Fig leaf - a Lykkefanten design
Fig leaf
Pattern for creating a fig leaf costume or just some humorous street art Lykkefanten, 2011
Fig leaf - a Lykkefanten design
About the pattern:
The Fig leaf is one of those patterns that come out of nowhere, or rather out of mischievousness. I got the idea when listening to the Terry Pratchett Discworld novel “Going Postal" where a statue is described as "“having a fig leaf, cause of being classical". A lot of statues around where Ilive are sadly fig leaf-less, so I thought, why not do something about that? The Fig leaf can be used both for dressing up statues or as a costume part (I would advice wearing a"nude suit" underneath). Either way, lots of fun can be had. Sizes: one size About sizing:The size of the fi leaf can easilybe changed byusing smaller (orlarger needles and thinner (thicker) yarn. Materials: around 17 g of Malabrigo Worsted or similar yarn 61/2mm needle, crochet hook of similar size Gauge: 18 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinet stitch.
Pattern abbreviations:
k2tog - knit two stitches together sl2, k1, psso - slip 2 sts as if to k2tog, k1, pass the slipped sts over stbl - slip 1 st k-wise, put st back on left needle (keeping new orientation), k2togtbl
Fig leaf - a Lykkefanten design
Directions for knitting:
Level 1: CO 9 sts Row 1 (RS): k1, m1l, k7, m1r, k1 Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: p all sts Row 3: k1, m1l, k9, m1r, k1 Row 5:k1, m1l, k5, m1r, k1, m1l, k5, m1r, k1 Row 7: k1, m1l, k7, m1r, k1, m11, k7, m1r, k1 Row 9: k1, m1l, k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k9, m1r, k1 Row 11: k1, m1l, k11, m1r, k1, m1l, k11, m1r, k1 Row 13: (k1, m1l, k2, k2tog, k3, k2tog) put these 9 sts on hold (=section A), (k1, m1l, k3, m1r, k1, m1l, k3, m1r, k1) these 13 sts are kept on the needle for level 2, put the last 10 sts on hold (=section B)
Level 2:
Row 14 (WS): p13 (p all sts on even rows) Row 15, 17, 19, 21 (RS): as rows 5, 7, 9, and 11 Row 23: (k1, m1l, k2, k2tog, k3, k2tog) put these 9 sts on hold (=section C), (k1, m1l, k3, m1r, k1, m1l, k3, m1r, k1) these 13 sts are kept on the needle for level 3, put the last 10 sts on hold (=section D)
Level 3:
Row 24 (WS): p13 (p all sts on even rows) Row 25 (RS): k6, m1r, k1, m1l, k6 Row 27:k7, m1r, k1, m1l, k7 Row 29: k8, m1r, k1, m1l, k8 Row 31:k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k9 Row 33: stbl, k7, sl2, k1, psso, k7, k2tog Row 35: stbl, k5, sl2, k1, psso, k5, k2tog Row 37: stbl, k3, sl2, k1, psso, k3, k2tog Row 39: k3, sl2, k1, psso, k3 Row 41: k2, sl2, k1, psso, k2 Row 43: k1, sl2, k1, psso, k1 Row 45: sl2, k1, psso, break yarn and pull the end through the last stitch
Fig leaf - a Lykkefanten design
Section A and C:
Put the 9 held sts back on the needle, start with a WS row A1 (WS): p all sts (all odd A rows are purled) A2 (RS): k4, m1r, k1, m1l, k4 A4: k5, m1r, k1, m1l, k5 A6:k6, m1r, k1, m1l, k6 A8:stbl, k4, sl2, k1, psso, k4, k2tog A10: stbl, k2, sl2, k1, pss0, k2, k2tog A12: k2, sl2, k1, psso, k2 A14: k1, sl2, k1, psso, k1 A16: sl2, k1, psso, break yarn and pull the end through the last stitch
Section B and D:
Put the held 10 sts back on the needle, start with a RS row A0 (RS): stbl, k3, stbl, k2, m1r, k1 The rest of section B and D is knit identical to Section A and C from row A1.
Stem:
Along the original cast on edge pick up 7 sts. Start with a WS row. Stemrow1:p7 Stem row 2 (RS): k2, sl2, k1, psso, k2 Work the remaining 5 sts as an I-cord for 5 rounds and then bind off the 5 sts.
Finishing:
Weave in the ends. Crochet with chain stitches 2 strings beginning at either side of the stem. Make the strings as long as the fig leaf wearing subject requires. Block the fig leaf well. Enjoy and happy knitting Karen S. Lauger, Lykkefanten For questions or pattern support please write to lykkefanten@hotmail.com
