Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 11.7 cm / 4.6 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.
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, *ch3, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *working in front of round 2 fpdc around skipped dc of round 1, in ch3 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), working in front of round 2 fpdc around same skipped dc of round 1, fpsc around sc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 16 fpdc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd dc, *ch2, working behind round 3 dc in sc of round 2, ch2, bpsc around next 2nd dc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 dc
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip ch2 space, 9dc in next st, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 72 dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). Working behind round 5 join with a standing sc in any bpsc of round 4, *ch2, working behind round 5 bpsc around dc of round 4, ch2, working behind round 5 sc in next bpsc of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *2sc in ch2 space, hdc in next st, 2dc in ch2 space, in next st (tr, ch2, tr), 2dc in ch2 space, hdc in next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color D). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 68 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), sc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 sc, 4 ch2 spaces
