Yarn: weight 4, worsted, Hook: 4.5mm, Size: 16 cm / 6.3 inches
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, clusters 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 same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, puff st – Yarn over, insert hook into 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, ch1 to close puff stitch.
ROUND 1 (Color A). 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 (does not count)(R1.5), 16dc into the 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), fpdc around same st (1st dc of round 1), *ch3, skip next st, fpdc around next st (R2.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to 1st fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.2)
Stitch count: 8 fpdc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Join with a standing bpsc around any dc (R3.1), *ch2, working in front of ch3 space of round 2 cluster of 3tr in skipped dc of round 1, ch2, bpsc around next dc of round 2 (R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.3)
Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 cluster of 3tr
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing puff st in any ch3 space of round 2 before cluster of 3tr of round 3 (R4.1)(R4.2), puff st in same ch3 space of round 2 after cluster of 3tr of round 3 (R4.3), *ch2, puff st in next ch3 space of round 2 before cluster of 3tr of round 3, puff st in same ch3 space of round 2 after cluster of 3tr of round 3 (R4.4)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 2 puff sts. Join to standing puff st with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.5)
Stitch count: 16 puff sts, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing fpsc2tog around any 2 puff sts made in same ch3 space, *in ch2 space (hdc, 7dc, hdc), fpsc2tog around next 2 puff sts (R5.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc2tog. Join to standing fpsc2tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.2)
Stitch count: 8 fpsc2tog, 16 hdc, 56 dc
ROUND 6 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any 4th dc of 7dc group, *tblsc in next 3 sts, tblsc2tog over 2 hdc skipping fpsc2tog in between, tblsc in next 4 sts (R6.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R6.2)
Stitch count: 8 tblsc2tog, 56 tblsc
ROUND 7 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st, in next st (tr, dtr, ch1, dtr, tr), tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st (R7.1)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R7.2)
Stitch count: 24 sc, 12 hdc, 8 dc, 16 tr, 8 dtr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 8 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, sc in next 13 sts, *in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 19 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last 14 sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R8.1)
Stitch count: 84 sc, 4 ch1 spaces
