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, 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.
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. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *ch2, dc in next st, ch2, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 dc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc, *ch2, working in front of round 2 fpdc around dc of round 1 in which is made sc of round 2, ch2, bpsc around next dc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 8 fpdc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any bpsc, *in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (3dc, hdc), 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, 8 fpdc, 16 hdc, 48 dc
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *skip next st, bpsc around next st 3 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 48 bpsc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next 3 sts, hdc in next sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 16 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in any hdc after ch2 space, *blsc in next 6 sts, 3hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, 3hdc in ch2 space, blsc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 blsc, 24 hdc, 8 fpdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
