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, cluster of 2dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, 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), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, around next st (fpdc, ch1, fpdc), ch2, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *working in front of round 2 cluster of 2dc in skipped dc of round 1, ch1, in ch1 space of round 2 (cluster of 2dc, {ch1, cluster of 2dc} 3 times), ch1, working in front of round 2 cluster of 2dc in skipped dc of round 1, bpsc around sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 bpsc, 24 cluster of 2dc, 20 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any bpsc, *ch1, skip (next st and ch1 space), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, ch1, skip (ch1 space and next st), popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 28 hdc, 16 fphdc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *sc in ch1 space, tblsc in next 11 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 sc, 4 fpsc, 44 tblsc
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (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
