dc cluster: Note on beginning: it works better to ch 2 rather than 3, then upon finishing sl st into the top st.

Hook size: I; finished piece about 8.5“

ch 6, attach

Rnd 1: ch 2, dc cluster (including ch 2), ch 2; dc cluster, ch 2 (repeat dc cluster 4 more times); after final ch 2 sl st into top of the 1st dc, not the top of the original ch 2. (6 clusters, 6 ch 2 sp)

Rnd 2: Attach new color in or sl st into next ch 2 sp; ch 2, dc cluster (including ch 2), ch 2, dc cluster; #dc cluster, ch 2, dc cluster, ch 2 in each ch 2 sp around (total 6 times); sl st into top of 1st dc like previous row. (12 clusters, 12 ch 2 sp)

Rnd 3: Attach new color in or sl st into next ch 2 sp; ch 2, dc cluster (including ch 2), ch 3; dc cluster, ch 3 in each ch 2 sp (total 12 times), sl st into top of 1st dc like previous row. (12 clusters, 12 ch 3 sp)

Rnd 4: Attach new color in or sl st into next ch 3 sp; ch 2, dc cluster (including ch 2), ch 2, dc cluster; in next ch 3 sp, dc cluster, ch 2, dc cluster, ch 2 in each ch 3 sp around (total 12 times); sl st into top of 1st dc like previous row. (24 clusters, 24 ch 2 sp)

Rnd 5: Attach new color in or sl st into 1st ch 2 sp; #ch 3, sc in next ch 2 sp; repeat from # around, sl st into 1st st of ch 3 sp. (24 sc, 24 ch 3 sp)

Rnd 6: Attach new color in or sl st into ch 3 sp, (Ch 3, 1 dc, 1 trb in ch 3 sp, ch 3, 1 trb, 2 dc in next ch 3 sp), #3 hdc in next ch 3 sp, 3 sc in each of next 2 ch 3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch 3 sp, (3 dc in ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp); repeat from # until reaching original ch 3, sl st. (24 sc, 24 hdc, 16 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch 3 sp)

Rnd 7: Sl st into corner; (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc); starting in the trb of the previous row dc in each stitch (18 times total), (corner), continue around until final sl st into 3rd st of original ch 3. Finish off.