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, 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, 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 19 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in 4th tblhdc of any group of 7 thlhdc, *tblsc in next 4 sts, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 7 sts, skip next st, fpdc around next st, skip next st, tblsc in next 7 sts, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 5 sts (R19.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R19.2) Stitch count: 216 tblsc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 20 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 5 sts, in next st (3tr cluster, ch2, 3tr cluster), ch2, skip next 5 sts, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts (R20.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R20.2) Stitch count: 152 sc, 16 3tr cluster, 24 ch2 spaces
ROUND 21 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 6 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, 3tr cluster in ch2 space, ch2, skip next st, in ch2 space (3dc cluster, ch2, 3dc cluster), ch2, skip next st, 3tr cluster in ch2 space, ch2, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts (R21.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R21.2) Stitch count: 104 sc, 16 3dc cluster, 16 3tr cluster, 40 ch2 spaces
ROUND 22 (Color C). Join with a standing fpdc around any 4th cluster, *ch2, skip ch2 space, blhdc in next st, 2blhdc in next st, blhdc in next 9 sts, 2blhdc in next st, blhdc in next st, {ch2, skip ch2 space, fpdc around next cluster} 4 times (R22.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R22.2) Stitch count: 120 blhdc, 32 fpdc, 40 ch2 spaces
ROUND 23 (Color E). Working in front of round 22 popcorn in last ch2 space of round 21, *ch1, skip ch2 space and 1st blhdc of round 22, tblhdc in next 13 sts, ch1, skip next tblhdc and ch2 space, working in front of round 22 popcorn in ch2 space of round 21, {ch2, working in front of round 22 popcorn in next ch2 space of round 21} 4 times (R23.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R23.2) Stitch count: 104 tblhdc, 40 popcorn, 16 ch1 spaces, 32 ch2 spaces
