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, 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), dc into ring, *ch1, dc into ring*, repeat ** 7 times, ch1. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *ch3, skip ch1, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 join with a standing dc in any skipped ch1 space of round 1, dc in same ch1 space, *fpsc around fpdc of round 2, working in front of round 2 3dc in skipped ch1 space of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 2dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 24 dc
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch2, skip next st, popcorn in next st, ch2 skip next st, 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, 8 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any popcorn, *working behind round 3 and 4 in skipped ch3 space of round 2 (2dc, ch1, 2dc), bpsc around next popcorn of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 32 dc
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in ch1 space, skip next 2 sts, 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 7 (Color D). Working in front of round 6 join with a standing sc in any bpsc of round 5, *ch1, working behind round 6 skip 1st dc of round 5, bpsc around next st, ch2, working behind round 6 bpsc around next dc of round 5, ch1, sc in next bpsc of round 5*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *sc in ch1 space, sc in next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), hdc in next st, dc in ch1 space, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in ch1 space, hdc in next st, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), sc in next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 4 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). 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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
