Maple Leaf Free Crochet Pattern and Tutorial

This exciting crochet project was made by one of the most popular women duet Esperanza y Ana Celia Rosas Today these accomplished team will teach you pretty easy and spectacular Maple Leafs. Below is the transcription but you need to follow the tutorial to understand how does it work.

Materials

• Thin cotton yarn: blue

Tools:

• Straight needle
• Scissors
• Crochet hook of 2.5 mm
• Stitch marker

Stitches used:

• Ch st
• Sc

The central part

Work 15 chs starting with a slip knot.

R1: 1 sc in each ch to complete 14 sc, 3 sc in the 15th ch. – place a stitch marker in the middle sc out of 3, 11 sc. (25)

R2: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each ch BLO, remove stitch marker and work 3 sc, place a stitch marker in the middle one, *1 sc in 1 sc BLO* rep. 11 times, sk 3 last chs. (50)

R3: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each ch BLO, remove stitch marker and work 3 sc, place a stitch marker in the middle one, *1 sc in 1 sc BLO* rep. 11 times, sk 3 last chs. (75)

R4: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each ch BLO, remove stitch marker and work 3 sc, place a stitch marker in the middle one, *1 sc in 1 sc BLO* rep. 11 times, sk 3 last chs. (100)

Middle part

R1: 1 ch, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 6 times, sk 5 sc from the stitch marker. (6)

R2: Turn the work over, *1 ch, 1 sc in 1 ch from R1* rep. 6 times, 3 chs. (12)

R3: Turn the work over, *1 sc in 1 ch* rep. 3 times, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 6 times BLO, 1 sl st in the 1st ch skipped in R1. (21)

R4: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in 1 sl st, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 9 times BLO, 3 chs. (30)

R5: Turn the work over, 1 ch, *1 sc in 1 ch* rep. 3 times, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 6 times BLO, 2 sl st in the 2nd ch skipped in R1. (39)

R6: Turn the work over, 1 sc in each sl st from R5, *1 ch in 1 sc* rep. 9 times BLO, sk 3 last chs. (48)

R7: Turn the work over, 1 ch, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 9 times BLO, 1 sl st in each of 2 remaining chs from R1. (57)

R8: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each sl st out of 2 from R6, *1sc in 1 sc* rep. 7 times BLO, sk 5 chs from the stitch marker. (66)

The small part

R1: 1 ch starting from R1 of the middle part, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 4 times BLO, sk 5 chs from the stitch marker. (4)

R2: Turn the work over, 1 ch, *1 sc in 1 ch* rep. 4 times, 3 chs. (8)

R3: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each of 3 chs, *1 sc in 1 sc from R2* rep. 4 times BLO, 1 sl st in the 1st sc left in R1. (12)

R4: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in 1 sl st, *1sc in 1 sc* rep. 6 times BLO, 3 chs. (18)

R5: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each of the 3 chs, *1sc in 1 sc* rep. 6 times BLO, 1 sl st in 2nd and in 3rd skipped ch in R1. (24)

R6: Turn the work over, 1 ch, 1 sc in each of 2 sl st, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 5 times BLO, sk 6 chs. (29)

R7: Turn the work over, 1 ch, *1 sc in 1 sc* rep. 7 times, 1 sc in each ch left in R1. (36)

Remove the stitch marker, 1 sc in that st, place there a stitch marker again. Work *1 sl st in 1 sc from the central part* rep. 11 times.

Repeat all the steps to make middle part, and then small part in the same way as previously.

Remove the stitch marker, 1 sl st in that st.

The stam

R1: 8 chs, 1ch, *1 sl st in 1 ch* rep. 8 times, 2nd sl st in the last ch. (16)

Hide the yarn using the needle.