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
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), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R1.6) Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), dc in same st, *ch4, skip next st, dc in next st (R2.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.2) Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 join with a standing dc in any skipped dc of round 1, *ch2, working behind round 2 3dc in next skipped dc of round 1 (R3.1)(R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 2dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st. (R3.3)(R3.4) Stitch count: 24 dc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 4 (Color B). ch3 (does not count as stitch)(R4.1), working in front of round 2 fptr around same st (R4.2), *ch2, working in front of round 2 fptr around next dc of round 3, {ch1, working in front of round 2 fptr around next dc of round 3} 2 times (R4.3)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.4) Stitch count: 24 fptr, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in any ch2 space, *{ch1, skip next st of round 4, in front of ch1 space of round 4 dc in ch4 space} 2 times, ch1, skip next st of round 4, sc in ch2 space of round 4, working in front of same ch2 space fptr around dc of round 2, sc in same ch2 space of round 4 (R5.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R5.2) Stitch count: 16 sc, 16 dc, 8 fptr, 24 ch1 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in ch1 space, 2hdc in next st, ch1, skip ch1, 2hdc in next st, hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 3 sts (R6.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R6.2) Stitch count: 72 hdc, 8 ch1 spaces
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in 2nd hdc after any ch1 space, *tblsc in next 2 sts, working in front of rounds 5 and 6 fpdtr2tog over 3rd fptr of round 4 and 1st fptr of next group of 3 fptr of round 4, skip next st, tblsc in next 3 sts, ch3, skip (hdc, ch1, hdc), tblsc in next st (R7.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.2) Stitch count: 48 tblsc, 8 fpdtr2tog, 8 ch3 spaces
