Materials:
4.00mm (U.S G-6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
3.5mm crochet hook (or one size smaller than the hook used for your gauge) for the edging
tapestry needle

Gauge:
17 stitches/17 rows= 10cmX10cm (4X4 inch) square in half double crochet underneath the 3 loops.

Stitches and abbreviations used:
st or sts- stitch or stitches
ch- chain stitch
hdc- half double crochet (between the posts)
hdc-shell- 2 hdc/ch1/2hdc in one stitch
puff- puff stitch
hdc2tog- half double crochet two stitches together
RS- right side
WS- wrong side