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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch1 to close puff stitch, fpdc2tog – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, fpdc3tog – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, repeat around 2nd and 3rd indicated st. 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, *hdc in next st, ch4, skip next st, hdc in 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: 4sc, 8 hdc, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in any sc, *skip next st, 11dc in ch4 space, skip next st, puff st in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 puff st, 44 dc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpdc around any puff st, *bpdc around next 4 sts, {ch1, bpdc around next st} 3 times, ch1, bpdc around next 4 sts, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fpdc, 44 bpdc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, sc in ch1 space, skip (bpdc, ch1), in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip (ch1, bpdc), sc in ch1 space, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 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: 12 sc, 36 cluster of 2dc, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc3tog over sc in the middle of the side and two clusters before and after this sc, *in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, fpdc around next st, 3dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 3dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, fpdc2tog over next 2 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fpdc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc3tog. Join to standing fpdc3tog with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 24 dc, 8 fpdc, 8 fpdc2tog, 4 fpdc3tog, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 12 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 108 dc, 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), dc 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


