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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any st, *ch2, bpdc around next st, ch2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 7 bpdc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Working behind round 2 sc in any dc of round 1, *ch2, fp puff st around bpdc of around 2, ch2, working behind round 2 sc in next dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 fp puff st, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around fpsc of round 2, *in ch2 space of round 3 (2hdc, 3dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (3dc, 2hdc), fpsc around fpsc 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, 32 hdc, 48 dc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc of round 4, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 7 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 hdc, 48 dc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2dc in ch2 space, dc in next st, tr in next st, in next st (2tr, ch2, 2tr), tr in next st, dc in next st, 2dc in ch2 space, hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 hdc, 24 dc, 24 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color C). 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
