Leaf with Cable Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 22 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 47 stitches (11 + 22 + 12 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, work stitches as they appear or work as given in instructions.

The pattern repeat = 22 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 stitch and 11 stitches before patt rep, work patt repeat throughout, end with 12 stitches after patt and 1 stitch.

k: Knit

p: Purl

p(p): Purl. On Wrong Side rows, purl the stitch.

yo: Yarn Over. On Wrong Side rows, purl the yo.

yok: Yarn Over. On Wrong Side rows, knit the yo.

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as one

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

sk2p: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches

C4F: slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle

C4B: slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to back, K2, K2 from cable needle

C4Fp: slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to front, P2, K2 from cable needle

C4Bp: slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to back, K2, P2 from cable needle

Cr5B: slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold to back, K2, K3 from cable needle

Cr5Bp: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back; slip 1 stitch to 2nd cable needle and hold in back; K2; then P1 from 2nd cable needle; finally K2 from 1st cable needle

Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, k3, p4, yok, skpo, k2, * k3, k2tog, yok, p4, k5, p4, yok, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, k2tog, yok, p4, k3, edge stitch.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work each stitch as it appears on this side of work (knit the k sts and purl the p sts) or as given in instructions.

Row 3: edge stitch, p1, k2, p5, yok, skpo, k1, * k2, k2tog, yok, p5, Cr5Bp, p5, yok, skpo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, k2tog, yok, p5, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 5: edge stitch, p1, C4F, p4, yok, skpo, * k1, k2tog, yok, p4, C4B, p1, C4F, p4, yok, skpo *; repeat from * to *; k1, k2tog, yok, p4, C4B, p1, edge stitch.

Row 7: edge stitch, p1, k2, C4Fp, p3, * yok, sk2p, yok, p3, C4Bp, k2, p1, k2, C4Fp, p3 *; repeat from * to *; yok, sk2p, yok, p3, C4Bp, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 9: edge stitch, p1, k2, p2, C4Fp, p2, * p3, C4Bp, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, C4Fp, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p3, C4Bp, p2, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 11: edge stitch, p1, C4Fp, p2, C4Fp, * p1, C4Bp, p2, C4Bp, p1, C4Fp, p2, C4Fp *; repeat from * to *; p1, C4Bp, p2, C4Bp, p1, edge stitch.

Row 13: edge stitch, k1, p(p), p1, C4Fp, p2, k2, * p1, k2, p2, C4Bp, p2, k1, p2, C4Fp, p2, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, p2, C4Bp, p1, p(p), k1, edge stitch.

Row 15: edge stitch, k1, yo, skpo, p2, C4Fp, k2, * p1, k2, C4Bp, p2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpo, p2, C4Fp, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, C4Bp, p2, k2tog, yo, k1, edge stitch.

Row 17: edge stitch, k1, yo, k1, skpo, p3, C4Fp, * p1, C4Bp, p3, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, skpo, p3, C4Fp *; repeat from * to *; p1, C4Bp, p3, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, edge stitch.

Row 19: edge stitch, k1, yo, k2, skpo, p4, * Cr5B, p4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, skpo, p4 *; repeat from * to *; Cr5B, p4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, edge stitch.

Row 21: edge stitch, k3, k2tog, yok, p4, k2, * k3, p4, yok, skpo, k5, k2tog, yok, p4, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, p4, yok, skpo, k3, edge stitch.

Row 23: edge stitch, k2, k2tog, yok, p5, * Cr5Bp, p5, yok, skpo, k3, k2tog, yok, p5 *; repeat from * to *; Cr5Bp, p5, yok, skpo, k2, edge stitch.

Row 25: edge stitch, k1, k2tog, yok, p4, C4B, * p1, C4F, p4, yok, skpo, k1, k2tog, yok, p4, C4B *; repeat from * to *; p1, C4F, p4, yok, skpo, k1, edge stitch.

Row 27: edge stitch, k2tog, yok, p3, C4Bp, k2, * p1, k2, C4Fp, p3, yok, sk2p, yok, p3, C4Bp, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, C4Fp, p3, yok, skpo, edge stitch.

Row 29: edge stitch, p3, C4Bp, p2, k2, * p1, k2, p2, C4Fp, p5, C4Bp, p2, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, p2, C4Fp, p3, edge stitch.

Row 31: edge stitch, p1, C4Bp, p2, C4Bp, * p1, C4Fp, p2, C4Fp, p1, C4Bp, p2, C4Bp *; repeat from * to *; p1, C4Fp, p2, C4Fp, p1, edge stitch.

Row 33: edge stitch, p1, k2, p2, C4Bp, p1, p(p), * k1, p(p), p1, C4Fp, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, C4Bp, p1, p(p) *; repeat from * to *; k1, p(p), p1, C4Fp, p2, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 35: edge stitch, p1, k2, C4Bp, p2, k2tog, yo, * k1, yo, skpo, p2, C4Fp, k2, p1, k2, C4Bp, p2, k2tog, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, skpo, p2, C4Fp, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 37: edge stitch, p1, C4Bp, p3, k2tog, k1, yo, * k1, yo, k1, skpo, p3, C4Fp, p1, C4Bp, p3, k2tog, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k1, skpo, p3, C4Fp, p1, edge stitch.

Row 39: edge stitch, p1, k2, p4, k2tog, k2, yo, * k1, yo, k2, skpo, p4, Cr5B, p4, k2tog, k2, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2, skpo, p4, k2, p1, edge stitch.

Repeat Rows 1-40 throughout.