In Rustier
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 Cutting
Row 16 (RS): 2htr into the first st of row 15. Htr into the next 36 sts. Sl st into the blo of the first htr in the right side of the 4th leaf. Sl st into the blo of the second htr of the leaf. Turn. (38 sts - the 2 sl st do not count as sts)
Pause here to complete the following: with the beginning tail end of your fourth leaf, attach to the top of the third 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 sts of the third and fourth leaf as an easy anchor point. Sew in this end.
Row 17 (WS): 2htr into the last htr of the previous row. Htr into each st across. 2htr into the last st. Turn. (40 sts)
Row 18 (RS): Standing htr into the first st. Htr into the same stitch. Htr into the 3rd loop of each st across to the last st (this is the horizontal bar underneath the top of the st). Htr into this last st. Skip 1 st on the leaf (this is the tr) and sl st blo into the next 2sts of the leaf (this is into the first and second dtr of the leaf). Turn. (41 sts - the 2 sl st do not count as sts)
Row 19 (WS): Htr into each st across, 2htr into the last st. Turn. (42 sts)
Row 20 (RS): Standing htr into the first st. Htr into the same st. Htr into the 3rd loop of each st across to the last st. Htr into the last st. 2htr into the blo of the same st of the leaf (middle dtr of the leaf) that has the last sl st from row 18. Htr blo into the next 5 sts of the leaf. Fasten off, leaving a tail end of around 30cm if you wish to create the embellishment. (50 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.
