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.
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). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *in ch4 space (hdc, 7dc, 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, 28 dc
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 4th dc, *bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 12 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 dc, 20 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc)} 2 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, 32 cluster of 2dc, 28 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 2 times, fphdc around next st, in next st (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 2 times, 3hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around 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: 4 fpsc, 56 hdc, 32 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in any ch2 space, sc in same ch2 space, *tblsc in next 8 sts, ch1, working behind round 6 puff st in sc of round 5, ch1, skip (2 hdc, fphdc, fpsc, fphdc, 2 hdc of round 6), tblsc in next 8 sts, 3sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 2 sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 64 tblsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 puff sts
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *{ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 3 times, skip next 3 sts, 5tr in ch1 spaces, fptr around next st, 5tr in ch1 space, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, sc in next st} 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 24 ch1 spaces, 40 tr, 4 fptr
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fptr, *bpsc around next 2 sts, bphdc around next 2 sts, bpdc around next st, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space} 2 times, [ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr)] 2 times, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, bpdc around next st, bphdc around next 2 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 bpsc, 16 bphdc, 8 bpdc, 36 ch1 spaces, 32 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 10 (Color D). Join with a standing blsc around any 3rd bpsc, *blsc in next 5 sts, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, sc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), fpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, sc in ch1 space, blsc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 16 fpsc, 44 blsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color D). 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
