I will not let this beat me!

Finally! I am not going to let a crochet pattern stump me if I can help it. So I tried working the second row of circles using my experience in crochet and ignoring the confusing instructions.

Here is my instructions that make more sense.....

1st row (4 circles):

1.  With color A, chain 22.
2. 3 dc in 4th chain from hook, skip 2 st and sl st in next stitch; skip 2 st and 3 dc in next st.
3. Repeat 2nd step two more times; 3 dc in last ch.
4. Remove hook from loop and insert in ch 3 of first dc and then back into loop of last 3 dc group
5. 12 dc in same st of 3 dc group (1st circle)
6. Sl st in previous sl st (insert hook through chain and sl st)
7. 11 dc in next 3 dc group
8. Repeat steps 6-7 to complete 4 circles.
9. Fasten off

2nd row (12 circles)

1. With color B, chain 70.
2. 3 dc in 4th chain from hook; skip 2 st and sl st in next chain
3. Skip 2 st and 3 dc in next chain
4. Remove hook from loop and insert in 4th dc of upper left circle and back into loop
5. 4 dc in same st of 3 dc group (1st half circle)
6. Skip 2 st and sl st in next chain
7. Skip 2 st and 3 dc in next chain
8. Remove hook from loop and insert in 4th dc of next circle and back into loop
9. 4 dc in same st of 3 dc group (2nd half circle)
10. Skip 2 st and sl st in next chain
11. Skip 2 st and 3 dc in next chain (this will be the corner half circle)
12. Repeat steps 2-11 two more times ; then steps 2-9 once
13. Sl st to first 3 dc group to close
14. 8 dc in last 3 dc group stitch (1st full circle)
15. Sl st in previous sl st (insert hook through chain and sl st)
16. 7 dc in remaining 3 dc groups with sl st between each
17. Sl st to close

3rd row

1. Attach color C to 4th stitch of any circle
2. Ch 5
3. Sc in next circle 
4. Repeat  for each circle ( corner circles sc,ch 5,sc)
5. Next row, dc in each st with 2dc, ch2, 2dc in each corner

Hope this makes sense and is easier to understand.