For apparent reasons, fall is a favorite season amongst knitters, and I wanted to capture some autumnal magic.
Knit beautiful autumn leaves to enter into crisp, chilly days and to be prepared for apple picking & everything pumpkin!
A good project for the beginner knitter ready to move beyond the gather stitch.
Knit beautiful autumn leaves with the pattern English Oak Leaves, a super quick-knit and a perfect addition to the leaf garland pattern.
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English Oak Leaves include two different sizes of leaves. The finished size depends on what needles and the weight of yarn you choose. Simple like that: larger needles and thicker yarn make bigger leaves.
The leaves only need a small amount of yarn and are perfect for leftovers.
Knit beautiful autumn leaves for making a garland, for topping a gift, or for gifting to your child’s teacher.
Make them in natural colors, or get crazy with bold, rainbow colors.
Please scroll down for the English Oak Leaves FREE pattern, or get the ad-free, printer-friendly PDF version of this pattern on ariannafrasca.com or Ravelry.
English Oak Leaves
Needles
Small leaf: US 5/3.75 mm
Big leaf: US 10/6 mm
Yarn
The leaves use small amounts of Sport Weight in various colors.
Show here Hobbii Twister Solid in Ginger, Amber, and Corn.
Yardage
Small leaf: 10 y โ 9 m
Big leaf: 20 y โ 18 m
Gauge
Not critical in this project!
Other notions
Darning needle
Sizing
Small leaf: 2″ / 5 cm
Big leaf: 4″ / 5 cm
Abbreviations
k: knit
k2tog: knit two stitches together
kfb: knit into the front and back of the stitch
p: purl
psso: pass slipped stitches over
sl1: slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front
Sts: stitches
Pattern description
Cast on 9 sts (held yarn together if knitting a big leaf)
Row 1: K9, cast on 6 sts (15 sts on the needles)
Row 2: K6, p1, k1, p1, k6
Row 3: Kfb, k5, sl1, k2tog, psso, k6 (14 sts on the needles)
Row 4: Kfb, k to the end of the row (15 sts on the needles)
Row 5: K6, sl1, k2tog, psso, k6 (13 sts on the needles)
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: Bind off 1, k3, sl1, k2tog, psso, k5 (10 sts on the needles)
Row 8: Bind off 1, k8, cast on 3 sts (12 sts on the needles)
Row 9: K6, sl1, k2tog, psso, k3, cast on 3 sts (13 sts on the needles)
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: Kfb, k4, sl1, k2tog, psso, k5 (12 sts on the needles)
Row 12: Kfb, k to the end of the row (13 sts on the needles)
Row 13: K5, sl1, k2tog, psso, k5 (11 sts on the needles)
Row 14: Knit
Row 15: Bind off 1, k2, sl1, k2tog, psso, k4 (8 sts on the needles)
Row 16: Bind off 1, k6, cast on 2 sts (9 sts on the needles)
Row 17: K4, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, cast on 2 sts (9 sts on the needles)
Row 18: Knit
Row 19: K3, sl1, k2tog, psso, k3 (7 sts on the needles)
Row 20: Knit
Row 21: K2, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2 (5 sts on the needles)
Row 22: Knit
Row 23: K1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1 (3 sts on the needles)
Row 24: Knit
Row 25: Sl1, k2tog, psso (1 st on the needles)
Fasten off.
Finishing
Darn in the end, down the center of the leaf.
Darn the cast-on ending yarn down the center of the leaf like a stem to hang the leaves.
Wet block to the desired measurements and lay flat to dry.
Sharing
If you share photos, make sure to tag me @ariannafrasca82 and use the hashtag #EnglishOakLeaves
Please scroll up for the English Oak Leaves FREE pattern, or get the ad-free, printer-friendly PDF version of this pattern on ariannafrasca.com or Ravelry.
I hope youโll enjoy knitting a piece of fall this year!