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, 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, 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), popcorn into ring, *ch4, popcorn into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *9hdc in ch4 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 36 hdc
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in any 5th hdc, *tblsc in next 4 sts, ch1, skip next st, tblsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 tblsc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2tr in ch1 spaces, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, 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, 16 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fphdc around any sc, *working in front of round 4 dc in 1st skipped st of round 3, hdc in ch2 space of round 4, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch1 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, hdc in ch2 space, working in front of round 4 dc in 2nd skipped st of round 3, fphdc around sc of round 4*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 hdc, 20 fphdc, 16 dc, 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 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
