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, *ch2, 3dc into ring* repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 2dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in 4th dc of any side, *ch3, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 sc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any sc, *in ch3 space (hdc, 4dc), fpdc around next st, {5dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, in ch3 space (4dc, hdc), 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: 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 72 dc, 12 fpdc
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc2tog over last dc and 1st dc of next 4dc group skipping 3 sts in between, *{bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st} 4 times, bptr around next st, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), bptr around next st, {fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st} 4 times, fpdc2tog over next st and next dc skipping 3 sts in between*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc2tog. Join to standing fpdc2tog with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 fpdc, 32 bpdc, 4 fpdc2tog, 8 fptr, 8 bptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch3, cluster of 2tr in same st (ch3+cluster of 2tr counts as cluster of 3tr), *{ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 3tr in next st} 3 times, ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 3tr, ch4, cluster of 3tr), ch2, skip next st, cluster of 3tr in next st, {ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 3tr 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: 36 cluster of 3tr, 32 ch2 spaces, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 74 (Color C). Join with a standing dc in any last ch2 space of the side, *fptr around next st, in ch4 space (3tr, ch2, 3tr), fptr around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, {fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space} 7 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 64 dc, 28 fpdc, 24 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces


