Leaf Stitch Knitting Pattern #169

How to knit the Leaf Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 26 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 29 stitches (26 + 1 + 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 26 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch, work the pattern repeat throughout, end with 1 stitch 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

Written row-by-row instructions:
Row 1 (right side): 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, k5, p1, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, p1, k5, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 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, * p1, skpo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, p1, k4, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 5: 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, k3, p1, k4, yo, k5, yo, k4, p1, k3, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 7: 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, k2, p1, k4, yo, k7, yo, k4, p1, k2, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 9: 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, k1, p1, k4, yo, k9, yo, k4, p1, k1, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 11: 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, p1, k4, yo, k11, yo, k4, p1, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 13: 1 edge stitch, * p1, skpo, k4, yo, k13, yo, k4, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 15: 1 edge stitch, * k1, yo, k4, p1, k5, k2tog, p1, skpo, k5, p1, k4, yo *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 17: 1 edge stitch, * k2, yo, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, p1, skpo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 19: 1 edge stitch, * k3, yo, k4, p1, k3, k2tog, p1, skpo, k3, p1, k4, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 21: 1 edge stitch, * k4, yo, k4, p1, k2, k2tog, p1, skpo, k2, p1, k4, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 23: 1 edge stitch, * k5, yo, k4, p1, k1, k2tog, p1, skpo, k1, p1, k4, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 25: 1 edge stitch, * k6, yo, k4, p1, k2tog, p1, skpo, p1, k4, yo, k5 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Row 27: 1 edge stitch, * k7, yo, k4, k2tog, p1, skpo, k4, yo, k6 *; repeat from * to *; end with k1, 1 edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.