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, 3tr 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 two more times in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 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 16 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any last sc, *working behind round 15 3tr cluster in 1st dc of round 14, {ch3, working behind round 15 3tr cluster in next dc of round 14} 2 times, skip (tr2tog, ch3, fpsc, ch3, tr2tog) of round 15, bpsc around next st, [ch1, skip ch1, bpsc around next st] 12 times (R16.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R16.2) Stitch count: 104 bpsc, 96 ch1 spaces, 24 3tr cluster, 16 ch3 spaces
ROUND 17 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd to last bpsc, *ch2, skip (ch1, bpsc, 3tr cluster), in ch3 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next st, in ch3 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip (3tr cluster, bpsc, ch1), fpsc around next st, [sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 2 times, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, {sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st} 4 times, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, [sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st] 2 times (R17.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R17.2) Stitch count: 96 sc, 88 fpsc, 32 popcorn, 40 ch2 spaces
ROUND 18 (Color D). Join with a standing blsc in any 2nd to last fpsc, *working in front of round 17 fptr around 1st 3tr cluster of round 16, skip (sc, fpsc) of round 17, sc in ch2 space, fpsc around popcorn, {in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 3 times, sc in ch2 space, working in front of round 17 fptr around 3rd 3tr cluster of round 16, skip (fpsc, sc) of round 17, blsc in next 19 times (R18.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R18.2) Stitch count: 152 blsc, 16 fpsc, 48 hdc, 72 dc, 16 fptr
ROUND 19 (Color A). Join with a standing blsc in any 4th blsc, *blsc in next 12 sts, ch3, skip (3 blsc, fptr, sc, fpsc, hdc), bphdc around next st, bpsc around next st, bphdc around next st, {ch2, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, bpsc around next st, bphdc around next st} 2 times, ch3, skip (hdc, fpsc, sc, fptr, 3 blsc), blsc in next st (R19.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R19.2) Stitch count: 104 blsc, 24 bpsc, 48 bphdc, 16 ch3 spaces, 16 ch2 spaces
