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, cluster of 2tr – yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat once more time in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
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), *2dc into ring, ch2*, repeat ** 4 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *ch2, fpdc around next st, ch3, skip ch2 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working in front of round 2 popcorn in ch2 space of round 1, *ch2, fpsc around fpdc of round 2, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, ch2, working in front of round 2 popcorn in ch2 space of round 1*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 8 fpdc, 8 hdc, 20 dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, in skipped ch3 space of round 2 (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch2, bpsc around next 3 dc of round 3*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing hdc in any 3rd bpsc of the side, *hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, hdc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 52 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in next st (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
