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 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, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.
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), 3dc into ring, *ch2, 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch2. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch2 space, *ch2, skip next st, bpsc around next st, ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 bpsc, 8 popcorn, 12 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd popcorn, *ch3, skip (ch2, bpsc, ch2), fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, 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: 8 fpsc, 8 hdc, 28 dc, 4 ch3 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any ch3 space, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, bpsc around next 7 sts, ch2, in ch3 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 bpsc, 8 popcorn, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing cluster of 2tr in any ch2 space before any group of 7 bpsc, *ch1, skip next 7 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, {ch2, cluster of 2tr} 3 times), ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last cluster of 2tr. Join to standing cluster of 2tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 cluster of 2tr, 4 ch1 spaces, 28 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing sc in any 2nd ch2 space, *fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc), fpdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc+dc+fpdc tog over next st, ch1 space and next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 32 hdc, 16 fphdc, dc, 8 fpdc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces, 4 fpdc+dc+fpdc tog
ROUND 7 (Color B). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 6 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 17 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 108 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing bpdc around last dc 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, 52 fpdc, 56 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
