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, fpsc3tog – insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat around next 2 indicated sts, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 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). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch4, skip next st, dc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fp puff st around any dc, *5sc in ch4 space, fp puff st around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fp puff st. Join to standing fp puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 sc, 8 fp puff st
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc in 3rd sc of any 5sc group, *blsc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next st, blsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 40 blsc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, {ch2, cluster of 2dc} 3 times), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 sc, 32 cluster of 2dc, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc3tog over any sc and cluster before and after this sc, *{in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 2 times, in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc3tog. Join to standing fpsc3tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 fpsc, 8 fpsc3tog, 48 hdc, 72 dc
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd dc of any 2nd 3dc group, *ch3, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 24 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 24 ch3 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch3, skip (ch3, bpsc), in ch3 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch3, skip (bpsc, ch3), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, skip next st, 3sc in ch3 space, skip next st, 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 ch1 spaces, 4 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces, 16 cluster of 2tr
ROUND 9 (Color B). Join with a standing blhdc in last sc of any side, blhdc in next st, *3dc in ch3 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fptr around next st, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fptr around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, 3dc in ch3 space, blhdc in next 11 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blhdc. Join to standing blhdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 blhdc, 32 dc, 8 fpdc, 16 tr, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 10 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 9 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), hdc in next 18 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 108 hdc, 16 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
