Leaf Stitch Knitting Pattern #167
How to knit the Leaf Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 14 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 31 stitches (7 + 14 + 8 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows, purl all stitches and the yarn overs.
The pattern repeat is 14 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and 7 stitches before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat throughout, end with 8 stitches after the pattern repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Abbreviation:
k: knit stitch
p: purl stitch
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
cdd (Central Double Decrease): slip first and second stitches together as if to knit, knit 1 stitch, pass two slipped stitches over the knit stitch
Written row-by-row instructions:
Row 1 (right sode): 1 edge stitch, k1, yo, k5, * cdd, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k5, yo, k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): Purl.
Row 3: 1 edge stitch, k2, yo, k4, * cdd, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k4, yo, k2, 1 edge stitch.
Row 5: 1 edge stitch, k3, yo, k3, * cdd, k3, yo, k5, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k3, yo, k3, 1 edge stitch.
Rows 7, 9 and 11: 1 edge stitch, k4, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, k4, 1 edge stitch.
Row 13: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k2, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 15: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k5, yo, * k1, yo, k5, cdd, k5, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k5, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 17: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k4, cdd, k4, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k4, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 19: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k3, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k3, cdd, k3, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k3, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Rows 21, 23 and 25: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k2, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 27: 1 edge stitch, k4, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, k4, 1 edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.
