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), 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 popcorn in any ch1 space, *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *5sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 sc, 8 fpsc
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), in same st (sc, ch3, sc), *skip next st, in next st (sc, ch3, sc)*, repeat ** 23 times, skip next st. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 48 sc, 24 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Working behind round 5 join with a standing sc in 1st sc of any 5sc group of round 3, *ch1, working behind rounds 4 and 5 sc in next skipped sc of round 3*, repeat ** 24 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 24 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch1, skip ch1, sc in next st, ch2, skip (ch1 and sc), in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip (sc and ch1 space), sc in next st, {ch1, skip ch1 space, sc in next st} 2 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 sc, 12 ch1 space, 12 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 3rd cluster of 2tr, *sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 3 times, sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2sc 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, 8 fpsc, 12 hdc, 16 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 space
ROUND 8 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 4 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 space


