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, 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, dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch4, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 2dc, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Working in front of round 1 join with a standing cluster of 2tr into starting ring between clusters of round 1, *ch3, fp puff st around cluster of 2dc of round 1, ch3 working in front of round 1 cluster of 2tr into starting ring of round 1*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 2tr, 4 fp puff sts, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around last fp puff st, *working in front of ch3 space of round 2 4dc in ch4 space of round 1, skip ch3 space of round 2, fpsc around next st, working in front of ch3 space of round 2 4dc in same ch4 space of round 1, skip ch3 space of round 2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 dc
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), 2hdc in same st, *hdc in next 4 sts, 2hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last 2hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 48 hdc
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing tblsc in any 1st hdc of 2hdc group made in the same st, *ch1, tblsc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 tblsc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 cluster of 2dc, 40 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing fphdc around cluster made in any ch1 space, *hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 56 hdc, 40 fphdc
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing tblsc in fphdc made around cluster of 2dc made in any ch1 space, tblsc in next 95 sts. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 96 tblsc
ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 24 hdc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 5th sc, *sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, {dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, 3dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 3dc in ch2 space, {fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space} 2 times, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 32 hdc, 40 dc, 16 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 15 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), sc in next 16 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
