Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 19 cm / 7.5 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, 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), 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), fpsc around same st, *ch3, skip next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space, *working behind round 2 in dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc (dc, ch2, dc), sc in next ch3 space of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 16 dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any sc, *skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 24 cluster of 2dc, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing dc in any sc of round 3, *fpsc around 1st cluster, in ch2 space (hdc, 4dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, dc in sc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 16 hdc, 72 dc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 7 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 bpsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, 3sc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (dc, {ch1, dc} 3 times), ch2, skip next 3 sts, hdc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 12 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *ch1, skip next st, {ch1, skip next st, dc in next st} 4 times, ch1, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip ch2 space, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, skip ch1 space, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, skip ch1 space, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch2, skip ch2 space, cluster of 2dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 20 cluster of 2tr, 20 ch1 spaces, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color D). Join with a standing bpdc around last dc of any side, *dc, in ch1 space, {fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space} 2 times, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (dc, 2tr), around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), in ch2 space (2tr, dc), {fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space} 2 times, fpdc around next st, {dc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st} 4 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpdc. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 60 dc, 16 bpdc, 24 fpdc, 16 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces


