Cabbage Rose Leaf

Part of Cabbage-Rose Design in Barbara Walker's "Charted Knitting Designs", page 183.

To make a longer leaf, row 26 can be repeated, moving the leaf one stitch further away from the stem for each row, adjusting subsequent rows to match.

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  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, and 39 (WS): Purl.
  • Rows 2, 4, 38, and 40: K18, yo, ssk.
  • Row 6: K17, ssk, yo, k1 tbl.
  • Row 8: K15, k3tog, yo, yo, k2.
  • Row 10: K13, k3tog, yo, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl.
  • Row 12: K11, k3tog, yo, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2.
  • Row 14: K9, k3tog, yo, yo, k3, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1 tbl.
  • Row 16: K7, k3tog, yo, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk.
  • Row 18: K5, k3tog, yo, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk.
  • Row 20: K4, k2tog, yo, k5, k3tog, yo, yo, k4, yo, ssk.
  • Row 22: K3, k2tog, yo, k4, k3tog, yo, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2.
  • Row 24: K2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1 tbl.
  • Row 26: K1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk.
  • Row 28: K2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k4, k3tog, yo, yo, k3, yo, ssk.
  • Row 30: K1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, k3tog, yo, yo, k5, yo, ssk.
  • Row 32: K1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k3tog, yo, yo, k7, yo, ssk.
  • Row 34: K1, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1, k3tog, yo, yo, k9, yo, ssk.
  • Row 36: K2, yo, yo, k5tog, yo, yo, k11, yo, ssk.
  • Row 41: Yo, purl (21 sts).