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), *dc into ring, ch1*, repeat ** 8 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any dc, *in ch1 space (hdc, 4dc), fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (4dc, 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, 4 fpdc, 8 hdc, 32 dc
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 bpsc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, {ch1, cluster of 2dc} 4 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: 20 sc, 20 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing popcorn in any 3rd sc, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next st, {2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 4 times, ch2, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 20 fpsc, 4 popcorn, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip ch2 space, {2dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts} 2 times, 3dc in next st, {dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st} 2 times, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 76 dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd dc of any 3dc group, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 7 sts, ch1, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 76 bpsc, 12 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, sc in ch1 spaces, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 4 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, {ch1, cluster of 2tr} 4 times), ch1, skip next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 spaces, 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: 52 sc, 24 ch1 spaces, 20 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing popcorn in any last ch1 space, *ch2, skip next 4 sts, sc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next 4 sts, popcorn in ch1 space, {ch2, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space} 5 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 ch1 spaces, 28 ch2 spaces, 24 popcorn
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd sc, *ch1, skip ch1 space, bpsc around next st, {2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, in ch2 space (2sc, hdc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (3dc, ch2, 3dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2sc), {fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space} 2 times, bpsc around next st, ch1, skip ch1 space, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 sc, 16 fpsc, 12 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 hdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 14 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts, hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 140 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
