Materials:
- Yarn (Lace (0) weight)
- Cotton Cord
- U.S. size 7 (1.65 mm) Crochet Hook
Instructions:
- Over a single cord foundation: Sc 12.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Return over the cord: Sc 10, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St, leaving the last 2 St open.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Over the cord foundation and into the previous Row: Sc 5.
- Over the cord foundation and free of the previous Row: Sc 9.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Return over the cord: Sc 12, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St, leaving the last 2 St open.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 6.
- Over the cord and free of the previous Row: Sc 9.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Return over the cord: Sc 15, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 6.
- Over the cord and free of the previous Row: Sc 6.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Return over the cord: Sc 12, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
- Tr 1 into the 1st open St of the 2nd leaf segment.
- Over the cord Sc 1 into the 2nd open St of the 2nd leaf segment.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 5.
- Over the cord snd free of the previous Row: Sc 5.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Return over the cord: 10 Sc, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
- Tr 1 into the 1st open St of the 1st leaf segment.
- Over the cord Sc 1 into the 2nd open St of the 1st leaf segment.
- Ch 4.
- Sl St the end of the chain of 4 into the base of the 3rd leaf segment.
- Ch 1 to turn.
- Crochet back over the chain of 4 with: Sc 7.
- Returning to the base of the leaf either fasten the leaf off or continue on to crochet the stem.
Relevant Project Links:
- Adapted from Irish Crochet Lace.
- The Ephemeral Bee Irish Crochet Post
- Crochet Glossary