How to Knit a Leaf

Thanks to Niamh, our highly skilled knitting pro, here are some handy instructions for you in case you're not sure of the leaf pattern, we hope to bring you a crochet pattern soon!

TO KNIT A LEAF

Knitting in plain row, purl row

Cast on 2 stitches.
Knit 2.

*On the purl row next, cast on 1 stitch at the start of the row.
Purl the row.
On the plain row next, cast on 1 stitch at the start of the row.
Knit the row.

Repeat from * until you have 14 stitches on your needles.

Then plain and purl 8 rows.

*On the plain row next, knit two stitches together at the start of the row.
Knit the row.
On the purl row next, knit 2 stitches together at the start of the row.
Purl the row

Repeat from * until you have one stitch on your needle.

Bind off the stitch with a long loop.

Please email us if you have your own cool pattern for knitting or crocheting a leaf!

{here is a leaf in progress}


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Leave a leaf

Inside every tree, a ring represents each year of it's life. This year a circle of friends is planning to bring a tree back to life. Fuelled by cupcakes and coffee on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Berlin, the idea for Branching Out Berlin unfolded.

Soon, we will start to knit, crochet and sew leaves (depending on our special skills). Each leaf will have a little loop attached to make it easy to hang on a tree. Soon, we will search out the perfect tree in Berlin. We will reach our arms up really high and hang all the leaves from the bare branches of this tree.

If you would also like to make a leaf, we would like that very much!

When we have a great big pile of leaves, and the perfect tree, we will invite you all to come on a very special evening and share a pot of Glühwein with us and hang your leaf on the tree. (So please use the email address to let us know that you are taking part).

More coming soon..

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