Leaf Coaster and Placemat: A Yarnsgiving Free Knitting Pattern

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The Pattern

The Yarn

There are SO MANY colors to choose from in the Lily’s Sugar’N Cream line!! From balls of yarn to cones Yarnspirations has you covered!

Lily’s Sugar’N Cream: Potpourri (3 balls or 1 cone)

Ball Size – Ombres: 57g / 2 oz, 86 meters / 95 yards

The Needle

KnitPro US 5/3.75 mm

The Abbreviations

  • CO- Cast off
  • K- Knit
  • KFB- Knit Front & Back
  • K2tog- Knit 2 together
  • M1R- Make one Right. Insert the left-hand needle from back to front, under the bar between the stitches. This lifts it onto the left-hand needle. Knit this bar through the front loop (this twists it into a nice little tight loop).
  • M1L- Make one Left. Insert the left-hand needle from front to back, under the bar between the stitches. This lifts it onto the left-hand needle. Knit this bar through the back loop (this twists it into a nice little tight loop).
  • PM- Place Marker
  • SM- Slip Marker
  • SSK- Slip Slip Knit
  • St(s)- Stitch(es)

Leaf Coaster

Cast on 3 sts.

Row 1: K1, pm, k1, pm, k.

Row 2 (and all even rows): Knit.

Row 3: K1, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, k1 (5 sts)

Row 5: K1, kfb,  sm, k1, sm, kfb,  k1 (7 sts)

Row 7: K1, kfb x 2, sm, k, sm, kfb x 2, k (11 sts)

Row 9: K1, kfb, k2, kfb, sm, k, sm, kfb, k2, kfb, k1 (15 sts) 

Row 11: K to 1st before m, kfb, sm, k1, sm, kfb, k remaining sts (17 sts)

Rows 13-28: Rep rows 11 & 12; 8 times  (33 sts)

Rows 29- 38: knit

Row 39: Knit to 2 sts before m, k2tog, sm, k1, sm, ssk, knit to end (31 sts)

Row 40: Knit

Rep rows 39 & 40 until 5 sts remain.

Row 41: K2tog, remove marker, k1, remove marker, ssk (3 sts)

Row 42: Knit.

Row 43: K2tog, k1 (2 sts)

Bind off.

Leaf Placemat

Cast on 3 sts.

Row 1: K1, pm, k1, pm, k.

Row 2 (and all even rows): Knit.

Row 3: K1, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, k1 (5 sts)

Row 5: K1, kfb,  sm, k1, sm, kfb,  k1 (7 sts)

Row 7: K1, kfb x 2, sm, k, sm, kfb x 2, k (11 sts)

Row 9: K1, kfb, k2, kfb, sm, k, sm, kfb, k2, kfb, k1 (15 sts) 

Row 11: K to 1st before m, kfb, sm, k1, sm, kfb, k remaining sts (17 sts)

 Rows 13-58  Rep rows 11 & 12; 23 times (63 sts)

Rows 59- 68 : knit

Row 69: Knit to 2 sts before m, k2tog, sm, k1, sm, ssk, knit to end (61 sts)

Row 70: Knit

Rep rows 69 & 70 until 5 sts remain.

Row 41: K2tog, remove marker, k1, remove marker, ssk (3 sts)

Row 42: Knit.

Row 43: K2tog, k1 (2 sts)

Bind off.

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