A while back, I designed three different leaf crochet patterns. They are appliques that you can add to any project you want. They remain among my favorite patterns I’ve designed, so I wanted to share them here as well!
Oak Leaf Applique Crochet Pattern
The examples show were made with worsted weight yarn and measure about 4 inches long. The size of your finished leaves will vary depending on your yarn selection, hook size, and tension.
Ch 20; sl st in 3rd ch from hook
R1: Sc 17 down chain to end; turn
R2: Sl st in next 5 sc; 7 sc; turn
R3: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 6; turn
R4: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 5; turn
R5: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn
R6: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; sl st down the side of R2-5
R7: Working into R1, sc 5; turn
R8: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn
R9: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; sl st down the side of R7-8
R10: Working in the 3 ch space, sc 5
R11: Working down opposite side of starting ch, sc 5; turn
R12-13: Repeat R8-9
R14: Working in starting ch, sc 7; turn
R15-18 : Repeat R3-6; continue to sl st down the end of the leaf stem. Fasten off and weave in ends, or if attaching to another piece, leave a long tail for sewing.
Using a contrasting shade of green yarn and a tapestry needle, embroider the vein detail of the leaf.
Birch Leaf Applique Crochet Pattern
The examples shown were crocheted with worsted weight yarn and a size G hook, with a finished length of just under 4 inches. The size will vary based on yarn selection, hook size, and tension.
R1: Ch 6; starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4; ch 1; turn
R2: Sc in ch; 2 sc in side of sc from R1; sc in next ch; turn (4 st)
R3: Sc 2; 2 sc in next sc; sc 1; turn (5 st)
R4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc; sc 2; turn (6 st)
R5: Sc 2; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; turn (7 st)
R6: Sc 3; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; turn (8 st)
R7: Sc 4; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; turn (9 st)
R8: Sc 9; turn (9 st)
R9: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 8; turn (8 st)
R10: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 7; turn (7 st)
R11: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 6; turn (6 st)
R12: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 5; turn (5 st)
R13: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn (4 st)
R14: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; turn (3 st)
R15: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 2; turn (2 st)
R16: Sc in 2nd sc from hook
Fasten off and weave in ends. Use yarn in a contrasting color to embroider the veins of the leaf.
Elm Leaf Applique Crochet Pattern
For this pattern, the abbreviation “p-turn” is used to indicate a picot at the turn. To make a picot, ch 3, then sl st in first ch. When using a picot at the turn, do not make an additional ch for turning.
The examples shown were crocheted with worsted weight yarn and a size 6 hook, with a finished length of about 4 inches. The size will vary based on yarn selection, hook size, and tension.
R1: Ch 6; starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4; ch 1; turn
R2: Sc in ch; 2 sc in side of sc from R1; sc in next ch; turn (4 st)
R3: Sc 2; 2 sc in next sc; sc 1; p-turn (5 st)
R4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc; sc 2; p-turn (6 st)
R5: Sc 2; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; p-turn (7 st)
R6: Sc 3; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; p-turn (8 st)
R7: Sc 4; 2 sc in next sc; sc 3; p-turn (9 st)
R8: Sc 9; p-turn (9 st)
R9: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 8; p-turn (8 st)
R10: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 7; p-turn (7 st)
R11: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 6; p-turn (6 st)
R12: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 5; p-turn (5 st)
R13: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; p-turn (4 st)
R14: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; p-turn (3 st)
R15: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 2; p-turn (2 st)
R16: Sc in 2nd sc from hook
Fasten off and weave in ends. Use yarn in a contrasting color to embroider the veins of the leaf.
3 Responses to Crochet Patterns: Oak, Birch, and Elm Leaves
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Hi there! Absolutely love these leaf patterns…but was a little confused on the elm leaf. In Rd2, you wrote “R2: Sc in ch; 2 sc in side of sc from R1; sc in next ch; turn (4 st)”…that’s where you lost me, lol! Which chain am I making the initial sc? And when you say “2sc in side of sc from R1″, did you mean INSIDE or on the side of? Perhaps some pictures of how you started it would be helpful. Thanks
I worked the oak leaf just fine, but something is wonky about the birch and elm leaf. Rows 2 and beyond make no sense whatsoever. It’s telling me to sc in the side of a sc from R1? what does that even mean? I guessed, and immediately was befuddled by the next instruction, telling me to sc in a ch, when I am not at a ch, I’m at a sc from R1. WTH am I doing wrong, or is the pattern written funkily???
Okay, let’s try it in different terms.
When you finish R1, what you are looking at is the stem of the leaf. The part where your hook is is where the rest of the leaf will be built. Hold it so that the end with the hook is away from you and the other end is pointing toward you.
At the end of R1, you make a chain. Now, SC in the chain you just made. Then SC in the side of the last SC in R1. Then SC in the first CH you made at the beginning.
Does that make sense?