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.

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), fpdc around same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fptr around skipped dc of round 1, ch2, skip ch3 of round 2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 fptr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any bpsc, *ch2, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around fptr, ch2, skip ch2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 fp puff sts, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing fphdc around any fp puff sts, *3dc in ch2 space of round 3 and 4 together, fpdc around fpsc of round 4, 3dc in ch2 space of round 3 and 4 together, fphdc around fp puff st of round 4*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 48 dc
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any fphdc, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, ch1, tr in next 3 sts, ch1, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 12 tr, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next st, in next st (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next st, hdc in ch1 space, sc in next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 52 sc, 32 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces


