On a quiet Saturday morning in April with a very nice weather outside in the backyard , I set about creating a simple green leaf crochet pattern. This is an easy and quick method and you can use it to build an entire tree if you want to. Enjoy this free pattern and please do share your results on my Facebook page, I would love to see them!
materials you need :
1- size 3,5 hook
2- mary maxim best valu size 4 green yarn
3- spraying starch
R1 | make a chain of 14, work turn the work, crochet sc in 1st ch from the hook and work 11 sc in next 11 ch stitchs till the 12th ch work 6sc, keep working going to the other side of the 14 chs, 9sc in next 9 chs (27) |
R2 | 1ch turn the work, sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R1 , sc in next 11sc ,3sc in between 11th and 12th sc then work sc in next 12 sc (27) |
R3 | 1ch, turn the work , sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R2, sc in next 10sc, 2sc in between 11th sc and 12th sc ,sc in next 13sc (26) |
R4 | 1ch, turn the work, sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R3, sc in next 11sc, 2sc between 11th sc and 12th sc, sc in next 12 sc (26) |
R5 | 1ch turn the work, sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R4, sc in next 12sc, 2sc between 13th and 14th sc, sc in next 11 sc (26) |
R6 | 1ch turn the work, sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R5, sc in next 11sc, 2sc between 12th and 13th sc, sc in next 12 sc (26) |
R7 | 1ch turn the work, sc in 1st sc which is the last sc of R6 , sc in next 14sc, sl st in next sc cut and secure the yarn |
leaf finishing | use spraying starch, starch the leaf and air dry it |
abbreviations | |
R | round |
sc | single crochet |
ch | chain |
1st | first |
12th ch | chain no. 12 |
13th ch | chain no. 13 |