In Cutting
Ch12. Dc into the second ch from the hook. Htr into the next 2 ch, tr, dtr into the next 3 ch, tr, htr into the next 2 ch, dc. Sl st across to the other side of the ch. Dc into the same st. Htr into the next 2 ch, tr, dtr into the next 3 ch, tr, htr into the next 2 ch, dc. Fasten off. One leaf made.
In Rustier
Row 6 (RS): 2htr into the first st of row 5. Htr into the next 12 sts. Sl st into blo of first htr on the right side of the second leaf. Sl st into blo of the second htr of the leaf. Turn. (14 sts - the 2 sl st do not count as sts)
Row 7 (WS): Ch1. Tr into the first htr. (Ch1, skip a st, tr) x6. 2tr into the last st. Turn. (16 sts - 9 tr and 7 ch)
Pause here to complete the following: with the beginning tail end of your second leaf, attach leaf to the top of the first leaf to secure the bottom of the leaf. You can do this in whatever way you wish, but I did a couple of whip stitches in the same spot, using the top of the st on both the first and second leaf as an easy anchor point. Sew in this end.
Row 8 (RS): Chainless tr. 2tr into the same st. Tr into the next st. Tr into the ch sp (skipping the tr), tr into the sp between the tr just skipped and the tr before it in row 7 (tr 2 and 3 of the previous row when counting across from the right) creating a crossed tr. (Tr into next ch sp, tr into ch space previously worked) x6. Ch2, sl st blo into central dtr of the leaf. Turn. (20 sts - 18 sts and 2ch)
Row 9 (WS): 2dc into the ch space. Dc in each st across ending with 2dc into the last st. Turn. (21 sts)
Row 10 (RS): Standing htr into the first st. Htr into the same st. Htr into the next 20 sts. Htr blo into the next 5 sts of the leaf. You should end with your last htr into the last dc of the leaf where you fastened off. Fasten off, leaving a tail end of around 30cm if you wish to create the embellishment. (27 sts)
With the tail end of the yarn just fastened off, make a backstitch down the beginning ch centre of the leaf, creating a midrib.
Please feel free to be creative here and use whatever stitches come naturally to you. Sew in this end.
