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, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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 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, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in any st, *ch3, skip next st, puff st in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 puff st, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *2sc in ch3 space, working in front of same ch3 space tr in skipped dc of round 1, 2sc in same ch3 space of round 2, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 32 sc, 8 fpsc, 8 tr
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 28 sc, 8 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color D). Join with a standing sc in any 4th sc, *sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, ch2, hdc), fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 36 sc, 8 hdc, 8 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color D). ch2, dc in same st (ch2+dc counts as cluster of 2dc), *{ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times, ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch2, skip next st, cluster of 2dc in next st, {ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st} 2 times*, 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, 28 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc around last cluster of 2dc before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fpdc around next st, {2dc in ch2 space, fpdc around next st} 6 times*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 64 dc, 28 fpdc, 16 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in last fpdc of any side, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (puff st, ch2, puff st), {ch2, skip next 2 sts, puff st in next st} 7 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 36 puff st, 36 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color C). Join with a standing fphdc around last puff st before corner ch2 space, *in ch2 space (3hdc, ch2, 3hdc), fphdc around next st, {2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st} 8 times*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 88 hdc, 36 fphdc, 4 ch2 spaces
