Color changes are made before starting a new row. Drop previous working yarn, pick up the new color yarn: at about 3 inches from the end, pull yarn through the stitch on your crochet hook. *This counts as chain 1 in step 1

START OF ROUND: Stitch 3 chains* (this forms the first double crochet of the new row)

*If you changed colors this row, your color change loop counts as the first of the 3 chains.

FIRST CORNER: Double crochet 2 times into the corner opening, then stitch 3 chains, then double crochet 3 times into the same corner opening as before.

SIDES: *Stitch 1 chain, then double crochet 3 times into the next opening, Repeat from * across the whole side until the next opening is a corner or your have reached the end, stitch 1 last chain

CORNERS: Double crochet 3 times into the corner opening, chain 3, and double crochet 3 times again into the corner opening

END OF ROUND: Slip stitch into the third chain from step 1, then, slip stitch in top of next two double crochet, ready for next round