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 3dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more 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, cluster of 2dc into ring (ch2+cluster of 2dc counts as cluster of 3dc), *ch4, cluster of 3dc into ring*, repeat ** 3 times, ch4. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 cluster of 3dc, 4 ch4 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any cluster, *in ch4 space (2dc, 2tr, ch2, 2tr, 2dc), fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc, 4 fpdc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), {ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, 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: 4 sc, 24 cluster of 2dc, 20 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fptr around any sc, *fptr around next st, {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 2 times, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), {fpdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space} 2 times, fptr around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fptr. Join to standing fptr with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 dc, 16 fpdc, 16 tr, 12 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, tr in ch2 space, ch1, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch1, skip next 2 sts, in next st (dc, ch1, dc), ch1, skip next 2 sts, dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 44 dc, 4 tr, 48 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc around last dc of any side, *2dc in ch1 space, around next st (bptr, ch2, bptr), 2dc in ch1 space, {fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, bpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space} 3 times, fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 56 dc, 32 fpdc, 12 bpdc, 8 bptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color AC). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 3 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 24 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 124 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
