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 3tr – 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 two more times 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 (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), fpsc around same st, *skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next st, 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: 4 fpsc, 12 cluster of 2dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc3tog over 3rd cluster, fpsc, and next cluster, *in ch2 space (hdc, 6dc), fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (6dc, hdc), fpsc3tog over next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc3tog. Join to standing fpsc3tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 fpsc3tog, 8 hdc, 48 dc, 4 fpdc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 2 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 4 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 52 bpsc, 12ch1 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, hdc in next st, ch3, skip (ch1 and next 3 sts), cluster of 2tr in next st, cluster of 2tr in ch1 space, cluster of 2tr in next st, ch3, skip (next 3 sts and ch1 space), hdc in next st, 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 hdc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch2 spaces, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in 2nd sc of any side, *blsc in next 2 sts, 3sc in ch3 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, dc), around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), in ch2 space (dc, hdc), fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space, blsc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 20 blsc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 3 times, ch2, cluster of 3tr in ch2 space, ch2, cluster of 2dc in next st, {ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 cluster of 2dc, 4 cluster of 3tr, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around last cluster of 2dc of any side, *3dc in ch2 space, around next st (fptr, ch2, fptr), 3dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st, {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 6 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 72 dc, 28 fpdc, 8 fptr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 4 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 23 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


