Adapted pattern as follows:

Instructions
Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round to keep track of your rounds.

Mc, ch 1 (doesn’t count as a stitch)
Work pattern:

Round 1: 8 hdc into magic circle (8 sts)

Rounds 2: inc in each st around (16 sts)

Round 3: 1 hdc, inc, repeat around (24 sts)

Rounds 4: 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, inc, repeat around (32 sts)

Round 5: 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, inc, repeat around (40 sts)

Round 6: 1 hdc in each of the next 4 sts, inc, repeat around (48 sts)

Round 7: 1 hdc in each of the next 5 sts, inc, repeat around (56 sts)

Round 8: 1 hdc in each of the next 6 sts, inc, repeat around (64 sts)

Round 9: 1 hdc in each of the next 7 sts, inc, repeat around (72 sts)

rd 10: Hdc around (no increase) (72)

Rd 11-20 hdc around

rd 21 1 hdc next 4, inc (to make count work, hdc 5, inc 2x spread out in pattern.)

rd 22 1 hdc next 5, inc

23-25 as written. Finish off.