Yarn: weight 4, worsted Hook: 5 mm Size: 11 inches, 28 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, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop, tbl – third back loop. 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. Cluster of 2tr – 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 once more in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. Cluster of 3tr – 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 in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops. Cluster of 4tr – 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 3 more times in same stitch or space, 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull though all 5 loops
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 ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R1.6)
ROUND 2. ch3 (R2.1), tr in same st (R2.2), ch3 (R2.3), cluster of 2tr in same st (R2.4), *skip next st, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch3, cluster of 2tr) (R2.5)*, repeat ** 7 times. Join to tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.6)
ROUND 3. Join with a standing popcorn in any ch3 space (R3.1), *ch3, skip next 2 sts, in ch3 space (popcorn, ch3, popcorn) (R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.3)
ROUND 4. Join with a standing fpsc around any 2nd popcorn made in same ch3 space (R4.1), *2sc in ch3 space, fptr2tog over 2 clusters of 2tr of round 2, 2sc in same ch3 space of round 3, fpsc around next st, ch3, skip ch3 space, fpsc around next st (R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R4.3)
ROUND 5. ch1, hdc in same st (R5.1), *hdc in next 6 sts, ch4, skip ch3 space, hdc in next st (R5.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.3)
ROUND 6. Join with a standing tblsc in any last hdc (R6.1), *ch1, working in front of ch4 space of round 5 and ch3 space of round 4 cluster of 4tr in ch3 space of round 3, ch1, skip ch4, tblsc in next 7 sts (R6.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R6.3)
ROUND 7. ch1, sc in same (R7.1), *sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, hdc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, in next st (cluster of 2tr, ch3, cluster of 3tr, ch3, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next 3 sts, hdc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 7 sts (R7.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.3)
ROUND 8. Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space before corner cluster of 3tr (R8.1), *around next st (fphdc, ch1, fphdc), 3sc in ch3 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 13 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch3 space (R8.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R8.3)
ROUND 9. Join with a standing popcorn in any 1st fphdc made around any corner cluster of 3tr (R9.1), *ch5, skip ch1 space, popcorn in next st, (ch3, skip next 3 sts, popcorn in next st) 6 times (R9.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R9.3)
ROUND 10. Join with a standing fpsc around any last popcorn before ch5 space (R10.1), *sc in ch5 space, cluster of 2tr in corner ch1 space of round 8, in same ch5 space (2sc, ch1, 2sc), cluster of 2tr in same corner ch1 space of round 8, sc in same ch5 space, fpsc around next st, (sc in ch3 space, cluster of 2tr in 2nd skipped st of round 8, sc in same ch3 space, fpsc around next st) 6 times (R10.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R10.3)
ROUND 11. ch1, sc in same st, sc in next 4 sts, *in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next st 33 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 5 sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R11.1)
