Leaf Stitch Knitting Pattern #168
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, work stitches as they appear; purl 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 side): 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k4, p1, yo, * k1, yo, p1, k4, cdd, k4, p1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, p1, k4, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work sts as they appear; purl the yarn overs.
Row 3: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k3, p1, k1, yo, * k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, cdd, k3, p1, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 5: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k2, p1, k2, yo, * k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, cdd, k2, p1, k2, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 7: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, yo, * k1, yo, k3, p1, k1, cdd, k1, p1, k3, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k3, p1, k1, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Row 9: 1 edge stitch, k2tog, p1, k4, yo, * k1, yo, k4, p1, cdd, p1, k4, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k4, p1, skpo, 1 edge stitch.
Rows 11 and 13: 1 edge stitch, k1, p1, k5, * k6, p1, k1, p1, k5 *; repeat from * to *; k6, p1, k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 15: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, p1, k4, cdd, k4, p1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 17: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, cdd, k3, p1, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 19: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, cdd, k2, p1, k2, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 21: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, k3, p1, k1, cdd, k1, p1, k3, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 23: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, k4, p1, cdd, p1, k4, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Rows 25 and 27: 1 edge stitch, * k6, p1, k1, p1, k5 *; repeat from * to *; k1, 1 edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.
