Love this! and love how the colors flowed using the Caron big cake
Pattern has pictures included for clarification

US J-10/6.00mm hook
Caron big cakes, 10.5 oz, 300 g, 603 yards, 551 m, approx 4 1/2 oz left.
(Optional=Approx 85 g, 177 yd, 162 m, of three colors)

Stitches you need to know
Foundation half double crochet
Chain stitch
Double crochet
Optional standing double crochet
Single crochet
DC v stitch= DC, ch 1, DC in same stitch