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, clusters 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, tblsc2tog – insert hook into third back loop of 1st indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, 2 loops on hook, repeat to 2nd indicated stitch. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 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), sc in same st, *ch2, skip next st, in next st (sc, ch2, tr, ch2, sc), ch2, skip next st, 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: 12 sc, 4 tr, 16 ch2 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any single sc, *ch1, skip ch2, bphdc around next st, 4hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 4hdc in ch2 space, bphdc around next st, ch1, skip ch2, bpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 4 bpsc, 32 hdc, 4 fphdc, 8 bphdc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip ch1 space, {hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st} 2 times, hdc in next st, 3hdc in next st, [hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st] 2 times, hdc in next st, skip ch1 space, 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, 68 hdc
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in 2nd hdc of any 3hdc group, *tblsc in next 7 sts, tblsc2tog over next st and next hdc skipping sc in between, tblsc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 60 tblsc, 4 tblsc2tog
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next 2 sts, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 20 sc, 8 hdc, 8 dc, 16 cluster of 2tr, 8 ch1 spaces, 12 ch2 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in 3rd sc of any side, *blsc in next 4 sts, 2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (2tr, ch2, 2tr), fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, blsc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 36 blsc, 8 fphdc, 8 dc, 8 fpdc, 12 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *dc in next 11 sts, in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in next 12 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 9 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around last dc of any side, *in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), fpdc around next st, {bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st} 13 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 dc, 56 fpdc, 52 bpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
