Spruce up your table with a scattering of soft, colorful
leaves.You'll only need a small amount of yarn for each leaf, so
make as many as you like. You could string them together to form a
garland, make a wreath, or glue them to ribbon rings and place them
over your napkins.The leaf pattern will work for any yarn weight
with a hook that corresponds to that weight. The large leaves shown
are worked in worsted-weight yarn (with a 3.75-mm hook) and measure
3.5 inches from stem to tip. The smaller leaf is worked with sock
yarn (and a 3.0-mm hook) and measures about 2.75 inches from stem
to tip. I spent a lot of time writing this pattern so that there
wouldn't be a lot of confusing turning and moving, but to eliminate
the turns, I used almost every stitch height in the book-so
hopefully you have some crocheting experience! Try making a few and
you will get the hang of it!Abbreviations and Special
Stitcheschchainststitchsl stslip stitchscsingle crochethdchalf
double crochetdcdouble crochettrtreble crochetpicotchain 3, slip
stitch in 3rd chain from hookLeaf PatternRound 1:Ch 4, 11 dc in
4thch from hook, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-12
dc.Round 2:Ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), dc in
first st, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, (dc, ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from
hook and in next 3 chs to form stem, dc) in next st, 2 dc in each
of next 2 sts, (dc, picot, dc ) in next st; (sc, hdc) in next st,
(dc, picot, sc) in next st, (hdc, dc, tr, picot, tr, dc, hdc) in
next st, (sc, picot, dc) in next st, (hdc, sc) in last st, join
with a sl st to 3rd ch of round.Fasten off and weave in the
ends.Now let's break down round 2 of the pattern with some
step-outs. First chain 6, then slip stitch in the 3rd chain from
your hook. The ch-3, sl st combination is called a picot and you
will make one of these a few times in the round (here you are just
adding the picot to the top of your ch-3 beginning chain).To make a
picot, chain 3 and slip stitch in the 3rd chain from your hook as
shown. Continue working as directed-the picot gives a nice pointy
tip to the leaf.
Next, make a dc in the first stitch and then make 2 dc in each
of the next 2 dc stitches, as indicated. On the next stitch, you'll
(dc, ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 3 chs to form stem,
dc) all in the same space. Here's a close-up of how to make the
stem:After you chain 5, skip the first chain from your hook and
work 4 sc into the opposite side of the ch-5 you just made. I
worked each sc into the little bump on the bottom of the chain;
this photo shows 2 sc already worked. After you sc in the last 2
chain stitches, dc in the same stitch from round 1 and continue as
indicated.
Continue following the directions around: 2 dc in each of next 2
sts, (dc, picot, dc ) in next st; (sc, hdc) in next st, (dc, picot,
sc) in next st.To make the pointy top of the leaf, work (hdc, dc,
tr, picot, tr, dc, hdc) all in one stitch. To make a treble
crochet, yarn over twice (shown), insert the hook in the stitch,
yarn over and draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops
on hook) three times.
Finish by making the last point and joining the round: (sc,
picot, dc) in next st, (hdc, sc) in last st, join with a sl st to
3rd ch of round. Fasten off. Pull the center end to snug up the
center of the leaf, then weave in both ends.
by M. J. JoachimStep 1: Chain 10; make a ring by slip stitching
into 1stchainStep 2: Chain 9, slip stitch into same place (1stchain
of Step 1); repeat Step 2 once 3 chain nine loops madeStep 3:
Working in 1stloop, make {2 sc, 1 hdc, 11 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc}; slip
stitch in 1stchain of Step 1; repeat Step 3 for next 2 loopsFinish
off. Weave in loose ends.
