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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, cluster of 3tr – 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 two more times in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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), popcorn into ring, *ch4, popcorn into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 popcorn, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch2, in ch4 space (cluster of 3dc, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3tr, ch2, cluster of 3dc), ch2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3dc, 8 cluster of 3tr, 20 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster made is same ch4 space, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, skip ch2 space, fphdc around next st, skip ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 4 fphdc, 24 hdc, 52 dc
ROUND 4 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 3rd dc of (hdc, 3dc, hdc) group before (fpdc, fphdc, fpdc) group, *ch1, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 bpsc, 20 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *dc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts, in ch1 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), in ch1 space (dc, hdc), hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 72 hdc, 12 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces


