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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 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). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch4, skip next st, dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fptr around skipped dc of round 1, ch2, skip ch4 of round 2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 fptr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). sl-st into ch2 space (does not count as stitch), 2 puff sts in same ch2 space, *ch1, skip next st, 2 puff sts in ch2 space*, repeat ** 15 times, ch1. Join to 1st puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 puff sts, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in ch1 space above any fptr, *fpsc around next st, sc in space between puff sts, fpsc around next puff st, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next puff sc, dc in space between puff sts, fpdc around next puff st, in ch1 space (tr, ch2, tr), fpdc around next puff st, dc in space between puff sts, fpdc around next puff st, hdc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in space between puff sts, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 hdc, 16 fpdc, 8 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 44 sc, 40 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
