You can put the leaf as garland decor or maybe make a motif shawl.
Ch 5. sl st
ends together to form a loop.
Round 1:
Ch3. 11 dc into loop, join w/ sl st (12 stitches total counting chain stitch at
end of round).
Round 2:
Chain 3, 1 dc in same st. 2 dc in each st in round. join w/ sl st (24 stitches
total counting chain stitch at end of round).
Round 3:
*sk 1 st. 7 dc in next st. sk 1 st. sl st in next st* – do
stitches between * 5 times.
Stem: sc in
next 2 st. Chain 12, turn and sl st in every st back up chain. Sl st in same st
as chain. Sc in next st.
Leaf Point
1: sc in next 4 sts. (3 hdc, ch 3, fold chain in half and sl st together, 1 hdc
in next st.) sc in next 2 sts. sl st in next st.
Leaf Point
2: sc in next 4 sts. (3 dc, ch 3, fold chain in half and sl st together, 1 dc
in next st.) sc in next 2 sts. sl st in next st.
Leaf Point
3: Sc in next st. dc in next 2 st. (2 trc, ch 3, fold chain in half and sl st
together, 2 trc in next st.) dc in next 2 st. sc in next st. sl st in next st.
Leaf Point
4: sc in next 2 st. (1 dc, ch 3, fold chain in half and sl st together, 3 dc in
next st.) sc in next 4 sts. sl st in next st.
Leaf Point
5: sc in next 2 sts. (1 hdc, ch 3, fold chain in half and sl st together, 3 hdc
in next st.) sc in next 4 st. sl st in next st.
Cut yarn,
tie off and weave in ends.
