Chair Cover 12 - Another Leaf Pattern

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[edit] Chair Cover 12 - Another Leaf Pattern

From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.

Note: The swatch in the photo is made up with 4 extra stitches on each side; the pattern is repeated twice horizontally and vertically (28 sts, 32 rows).

[edit] Original Pattern

Pins No. 11; 14 stitches to each pattern. Cast on 106 stitches.

First row:—Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 4, knit 2, seam 2, bring the thread forward and knit 1, pass the thread round the needle, and repeat.

Second row:—Seam 3, knit 2, seam 2, knit 3, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, and repeat.

Third row:—Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 2, knit 2, seam 2, knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, and repeat.

Fourth row:—Seam 5, knit 2, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, and repeat.

Fifth row:—Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, seam 2, knit 2, thread forward, knit 1, thread forward, knit 2, and repeat.

Sixth row:—Seam 7, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, and repeat.

Seventh row:—Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 2, knit 3, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 3, and repeat.

Eighth row:—Seam 9, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat.

Ninth row:—Seam 2, thread forward and knit 1, thread round the needle and seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 5, and repeat.

Tenth row:—Seam 4, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 3, knit 2, and repeat.

Eleventh row:—Seam 2, knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 1, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 3, and repeat.

Twelfth row:—Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 5, knit 2, and repeat.

Thirteenth row:—Seam 2, knit 2, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward and knit 2, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat.

Fourteenth row:—Seam 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 7, knit 2, and repeat.

Fifteenth row:—Seam 2, knit 3, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 3, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, and repeat.

Sixteenth row:—Knit 2 together, knit 2, seam 9, knit 2, and repeat.

[edit] Updated Version

The original pattern is for a chair cover, but this pretty lacy leaf pattern could be made into a shawl or other garment.

Notation:

k2tog:	knit two stitches together (decrease by one stitch).
yo:	yarn over (or yarn forward): increase by one stitch. See method in this tutorial.
trn:	thread round needle: yarn is wound around the point of the right hand needle. This creates a hole and an extra stitch.

Each pattern is made up of 14 sts and 16 rows; repeat as required.

Row 1: p2, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, yo, k1, trn

Row 2: p3, k2, p2, k3, k2tog, p1, k2

Row 3: p2, k1, k2tog, p2, k2, p2, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1

Row 4: p5, k2, p2, k1, k2tog, p1, k2

Row 5: p2, k1, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, yo, k1,yo, k2

Row 6: p7, k2, p1, k2tog, p1, k2

Row 7: p2, k1, k2tog, p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3

Row 8: p9, k2, k2tog, k2

Row 9: p2, yo, k1, yo, p2, k1, k2tog, p1, k5

Row 10: p4, k1, k2tog, p1, k2, p3, k2

Row 11: p2, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, p2, k1, k2tog, p1, knit 3

Row 12: p2, k1, k2tog, p1, k2, p5, k2

Row 13: p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, k1, k2tog, k2

Row 14: p1, k2tog, p1, k2, p7, k2

Row 15: p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2, k1, k2tog

Row 16: k2tog, k2, p9, k2