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). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), 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 dc, 4 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any sc, *skip ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (4dc, ch2, 4dc), fpdc around next st, skip ch2 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 fp puff st, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fphdc around any fp puff st, *ch1, bpsc around next 5 sts, in ch2 space (sc, ch2, sc), bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 sc, 40 bpsc, 4 fphdc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fphdc around same st, *hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), hdc in next 6 sts, fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 56 hdc, 4 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing blhdc in any fphdc, *blhdc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), blhdc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blhdc. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 68 blhdc, 16 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
