Crochet oak leaves

Some colorful oak leaves will cheer up a dark and rainy autumn day. This is my oak leaf crochet pattern!

Pattern in Swedish >>

MATERIAL

Hook: 2,5 mm.

Yarn: Järbo 8/4 (Mercerised cotton, 4 ply, fingering weight)
Approximate leaf size: 10 cm long , 5 cm wide

US CROCHET TERMS

st - stitch

sl st - slip stitch

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

tr - treble crochet

DESCRIPTION

Start by making 20 ch.

Round 1:
Start in 2:nd ch from hook. 4 sc, 4 hdc, 5 dc, 5 tr. 8 tr in the last ch, turn around.
Crochet mirrored on the way back i.e: 5 tr, 5 dc, 4 hdc, 4 sc. 1 sl st in the last ch.

Round 2:
1 hdc in 1:st sc of round 1, skip next st, [3 dc, 3 ch, 1 sl st] in next st,
1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, [3 tr, 4 ch, 1 sl st] in next st,
1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, [3 tr, 4 ch, 1 sl st] in next st,
1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, [2 tr, 4 ch, 1 sl st] in next st.
1 sl st, [1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr] in next st.

Crochet mirrored on the way back, i.e:
[1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc] in next st, 1 sl st,
[1 sl st, 4 ch, 2 tr] in next st, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc , 1 sl st,
[1 sl st, 4 ch, 3 tr] in next st, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc , 1 sl st,
[1 sl st, 4 ch, 3 tr] in next st, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st,
[1 sl st, 3 ch, 3 dc] in next st, skip next st, 1 hdc, 1 sl st in the last sl st of round 1.

Stalk:  ch 5, 1 sc in 2:nd ch from hook, 3 sl st, finish with 1 sl st in the last sl st of round 2.

Fasten ends.

CROCHET DIAGRAM

If you've got questions, or find any errors in this pattern, please tell me!
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Happy crocheting!

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