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 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, fptr3tog – Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat around 2nd indicated st. 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: 12 dc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), 2dc in same st, 2dc in next 15 sts. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 32 dc
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing puff st in any st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch1, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, cluster of 2dc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, puff st in next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last puff st. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 4 puff st, 16 cluster of 2dc, 12 ch1 space, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st, *in ch2 space (2sc, hdc), fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch1 space (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc), fpdc around next st, dc in ch1 space, fpdc around next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 2sc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 16 sc, 4 fpsc, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 16 fpdc, 8 tr, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, in next st (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2dc), 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: 12 sc, 32 cluster of 2dc, 12 cluster of 2tr, 32 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around 1st cluster of 2tr of any corner, *2sc in ch2 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (sc, hdc), fptr3tog over next 3 sts, {2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fptr3tog over next 3 sts} 2 times, in ch2 space (hdc, sc), fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 24 sc, 8 fpsc, 40 hdc, 8 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces, 12 fptr3tog
ROUND 7 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 3 sts, in ch2 space (sc, ch2, sc), sc in next 22 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 108 sc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color A). Join with a standing bldc in last st of any side, *in ch2 space (2dc, ch2, 2dc), bldc in next 27 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bldc. Join to standing bldc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc, 4 ch2 spaces, 108 bldc
