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, 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, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.

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), hdc in same st, *ch3, skip next st, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 hdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing sc in any skipped dc of round 1, *ch1, fp puff st around hdc of round 2, ch1, working behind round 2 sc in next skipped dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any fp puff st, *ch2, popcorn in skipped ch3 space of round 2, ch2, fpsc around next fp puff st of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in ch2 space before any popcorn, *ch2, skip next st, sc in next ch2 space, ch3, skip next st, sc in next ch2 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fphdc around same st, *2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch3 space (2dc, tr, ch2, tr, 2dc), fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 16 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 11 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). Working in front of rounds 5,6, and 7 join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn of round 4, *skip ch2 of round 4, 9dc in fpsc of round 4, skip ch2 of round 4, fpsc around popcorn of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 72 dc


