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, 2dc cluster – 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, 2tr cluster – 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 one more time in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull though all 3 loops, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot (R1.1), ch3 (R1.2), insert hook into 1st chain (R1.3), yarn over and pull through to form a ring (R1.4), ch2 (R1.5)(does not count as stitch), dc into ring, *ch1, dc into ring (R1.6)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R1.7) Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), fpdc around same st, *ch4, skip ch1 space, fpdc around next st (R2.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.2) Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *working in front of round 2 in skipped ch1 space of round 1 (tr, ch2, tr), skip ch4 of round 2, bpsc around next st (R3.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. (R3.2) Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 tr, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *skip next st, in ch2 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), skip next st, fpsc around next st (R4.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.2) Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 40 dc
ROUND 5 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc, *bpsc around next st, ch3, working behind round 4 2tr cluster in bpsc of round 3, ch3, skip (dc, hdc, fpsc, hdc, dc) of round 4, bpsc around next 2 sts (R5.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. (R5.2) Stitch count: 24 bpsc, 16 ch3 spaces, 8 2tr cluster
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch4, skip (bpsc and ch3), sc in next st, ch4, skip (ch3, bpsc), popcorn in next st (R6.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R6.2) Stitch count: 8 sc, 8 popcorn, 16 ch4 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color D). Working in front of round 6 fpsc around any 2tr cluster of round 5, *in ch4 space of round 6 (hdc, 2dc, 6tr), fptr around next st, in ch4 space (6tr, 2dc, hdc), working in front of round 6 fpsc around 2tr cluster of round 5 (R7.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.2) Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 16 hdc, 32 dc, 96 tr, 8 fptr
