MsBusyFingers
Ginkgo Leaf by Sarah Margaret Crittenden
This is a pattern for a gingko leaf that I made when I was just learning to crochet. I used it for my avatar on Ravelry.com for a while and I got some inquiries about it, so I decided to write it up for you all.
Materials
Any yarn and hook will do. I did mine in cotton craft thread (the exact size was not indicated on the package, but it is a medium thread maybe about size 10) with a B hook, and it came out close to life size.
Stitches US terms
slst $=$ slip stitch dc $=$ double crochet When the pattern says ch 3 and turn, the ch 3 counts as your first dc. The last dc of each row is worked into the top ch of the ch 3. In parenthesis ( ) at the end of each row in the pattern, is written the total number of stitches for that row.
Pattern
ch 23 2. 2dc in each dc, ch 3, turn (12dc) 3. 2dc in the next 6dc- leave the remaining stitches unworked, ch3, turn (12dc) 4. 2dc in the next dc, dc in the next 10dc, 2dc in the last dc, ch3, turn 5. 2dc in the next dc, dc in the next 12dc, 2dc in the last dc, (16dc) fasten off. attach yarn with a slst in first of the stitches you left unworked in row 3 6. Ch 3, 2dc in each dc, ch3, turn (12dc) 7. 2dc in each dc, ch3, turn (24dc) If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at rustysarah@comcast.net, or send me a message on Ravelry, I am MsBusyFingers Copyright 2010, Sarah Margaret Crittenden, All Rights Reserved
