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, bp puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from back to front and from front to back around indicated st, yarn over and pull through, repeat 4 times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 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. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch3, skip ch1 space, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space, *ch1, working in front of round 2 bp puff st around dc of round 1, ch1, 5sc in ch3 space of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 8 bp puff st, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any bp puff st, *ch1, working behind round 2 and 3 dc in skipped ch1 space of round 1, ch1, bpsc around bp puff st of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 dc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *in ch1 space (hdc, 3dc), fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 fpdc, 16 hdc, 48 dc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 bpsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, dc in next st, 2dc in next st, in next st (tr, ch1, tr), 2dc in next st, dc in next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in ch1 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


