Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 19 cm / 7.5 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 2dc – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, clusters 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, clusters 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 time in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 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 ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.
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 fpsc around any dc, *ch3, skip next st, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 3 (Color C). Join with a standing sc in dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc of round 2, *ch1, working in front of round 2 fpdc around skipped dc of round 1, ch1, working behind round 2 sc in next dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st.
ROUND 4 (Color C). ch2 (does not count as stitch), popcorn in same st, *ch3, skip ch1 space, sc in next st, ch3, skip ch1 space, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to 1st popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 5 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around any fpdc of round 3, *skip sc of round 4, in ch3 space (hdc, 4dc, hdc), fpsc around popcorn, in ch3 space (hdc, 4dc, hdc), fpsc around fpdc of round 3*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 6 (Color A). Join with a standing bpsc around any 3rd dc of (hdc, 4dc, hdc) group made after fpsc which is made around popcorn, *ch1, skip next 5 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts, ch2, skip next 3 sts, bpsc around next 3 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 7 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in next ch1 space, *skip next 3 sts, 13tr in ch2 space, skip next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 8 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any 7th tr, *bpsc around next st, ch1, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, skip next st, bpsc around next 5 sts, ch1, bpsc around next 2 sts*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 9 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next st, sc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 5 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr, ch1, cluster of 2tr), ch1, skip next 5 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 3 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next 3 sts, cluster of 3dc in ch1 space, ch1, skip next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st.
ROUND 10 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch2, cluster of 2tr), ch2, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2tr, ch2, cluster of 2dc), ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (cluster of 2dc, ch1, cluster of 2dc), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, sc in next 5 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.
ROUND 11 (Color B). Join with a standing fpsc around 1st cluster of 2dc after 5sc group, *sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, in ch2 space (2hdc, dc, ch1, dc, 2hdc), fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, sc in ch1 space, fpsc around next st, blsc in next 13 sts, fpsc around next st*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st.
ROUND 12 (Color B). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 10 sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 25 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends.