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, 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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing cluster of 2dc in any ch2 space, *ch3, skip ch1 space, cluster of 2dc in nch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *ch2, working in behind round 2 bp puff st around dc of round 1, ch2, fpsc around next cluster of 2dc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 bp puff st, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *in ch3 space of round 2 (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), fpsc around next fpsc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 hdc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in ch1 space, skip next st, 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, 72 dc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *ch2, working behind round 4 and 5 sc in ch3 space of round 2 between two groups of 2hdc of round 4 made in same ch3 space, ch2, bpsc around next sc of round 5*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fphdc around same st, *2sc in ch2 spaces, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 spaces, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch2 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 40 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 6 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


