Giant Crochet Leaves Pattern
Autumn is here! Fall is without a doubt my favourite season - the crunchy leaves, getting cosy in fluffy slippers and eating hot lentil soups in enamel cups. I have also been tackling the wonderful task of creating another window display for the fabulously scottish, Honest Thistle!
Vicki and I decided it would be a really beautiful idea to create a leaves installation to welcome the chilly weather. Each leaf will have a brown chain for hanging in the window and in a variety of atumnal colours - red, green, mustard, orange, purple and browns. For those balls that I didn't have two of, I thought it would be lovely to mix some shades, like burgandy and purple. Here's how I made each and enjoy your weekend! xx :
Materials:
DMC Natura 'Just Cotton' in N16 Tournesol (mustard), N76 Bamboo (apple green), N23 Passion (red), N47 Safran (orange), N41 Siena (brown), N45 Orquidea (lavender), N34 Bourgogne (plum). 2 x balls per leaf
5mm Crochet Hook
Darning Needle
Scissors
Spray Starch
Iron and Ironing Mesh
Crochet Terms Used:
Ch - Chain
Dc - Double Crochet
Sl St - Slip Stitch
St/sts - Stitch/Stitches
Dc2tog - Double Crochet 2 Together. This means beginning a double crochet in the stitch, as normal, and instead of pulling the loop through, continue to work a double crochet into the next stitch. Then finish the stitch by wrapping yarn over and pulling threw the 3 loops on the hook at the one time.
Pattern:
Leaf body -
Using two balls of yarn, i.e two strands -
Row 1 -
ch2, 4dc in second ch from hook. (4)
Row 2 -
ch1 and turn. 2dc in each st. (8)
Row 3 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next) along. (12)
Row 4 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 2 sts) along. (16)
Row 5 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 3 sts) along. (20)
Row 6 -
Sl st in the 1st 3 sts. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 6 sts) along. (16)
Row 7 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 7 sts) along. (18)
Row 8 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 8 sts) along. (20)
Row 9 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 9 sts) along. (22)
Row 10 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 10 sts) along. (24)
Row 11 -
ch1 and turn. (2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next 11 sts) along. (26)
Outer Leaf Points -
Do not cut yarn..
Row 1 -
Ch 1 and turn. 8dc (8)
Row 2 -
Ch 1 and turn. 6dc (6)
Row 3 -
Ch 1 and turn. 4dc (4)
Row 4 -
Ch 1 and turn. Dc2tog, dc2tog. (2)
Row 5 -
Ch 1 and turn. Dc2tog.
Cut yarn and sew in ends.
Now beginning at the other side of the leaf, sl st into the first st of row 11. Repeat rows 1 - 5.
Centre Leaf Point -
There are 10dc between each points (there should be, sometimes I don't concentrate and have 11 or 12 or sometimes even 15. #crochetproblems).
Row 1 -
Sl st in the 1st of the 10dc. 10dc along. (10)
Row 2 to Row 6 -
Ch1 and turn. Dc in each st across.
Row 7 -
Sl st in the 1st 2dc. Then work 1dc in the next 6 sts. (6)
Row 8 -
Ch1 and turn. Dc2tog, then 1dc in the next 2 sts, dc2tog. (4)
Row 9 -
Ch1 and turn. Dc2tog, dc2tog. (2)
Row 10 -
Ch1 and turn. Dc2tog. (1)
Cut yarn and sew in ends.
Once you have completed each leaf, spray liberally with starch and place an ironing mesh on top of each leaf. Gently iron over the mesh. Place the leaves on top of a raidiator for a few hours to harden. Aga users, place on the hot plate.
To hang your leaves -
Using brown yarn, sl st into the whole created in your initial ch2 sts. Simply chain all along until you reach your desired length. Cut yarn and sew in ends.
