Materials:

• Yarn (Lace (0) weight)
• Cotton Cord
• U.S. size 7 (1.65 mm) Crochet Hook

Instructions:

1. Over a single cord foundation: Sc 12.
2. Ch 1 to turn.
3. Return over the cord: Sc 10, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St, leaving the last 2 St open.
4. Ch 1 to turn.
5. Over the cord foundation and into the previous Row: Sc 5.
6. Over the cord foundation and free of the previous Row: Sc 9.
7. Ch 1 to turn.
8. Return over the cord: Sc 12, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St, leaving the last 2 St open.
9. Ch 1 to turn.
10. Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 6.
11. Over the cord and free of the previous Row: Sc 9.
12. Ch 1 to turn.
13. Return over the cord: Sc 15, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
14. Ch 1 to turn.
15. Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 6.
16. Over the cord and free of the previous Row: Sc 6.
17. Ch 1 to turn.
18. Return over the cord: Sc 12, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
19. Tr 1 into the 1st open St of the 2nd leaf segment.
20. Over the cord Sc 1 into the 2nd open St of the 2nd leaf segment.
21. Ch 1 to turn.
22. Over the cord and into the previous Row: Sc 5.
23. Over the cord snd free of the previous Row: Sc 5.
24. Ch 1 to turn.
25. Return over the cord: 10 Sc, hooking into both horizontal loops of each St.
26. Tr 1 into the 1st open St of the 1st leaf segment.
27. Over the cord Sc 1 into the 2nd open St of the 1st leaf segment.
28. Ch 4.
29. Sl St the end of the chain of 4 into the base of the 3rd leaf segment.
30. Ch 1 to turn.
31. Crochet back over the chain of 4 with: Sc 7.
32. 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