​Knit Leaves Coasters

You’ll need:

1 skein of white yarn (55% merino wool, 45% cotton; 124m/50g);

1 skein of the same yarn, but in light-salmon color;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in brown color;

Knitting needles 4.

Size: 16 x 10 cm.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls, in circle row – knit sts;

1 increase to the right: transfer broaching between sts towards yourself to the LH needle and make it as knit st;

1 increase to the left: transfer broaching between sts away from yourself to the LH needle and make it as knit st;

1 simple decrease: slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st;

1 double decrease: slip 1 knit st, knit2tog, draw it through the slipped st;

Purl2tog to the left: transfer 2 sts to the RH needle and twist (2^nd st is in front of, 1^st st is behind), return them to the LH needle and make as purl2tog through back loop.

Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.

Stitches control: 18 sts = 10 cm of srockinette stitch.

Instructions

Cast on 3 sts, step back 20 cm from the beginning of yarn (for stalket).

1^st row (WS) row: 3 knit sts;

2^nd row: 1 knit st, 1 increase to the right, 1 knit st, 1 increase to the left, 1 knit st;

3^rd row: 5 knit sts;

4^th row: 2 knit sts, 1 purl, 2 knit sts;

5^th row: 2 knit sts, 1 increase to the right, 1 knit st, 1 increase to the left, 2 knit sts;

6^th and all the following WS rows: 2 knit sts, purl to the last 2 sts of row, 2 knit sts;

7^th row: 3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts;

9^th row: 4 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 4 knit st;

11^th row: 5 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 5 knit st;

13^th row: 6 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 6 knit st;

15^th row: 7 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 7 knit st;

17^th row: 8 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 8 knit st;

19^th, 21^st, 23^rd, 25^th and 27^th rows: knit;

29^th row: 2 knit sts, 1 simple decrease, knit to the last 4 sts of row, knit2tog, 2 knit sts. Repeat these decreases in every 3^rd row. Make knit sts in RS rows without decreases.

Note: while making decreases from WS, make purl2tog after 2 knit sts and purl2tog to the left before the last 2 knit sts. When there are 7 sts left, make the next RS row in the following way: 2 knit sts, slip 1 knit st, knit2tog, draw it through slipped st, 1 knit st.

Make all knit sts in WS row: 1 knit st, slip 1 knit st, knit2tog, draw it through the slipped st, 1 knit st. Cut the yarn and draw it through the last st.

Stalket

Cast on 1 st on set-up yarn at the base of leaf and cast on 3 more sts. Make 1 row of knit sts and bind them off at the same time.