Leaf Stitch Knitting Pattern

Published: 03/01/24

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Leaf Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Leaf Stitch:

Work with multiple of 9 stitches + 3 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 14 sts (9 + 3 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows Right Side and Wrong Side rows.

The numbers at right edge of chart indicate RS rows, and at left edge WS rows.

Read RS rows from right to left, WS rows from left to right.

The patt rep = 9 sts wide.

The number of stitches varies within 16 rows of pattern repeat.

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

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together

p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop

Row 1 (RS): edge st, * p3, k6; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 2 (WS): edge st, k3, * p6, k3, repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, * p3, yo, k1, yo, skpo, k3; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 4: edge st, k3, * p2, p2tog tbl, p3, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, * p3, (k1, yo) twice, k1, skpo, k1; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 6: edge st, k3, * p2tog tbl, p5, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Rows 7 and 9: edge st, * p3, k6; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Rows 8 and 10: edge st, k3, * p6, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, * p3, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 12: edge st, k3, * p3, p2tog, p2, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, * p3, k1, k2tog, (k1, yo) twice, k1; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 14: edge st, k3, * p5, p2tog, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, * p3, k6; repeat from * to last 4 sts, p3, edge st.

Row 16: edge st, k3, * p6, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-16 throughout.