How to Knit a Leaf.
Hi, Guys! I’m Kristen and Welcome to Studio Knit!
It’s Thanksgiving week and these colorful Autumn Leaves are a really fun, quick knit
that can spruce up your holiday décor! You can get really creative with them, using them
as drink coasters, or as a trivet for food dishes or candles. These knitted leaves look
way more complicated than they are to knit, and they use all the knitting techniques we’ve
recently covered, so if you’re a Studio Knit subscriber, you’ve totally got this!
The materials we will use are any yarn of your choice and then straight knitting needles
in the appropriate size. I'm using worsted weighted yarn with size 8 US needles myself.
Scissors and a tapestry needle.
We begin by casting on 3 stitches. All the knitting techniques we are using are linked
in the description below. For our first Row, we simply Purl these 3 stitches. Then it’s
time to Increase! We knit until the middle stitch, then we increase with a Yarn Over.
So, for this row, we just Knit one, Yarn over, Knit One, Yarn Over, and knit One. This is
in the Stockinette Stitch, so every Odd Row is a Purl Row. And we just continue the increase
rows. Next row, we Knit Two, Yarn Over, Knit that middle stitch, Yarn Over, and Knit Two.
And then it’s another Purl Row. The pattern is super easy to memorize! Continue your increase
Rows for as big or small as you would like your leaf to be. For my leaves, I am knitting
up to Seven Increase Rows. I’ll do one last purl row. Then it’s time to Decrease. And
again, super simple. We just Slip Slip Knit, SSK, on the first two stitches, knit all the
way across, then Knit Two Together on the last two stitches. And of course, it’s a
purl row next. Continue this pattern down. Here I’m about half way done. Then on our
last three stitches here we will Slip Slip Knit, then Knit one, and pass that stitch
over to bind off. Awesome.
Now we just weave in our ends and cut our yarn.
You'll see that because we used the Stockinette Stitch, our edges are curling under. So, I’m
choosing to place my leaf between a damp towel, lightly steam it with an iron, and then air
it out to dry. Now they lie flat and you can really see the pretty shape and those holes
from our yarn overs.
I hope you are inspired to add a little knitted color to your harvest décor.
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