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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 puff stitch, dc3tog – Yarn over, insert hook into first indicated st, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat in 2nd and 3rd indicated sts, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, fptr3tog – Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
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), *puff st into ring, ch3*, repeat ** 4 times. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 puff sts, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *5sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20sc, 4 fpsc
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, {ch2, cluster of 2dc} 3 times), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc), fpdc around next st, 5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (5dc, hdc), fpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 fpsc, 8 fpdc, 8 hdc, 60 dc
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of 5dc group made in ch2 space between two fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, working behind round 4 dc in sc of round 3, ch1, skip next 7 sts of round 4, bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, skip next st, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 bpsc, 4 dc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch1 space, ch2, skip next 4 sts, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, 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, 12 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 5th sc of the side, *sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, {3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 76 sc, 12 fpsc
ROUND 8 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, 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 st, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster of 2tr} 4 times), skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, 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 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 24 cluster of 2dc, 20 cluster of 2tr, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing dc3tog over 3 sc in the middle of the side, *fpdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fptr3tog over next 3 sts, in ch2 space (dc, 2hdc), fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), around next st (fptr, ch1, fptr), in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, dc), fptr3tog over next 3 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, dc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc3tog. Join to standing dc3tog with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 fpsc, 32 hdc, 8 fphdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces, 4 dc3tog, 8 fptr3tog
ROUND 10 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 15 sts, in ch1 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 16 sts*, 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
