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Crochet materials and tools:
<> Crochet hook 4.5 mm (UK 7)
<> Caron Simply Soft (4) – 100% acrylic: 170 grams -288 m per skein.
Crochet Tunisian leaf size:
About 7 cm
Common abbreviations of crochet stitches:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
Tunisian crochet leaf pattern:
Start with magic circle. Make 12 sc into magic circle. Pull the tail to close the magic circle. Do not join and make ch1.
Row 1: Insert the hook into backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a loop. Then insert the hook in the first sc in both loops, draw up a loop (3 loops on your hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops again.
Row 2: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the second sc, draw up a loop (4 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 3 times.
Row 3: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 3d sc, draw up a loop (5 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 4 times.
Row 4: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 4th sc, draw up a loop (6 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 5 times.
Row 5: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 5th sc, draw up a loop (7 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 6 times.
Row 6: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 6th sc, draw up a loop (8 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 7 times.
Row 7: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 7th sc, draw up a loop (9 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 8 times.
Row 8: Insert the hook into the backloop stitch that is near your hook, draw up a look, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook in the next backloop stitch, draw up a loop, insert the hook into the 8th sc, draw up a loop (10 loops on your hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] – 9 times.
Ch1, cut the yarn and weave in ends.