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 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, fpsc around next st, ch2, skip next st, 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, 4 fpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *working behind round 2 in dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc of round 2 (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), bpsc around next sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 bpsc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any bpsc, *fpsc around next st, {in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, 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: 12 fpsc, 16 hdc, 40 dc
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of any group of (hdc, 5dc, hdc) after 3 fpsc, *bpsc around next st, ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, working behind round 4 dc in bpsc of round 3, ch1, skip (hdc, fpsc, fpsc, fpsc, hdc), bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 bpsc, 4 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, 3sc in ch3 space, sc in next 2 sts, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch2, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, 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: 28 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 cluster of 2tr, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster after 7 sc group, *{in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, skip next st, flsc in next 5 sts, skip next st, 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: 20 flsc, 16 fpsc, 24 hdc, 60 dc
ROUND 8 (Color B). Working behind round 7 join with a standing bldc in same st of round 6 as 5th flsc of round 7 is made, *skip (fpsc, hdc of round 7), bpsc around next 5 sts, {ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts} 2 times, working behind round 7 bldc in the same 5 sts of round 6 in which are made flsc of round 7*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bldc. Join to standing bldc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 bldc, 60 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, hdc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, hdc in ch1 space, {ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 2 times, [ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st] 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 hdc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 24 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 10 (Color C). Join with a standing fp puff st around 2nd cluster at any corner, *ch3, skip ch2, fp puff st around next st, {skip ch1 space, fp puff st around next st} 3 times, ch1, skip ch1, fpsc around next st, [sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 2 times, ch1, skip ch1 space, fp puff st around next st, {skip ch1 space, fp puff st around next st} 3 times, ch3, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 12 fpsc, 36 fp puff sts, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space after any fpsc, *fpsc around next st, {sc in space between fp puff sts, fpsc around next st} 3 times, in ch3 space (2sc, 2hdc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch3 space (2hdc, 2sc), fpsc around next st, {sc in space between fp puff sts, fpsc around next st} 3 times, sc in ch1 space, blsc in next 5 sts, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 sc, 32 fpsc, 20 blsc, 16 hdc, 8 fpdc, 2 ch2 spaces
ROUND 12 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 12 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), sc in next 19 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
