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, 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), 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 popcorn in any st, *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn, *ch2, in ch3 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, fpsc around next st, 5sc in ch3 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: 20 sc, 8 fpsc, 16 ch2 spaces, 12 cluster of 2dc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing hdc in any 3rd sc, *ch2, skip next 3 sts, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 2dc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, ch2, skip next 3 sts, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last hdc. Join to standing hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 hdc, 8 fphdc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc in same st, *2dc in ch2 space, dc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 6 sts, 2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to 1st fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 80 dc, 4 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
