Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 23.5 cm / 9.25 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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 puff stitch, 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 (does not count as stitch), *dc into ring, ch1, dc into ring, ch3, dc into ring, ch1*, repeat ** 4 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch3, skip (ch1 and sc), in ch3 space (cluster of 3dc, ch3, cluster of 3dc), ch3, skip (dc and ch1), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3dc, 12 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpsc, *fpdc around skipped dc of round 1, in ch3 space of round 2 (hdc, 4dc), fpdc around next st, 3dc in ch3 space, fpdc around next st, in ch3 space (4dc, hdc), fpdc around dc of round 1, fpsc around fpsc 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, 8 hdc, 44 dc, 16 fpdc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc made around 2nd cluster, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2tr in fpsc, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 7 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 5 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 3 sts, 5tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, 5tr in ch1 space, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 40 tr, 12 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch2 spaces, 4 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 6 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster of 2tr, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), bpsc around next 5 sts, fpsc2tog over next 2 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, 4dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (4dc, hdc), fpsc2tog over next 2 sts, bpsc around next 5 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), 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, 16 hdc, 56 dc, 4 fpdc, 8 fpsc2tog
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 4 sts, ch2, skip next 4 sts, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, popcorn in next st, ch2, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 bpsc, 20 ch2 spaces, 8 popcorn
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next 3 sts, 3sc in ch2 space, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 24 sc, 32 popcorn, 40 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around 2nd popcorn after 3sc group made in ch2 space, *{3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 2 times, ch1, skip (ch2, and next st), cluster of 3dc in next st, ch1, skip (next st and ch2 space), fpsc around next st, {3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st} 3 times, ch2, skip (ch2 and next st), cluster of 3dc in next st, ch2, skip (next st and ch2 space), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 sc, 32 fpsc, 8 cluster of 3dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, ch1, skip next 2 sts, puff st in ch1 space, skip next st, puff st in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 64 sc, 8 puff st, 16 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 20 ch2 spaces
ROUND 11 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in space between any two puff sts, *fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, blsc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next 2 sts, bldc in next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fptr around next st, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fptr around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, bldc in next st, blhdc in next 2 sts, blsc in next 5 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in space between two puff sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 fpsc, 40 blsc, 16 blhdc, dc, 8 fpdc, 8 bldc, 16 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 12 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in last st of any side before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (2hdc, ch1, 2hdc), blsc in next 37 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 148 blsc, 16 hdc, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 13 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, in ch1 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 39 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 180 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
