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.
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 bpdc around any dc, ch2, bpdc around same st,*skip ch1 space, around next st (bpdc, ch2, bpdc)*, repeat ** 7 times. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 bpdc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch2 space, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 popcorn, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any ch2 space, sc in same ch2 space, *fphdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc), fpdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 2sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 sc, 24 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in ch2 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
