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 Stitches
ch chain
st stitch
sl st slip stitch
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
tr treble crochet
picot chain 3, slip stitch in 3rd chain from hook
Leaf Pattern
Round 1: Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch 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. Joachim

Step 1: Chain 10; make a ring by slip

Step 2: Chain 9, slip stitch into sam

repeat Step 2 once 3 chain nine loo
Step 3: Working in 1st loop, make {2
sc}; slip stitch in 1st chain of Step 1;
loops
Finish off. Weave in loose ends.