Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 12 cm / 4.7 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 times in the same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2, 16dc into the ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing fpdc around any dc of round 1, *ch1, bpdc around next st, ch1, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 3 (Color A). Join with a standing cluster of 3tr in any dc of round 1 around which is made bpdc, *ch5, cluster of 3tr in next dc of round 1 around which is made bpdc of round 2*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last cluster of 3tr. Join to standing cluster of 3tr with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 4 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around cluster, *3sc in ch5 space, working in front of same ch5 space fptr around fpdc of round 2, 3sc in same ch5 space, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 5 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, hdc in next 63 sts. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 6 (Color C). Join with a standing tblsc in any hdc made in fptr of round 4, *tblsc in next 3 sts, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 7 sts, 2tblsc in next st, tblsc in next 4 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 7 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, in next st (2tr, ch1, 2tr), dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st.
ROUND 8 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 10 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 11 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
