MATERIAL

Yarn: Scheepjes Cotton 8 in several colors.
Hook: 3 mm
Other: Scissors and needle

ABBREVIATIONS, US CROCHET TERMS

st – stitch

sl st – slip stitch

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet
dc2tog – double crochet 2 together
dc3tog – double crochet 3 together

GENERAL

I did not write down how to make the first stitch of each round in the description, work chains (1 ch for a sc, 2 ch for a hdc, 3 ch for a dc, … ) or start with a “standing stitch”. Join rounds with a sl st.

DESCRIPTION

Round 1
Start with a magic ring.
[1 dc, 2 ch] repeat 6 times, inside the magic ring.
(6 dc and 6 ch-2 spaces)

Round 2
Start in any ch-2 space.
[3 dc in ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next st] repeat 6 times.
(18 dc and 6 ch-2 spaces)

Round 3
Start in any ch-2 space.
[(dc2tog, 1 ch, dc2tog) in ch-2 space, ch 2,  dc2tog in middle dc of 3dc-group, ch 2 ] repeat 6 times.
(18 dc2tog, 6 ch-1 spaces and 12 ch-2 spaces)

Round 4
Start in any ch-1 space.
[sc in ch-1 space, sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, sc in next st] repeat 6 times.   
(48 sc)

Round 5
Start in any sc.
[1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc] repeat 12 times.
(60 dc)

Round 6
Start in any dc.
[1 hdc , 2 ch,  skip next st] repeat 30 times.
(30 hdc and 30 ch-2 spaces)

Round 7
Start in any ch-2 space.
[dc3tog in ch-2 space, ch 3, skip next st] repeat 30 times.
(30 dc3tog and 30 ch-3 spaces)

Round 8
Start in any dc3tog.
[1 sc, 2 hdc in ch-3 space, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in ch-3 space] repeat 15 times.
(15 groups of [sc, 5 hdc], 90 st in total)

Round 9
Start in any sc.
[2 sc in sc, dc in 5 following stitches] repeat 15 times.
( 15 groups of [2 sc, 5 dc], 105 st in total)

Round 10
Start in first dc of any 5 dc.
[hdc, dc, (dc, tr, dc) in same st, dc, hdc, sl st into sc of round 8 (the st where you made 2 sc in previous round)] repeat 15 times.
(15 groups of [ sl st, hdc, 2 dc,  tr, 2 dc, hdc],  120 st in total)

Fasten off all ends and you’re done!

If you’ve got questions, or find any errors in this pattern, please tell me!
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Happy crocheting!