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, 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, 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.

ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, dc into ring (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, cluster of 2dc into ring, ch2, cluster of 2dc into ring*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 cluster of 2dc, 4 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch1 spaces, *ch3, skip next st, sc in ch2 space, ch3, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 4 sc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *working in front of round 2 fpdc around cluster of 2dc of round 1, in ch3 space of round 2 (2hdc, 3dc), fpdc around popcorn, in ch3 space (3dc, 2hdc), working in front of round 2 fpdc around cluster of 2dc of round 1, fpsc around sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 12 fpdc
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc made around popcorn, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, in sc of round 2 (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip (2hdc, fpdc, fpdc, fpdc, 2hdc), bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 8 dc, 12 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip (bpsc and ch1), cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip (ch1, bpsc), sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 2tr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in 3rd sc of any side, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, around next st (fpsc, ch2, fpsc), 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 sc, 16 fpsc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2sc, ch2, 2sc), sc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 sc, 4 ch2 spaces


