Wagon Wheel Puff Motif Pattern

Worked with a 4mm hook in Double Knitting yarn the motif measures 10cm across. This is written in US terminology because the woman who asked for help is based in the USA. For those of you used to British terminology these are the differences relevant for this pattern:

US sc = British dc
US dc = British tr
US hdc = British htr
US tr = British dtr

Special Instruction for a Long Puff (LP): It will be easier to pull up to height if after the first YOH you hold that strand against the hook while you insert your hook to do the second YOH and pull up.

LP: *YOH, insert hook into 1-ch space, YOH and draw up a loop as tall as the puff needs to be to match the height of 4 ch, repeat once from * into the same space, YOH and draw through all loops on hook, 1ch.

The first LP of Round 2 will have 4 ch substituting for the first half of the puff.

Round 1: Using 3 ch to stand in for the 1st dc work 12 dc's sep by 1ch and close the round with a ss.

Round 2: Into each 1-ch space around the circle work 2 LPs and close the round with a ss. There are 24 LPs separated by 1 ch.

Round 3: Ss to next 1-ch sp and into the ch (not under it, in it) work 1sc, 1ch,

1. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
2. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 2ch,
3. into next 1-ch work 1tr, 4ch, 1tr, 2ch, (1st corner turned)

4. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 1ch,
5. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
6. into next 1-ch work 1sc, 1ch,
7. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
8. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 2ch,
9. into next 1-ch work 1tr, 4ch, 1tr, 2ch (2nd corner turned)

10. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 1ch,
11. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
12. into next 1-ch work 1sc, 1ch,
13. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
14. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 2ch,
15. into next 1-ch work 1tr, 4ch, 1tr, 2ch (3rd corner turned)

16. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 1ch,
17. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
18. into next 1-ch work 1sc, 1ch,
19. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch,
20. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 2ch,
21. into next 1-ch work 1tr, 4ch, 1tr, 2ch (4th corner turned)

22. into next 1-ch work 1dc, 1ch,
23. into next 1-ch work 1hdc, 1ch, ss into the top of the 1st sc of the round.