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 3tr – 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 two more times 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), 2dc into ring, *ch3, 3dc into ring* repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 2dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next st, in ch3 space (cluster of 2dc, ch3, tr, ch2, tr, ch3, 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: 4 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *fpsc around next st, 5sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, 5sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 20 fpsc, 8 hdc, 20 dc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Working behind round 3 join with a standing tr in any sc of round 2, *ch4, bpsc around 1st 2 dc of round 3, ch1, bpsc around next dc, ch1, bpsc around next 2 dc, ch4, working behind round 3 tr in next sc of round 2*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tr. Join to standing tr with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 bpsc, 4 tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *4dc in ch4 space, dc in next 2 sts, in ch1 spae (dc, tr), in next st (tr, ch2, tr), in ch1 space (tr, dc), dc in next 2 sts, 4dc in ch4 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 dc, 4 fpdc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 3 times, ch3, cluster of 3tr in ch2 space, ch3, cluster of 2dc in next st, {ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 3 times*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 3tr, 24 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc around last cluster of 2dc of any side, *3dc in ch3 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 3dc in ch3 space, fpdc around next st, {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 6 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 dc, 36 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 13 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 14 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
