Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 23.5 cm / 9.25 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, fpsc3tog – insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next 2 indicated sts, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 4 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, 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, {ch2, cluster of 2dc} 3 times), skip next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc3tog over 4th cluster of one group and 1st cluster of next group and fpsc in between, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc3tog around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc3tog. Join to standing fpsc3tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 24 hdc, 44 dc, 4 fpsc3tog
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of any 5dc group, *bpsc around next st, {ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st} 2 times, ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 bpsc, 12 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, 7hdc in ch3 space, fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch3 space, fphdc around next st, 7hdc in ch3 space, skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 sc, 68 hdc, 8 fphdc
ROUND 6 (Color C). sl-st (does not count as stitch) into next st, ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 18 sts, ch1, 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: 76 sc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing popcorn in 10th, *ch2, skip next st, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip 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: 16 sc, 12 popcorn, 32 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st popcorn, *{in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, skip ch2 space, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st, {in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, skip ch2 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: 24 fpsc, 32 hdc, 80 dc, 16 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 9 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of 5dc group made between any 1st and 2nd popcorns, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, fpdc around next st, dc in nch1 space, fpdc around next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 80 bpsc, 8 dc, 16 fpdc, 20 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), {ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 40 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, ch1 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in sc made in ch1 space in the middle of any side, *sc in next 3 sts, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 5 times, hdc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch1 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, {hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st} 5 times, hdc in ch1 space, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 48 hdc, 40 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 12 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, * {ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 9 times, ch1, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), ch1, hdc in next st, {ch1, skip next st, hdc in next st} 9 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 hdc, 80 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 13 (Color B). Join with a standing hdc in last ch1 space of any side, *bpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), {bpdc around next st, hdc in ch1 space} 20 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 96 hdc, 84 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
