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, Front Post Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of 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 front post puff stitch.
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, *ch1, skip next st, in next st (2dc, ch2, 2dc), ch1, 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, 16 dc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any sc, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, {ch2, cluster of 2dc} 3 times), ch2, skip next 2 sts, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 fp puff sts, 16 cluster of 2dc, 20 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster of 2dc, *2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2dc, hdc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 28 sc, 16 fpsc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 4 fpdc
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in 2nd sc of any 3sc group, *blsc in next 4 sts, skip next st, blsc in next 7 sts, skip next st, blsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 64 blsc
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2tr in next st, {ch2, cluster of 2tr in next st}2 times, ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color C). Join with a standing bldc in 2nd sc of any side, *bldc in next str, {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, 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, bldc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bldc. Join to standing bldc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 dc, 16 fpdc, 12 bldc, 16 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), dc in next 12 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 92 dc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing bpdc around last st of any side, *in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), bpdc around next st, {fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st} 13 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpdc. Join to standing bpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc, 48 fpdc, 56 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
