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, 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, 3dc 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 twice more in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
ROUND 20 (Color C). Join with a standing blsc in any 3rd blsc, *blsc in next 8 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, in ch3 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), {ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch2 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn)} 2 times, ch2, skip next 3 sts, in ch3 space (popcorn, ch2, popcorn), ch2, skip next 2 sts, blsc in next st (R20.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last blsc. Join to standing blsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R20.2) Stitch count: 72 blsc, 64 popcorn, 72 ch2 spaces
ROUND 21 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any last popcorn, *skip (ch2 and next st), blsc in next 7 sts, skip (next st and ch2 space), fpsc around next st, {in ch2 space (hdc, 3dc, hdc), fpsc around next st} 7 times (R21.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R21.2) Stitch count: 56 blsc, 64 fpsc, 112 hdc, 168 dc
ROUND 22 (Color E). Join with a standing bphdc around any last dc , *skip next 3 sts, tr in next 2 sts, in next st (tr, ch1, tr), tr in next 2 sts, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, bpsc around next st, bphdc around next st, {ch1, skip next 3 sts, bphdc around next st, bpsc around next st, bphdc around next st} 6 times (R22.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bphdc. Join to standing bphdc with a sl-st. (R22.2) Stitch count: 56 bpsc, 112 bphdc, 48 tr, 56 ch1 spaces
ROUND 23 (Color E). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 3dc cluster in next st, ch3, 3dc cluster in ch1 space, ch3, 3dc cluster in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, {sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in ch1 space} 4 times, sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts (R23.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R23.2) Stitch count: 248 sc, 24 3dc cluster, 16 ch3 spaces
