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), dc into ring, *ch1, dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in any ch1 space, *ch3, skip next st, puff st in next ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 puff sts, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *ch3, working behind round 2 bpsc around skipped dc of round 1, ch3, skip ch3 space of round 2, fpsc around next puff st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 bpsc, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fphdc around same st, *3hdc in ch3 space, working in front of ch3 space of round 2 fpsc around bpsc of round 3, 3hdc in next ch3 space of round 3, fphdc around fpsc*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fphdc, 48 hdc, 8 fpsc
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fphdc, *ch2, working behind round 4 puff st in ch3 space of round 2, ch2, bpsc around next fphdc of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 puff sts, 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *3sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 84 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
