Yarn: weight 3, light, DK, Hook: 3.5 mm Size: 4.5 inches, 11.5 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, bl – back loop, tbl – third back loop. Cluster of 3dc -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. 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 ch 1. Ch 1 counts as a part of popcorn st.
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), ch1, 16hdc into ring. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R1.5)
ROUND 2. Join with a standing popcorn in any st (R2.1), *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in next st (R2.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.3)
ROUND 3. Join with a standing cluster of 3dc in any ch3 space (R3.1), *skip next st, in ch3 space ( (ch1, cluster of 3dc) 3 times) (R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last cluster of 3dc. Join to standing cluster of 3dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.3)
ROUND 4. Join with a standing sc in any corner ch1 space above any popcorn (R4.1), *fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space (R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R4.3)
ROUND 5. ch1, sc in same st (R5.1), *sc in next 4 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 5 sts (R5.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.3)
ROUND 6. Join with a standing sc in any corner ch1 space, ch1, sc in same ch1 space, *sc in next 19 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc, ch1, sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R6.1)