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 8 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in any fpdtr2tog, *ch2, in ch1 space of round 6 (2tr cluster, {ch2, 2tr cluster} 3 times), ch2, sc in next fpdtr2tog of round 7 (R8.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R8.2) Stitch count: 8 sc, 32 2tr cluster, 40 ch2 spaces
ROUND 9 (Color A). Please note, the repeat of this round is asymmetrical. Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st cluster, *2sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc), fphdc around next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, working in front of rounds 7 and 8 tr in 3rd hdc after ch1 space in which is made group of clusters of round 8 (please note, the first hdc is hidden beneath the clusters), working in front of round 8 fpdc around fpdtr2tog of round 7, working in front of rounds 7 and 8 tr in 2nd to last hdc of round 6 before ch1 space in which is made group of clusters, fpsc around 1st cluster of round 8 (R9.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R9.2) Stitch count: 32 sc, 16 fpsc, 16 fphdc, 32 dc, 8 fpdc, 16 tr
ROUND 10 (Color A). ch2 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, hdc in next 2 sts, 7hdc in ch1 space, hdc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, hdc in next 3 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, hdc in next (R10.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R10.2) Stitch count: 136 hdc, 16 ch1 spaces, 8 dc3tog
ROUND 11 (Color D). Join with a standing fpsc around any dc3tog, *skip next st, tblsc in next 2 sts, working in front of round 10 dc in skipped st of round 9, skip ch1 space of round 10, tblsc in next 11 sts, working in front of round 10 dc in skipped st of round 9, skip ch1 space of round 10, tblsc in next 2 sts, skip next st, fpsc around next st (R11.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R11.2) Stitch count: 120 tblsc, 8 fpsc, 16 dc
ROUND 12 (Color D). ch3, 2tr cluster in same st (ch3+2tr cluster counts as 3tr cluster), *ch2, skip next 2 sts, fphdc around next st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 2hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, fphdc around next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts, 3tr cluster in next st (R12.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 3tr cluster. Join to 1st cluster with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R12.2) Stitch count: 120 hdc, 16 fphdc, 8 3tr cluster, 16 ch2 spaces
