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, fpsc3tog – insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next 2 indicated sts, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 4 loops.

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 (ch2cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch2, dc into ring, ch2, cluster of 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 dc, 4 cluster of 3dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 3dc, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc), ch3, skip next st, in ch2 space (3dc, 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, 8 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around 1st dc after any hdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, working in front of round 2 fptr around dc of round 1, in ch3 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), working in front of round 2 fptr around same dc of round 1, bpsc around next 3 sts of round 2, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any 4th dc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, skip next 5 sts, in ch1 space (tr, {ch1, tr} 5 times), skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 24 tr, 20 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 4 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), {ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr)} 4 times, skip next 4 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, 40 cluster of 2tr, 36 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc3tog over last cluster, sc, and next cluster, *2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, {2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, 3sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, [2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 2 times, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc3tog. Join to standing fpsc3tog with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fpsc3tog, 32 fpsc, 68 sc
ROUND 7 (Color C). ch3 (does not count as stitch), tr in same st, *skip next st, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next st, in next st (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc), dc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, skip next st, tr in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last tr. Join to 1st tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 sc, 40 hdc, 20 dc, 12 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in ant tr in the middle of the side, *blsc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), blsc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 108 blsc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). 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


