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, 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), dc in same st (1st dc of round 1), *ch3, skip next st, dc in next st (R2.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last dc. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.2)
Stitch count: 8 dc, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). In this round, you are working behind round 2. Join with a standing bpsc around any dc of round 1 in which is made dc of round 2, *ch2, puff st in next dc of round 1 (skipped dc), ch2, bpsc around next dc of round 1 (R3.1)(R3.2)(R3.3, back)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.4)(R3.5, back)
Stitch count: 8 bpsc, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 puff sts
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing fpsc around any dc of round 2, *working in front of ch3 space of round 2 2dc in ch2 space of round 3 before puff st (R4.1), fpdc around puff sts, 2dc in next ch2 space (R4.2), fpsc around next dc of round 2 (R4.3)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R4.4)
Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 32 dc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 5 (Color A). Join with a standing sc in any ch3 space of round 2 (R5.1), 2sc in same ch3 space, *fpsc around dc of round 2 behind fpsc of round 4 made around same st, 5sc in next ch3 space of round 2 (R5.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last 3 sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R5.3)(R5.4, back)
Stitch count: 40 sc, 8 fpsc
ROUND 6 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, 9dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st (R6.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R6.2)
Stitch count: 8 sc, 72 dc
ROUND 7 (Color B). Join with a standing tblsc in any 4th dc of 7dc group, *tblsc in next 3 sts, tblsc2tog over last and 1st dc of 9dc groups skipping sc in between, tblsc in next 4 sts (R7.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R7.2)
Stitch count: 8 tblsc2tog, 56 tblsc
ROUND 8 (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 (R8.1)*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R8.2)
Stitch count: 24 sc, 12 hdc, 8 dc, 16 tr, 8 dtr, 4 ch1 spaces
ROUND 9 (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. (R9.1)
Stitch count: 84 sc, 4 ch1 spaces
