc in next st, skip next st, fpsc around next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 fpsc, 36 dc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 9th dc, *in 2nd dc of 3dc group of round 2 (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), bpsc around next 9 dc of round 3*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 12 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 4th bpsc, *ch2, skip next st, sc in next st, ch2, skip next 4 sts, popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, popcorn in next st, ch2, popcorn in ch1 space, ch2, skip next 4 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 20 ch2 spaces, 12 popcorn
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around 1st sc after popcorn and ch2 space, *skip ch2 space, fpdc around next st, {8dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, skip ch2, 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 fpsc, 8 hdc, 84 dc, 12 fpdc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around fpdc made around any 2nd popcorn, *bpsc around next 9 sts, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 10 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 96 bpsc
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), {ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 28 ch1 spaces, 24 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 6th sc, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, {dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, 2dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, {fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space} 2 times, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 hdc, 40 dc, 24 fpdc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 10 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 96 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 16 sts, in ch2 space (sc, ch2, sc), sc in next 17 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
