Yarn: weight 4, worsted Hook: 5 mm Size: 5.9 inches, 15 cm
Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, Front Post Puff st – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, repeat 3 more times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, ch 1 to close front post puff stitch.
ROUND 1. Slip knot (R1.1), ch4 (R1.2), insert hook into 1st chain (R1.3), yarn over and pull through to form a ring (R1.4), ch2 (R1.5), 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R1.6)
ROUND 2. Join with a standing fpdc around any st (R2.1), *ch1, bpdc around next st, ch1, fpdc around next st (R2.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.3)
ROUND 3. Join with a standing fp puff around any bpdc (R3.1)(R3.2), *ch3, skip (ch1, fpdc, ch1), fp puff around next st (R3.3)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fp puff. Join to standing fp puff with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.4)
ROUND 4. Join with a standing fphdc around any fp puff (R4.1), *2dc in ch1 space of round 2 and ch3 space of round 3 together, fpdc around next st of round 2, 2dc in next ch1 space of round 2 and same ch3 space of round 3 together, fphdc around next fp puff of round 3 (R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.3)
ROUND 5. Join with a standing bpsc around any fphdc made around fp puff (R5.1), bpsc around next 47 sts. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. (R5.2)
ROUND 6. ch1, sc in same st (R6.1), *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, in next st (2dc, ch1, 2dc), dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts (R6.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R6.3)
ROUND 7. ch1, sc in same st, *sc in next 7 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 8 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.1)
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