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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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, *ch6, skip next 3 sts, 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: 4 sc, 4 ch6 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *in ch6 space (hdc, 11dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 44 dc
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch2, cluster of 2dc in same st (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, {ch3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st} 2 times, ch3, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 3dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 4 cluster of 3dc, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any cluster, *in ch3 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 16 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 32 hdc, 80 dc
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 1st dc of 5dc group after fpsc made around any cluster, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bphdc around next 3 sts, ch4, skip next 5 sts, bphdc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch1, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 24 bphdc, 1 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, ch3, cluster of 3dc in ch4 space, ch3, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, 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: 52 sc, 8 hdc, 8 dc, 8 ch3 spaces, 4 cluster of 3dc
ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing cluster of 3dc in ch3 space after any cluster, * {ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 3dc in next st} 5 times, ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 3dc in ch3 space, ch2, in next st (cluster of 3dc, ch3, cluster of 3dc), ch2, cluster of 3dc in ch3 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster. Join to standing cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 cluster of 3dc, 32 ch2 spaces, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color C). Join with a standing fpdc around cluster after any ch3 space, *{2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 8 times, in ch3 space (dc, 2tr, ch2, 2tr, dc), fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 72 dc, 36 fpdc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
