Start with a white color yarn:
R 1. 6 sc in mc 2.
R 2 sc, inc*2, 2 sc (8 st)
R 3. 3 sc, inc*2, 3 sc (10 st)
R 4. 4 sc, inc*2, 4 sc (12 st)
R 5. 5 sc, inc*2, 5 sc (14 st)
R 6. 6 sc, inc*2, 6 sc (16 st).
R 7. 7 sc, inc*2, 7 sc (18 st)
R 8. 8 sc, inc*2, 8 sc (20 st)
R 9. (inc, 4 sc)*4 (24 st)
Change to black color
R 10. (3 sc, pick)*6 (24 st)
Change to orange color
R 11. 2 sc, (pick, 3 sc)*5, pick, 1 sc (24 st)
• Pick – sc crocheted between 2 sc of previous row.
R 12. (5 sc, inc)*4 (28 st)
R 13. (inc, 13 sc)*2 (30 st)
R 14. (14 sc, inc)*2 (32 st)
R 15 – 17. 32 sc
R 18. (6 sc, dec)*4 (28 st)
R 19. 28 sc
R 20. (5 sc, dec)*4 (24 st)
R 21. 24 sc
R 22. (4 sc, dec)*4 (20 st)
R 23. 20 sc
R 24. (3 sc, dec)*4 (16 st)
R 25. 16 sc
R 26. 16 sc
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
