Crochet Leaf Stitch Border Tutorial & Video
Leaf Stitch Border – Pattern Description
The Leaf Stitch Border For Blankets is an easy, beginner-friendly, edging border that looks great on blankets with both a simple design and a textured pattern.
Today I will show you how to crochet the Leaf Stitch Edging with a step-by-step photo tutorial and, for those who are visual learners, a video tutorial.
I recommend you crochet a base row on your edge before starting the border. Use any plain stitch for your base row, I always make a single crochet row around my blankets before crocheting any border.
If you are making this border for a blanket, check out my base row tutorial for blankets with double crochet rows or base row tutorial for blankets with treble rows to give you an idea of how a base row is made based on the different types of stitches your blanket rows are made with.
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Video Tutorial
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How To Crochet The Leaf Stitch Border
How To Crochet The Leaf Stitch Border (FOR LEFT-HANDED CROCHETERS)
Pattern Notes
Pattern Characteristics
- solid
- lace
- flat
- double-sided
Pattern Repeat
- Multiples of 6sts +1st
- 2 row
Supplies Used
- Marriner Yarns Aran in green
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- 5mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sk – skip
- yo – yarn over
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- p st – picot stitch
- V st – V stitch
Special Stitches
Picot Stitch (p st) – Ch3, sl st in the base stitch (NOT the base chain) by inserting the hook through both loops at the base.
V Stitch (V st) – dc, ch1, dc in the same stitch
Pattern Instructions
- ch3 at the beginning of the row count as a double crochet stitch
- this border requires you to have multiple of 6sts +1 on each side of the blanket including the corner stitches.
- the section between * * is the section that needs to be repeated
- the section between ( ) are crocheted in the same stitch or chain space
- the section between ** ** includes the section between * * and will be repeated on each side of the blanket
- this border is crocheted in the round without turning, each round is closed with an sl st
Round 1:
Step 1: Join in any corner of the blanket with a slip knot, (ch3, dc, ch2, V st) in the corner stitch.
Step 2: sk2, *V st, sk2*, repeat from * until you reach the next corner stitch.
Step 3: ** (V st, ch2, V st) in the corner st, sk2, *V st, sk2*, repeat from * until you reach the next corner stitch **, repeat the entire section from ** on each side of the blanket.
Close the round with a sl st in the top chain of ch3 you made at the beginning of the round.
Round 2: Only work in the ch1 space of the V stitches with the exception of the corners where you also work in the ch2 space between the V stitches made in those corners.
Step 1: sl st in the V st, ch3, 5dc, (4dc, p st, 4dc) in the ch2 space between the V sts, 6dc in the next V st , sc in next V st.
Step 2: *(4dc, p st, 4dc) in next V st, sc in next V st*, repeat from *, repeat until you have crocheted in the last V st on the blanket side.
Step 3: ** 6dc in the first Vst of the corner, (4dc, p st, 4dc) in the ch2 space between the corner V sts, 6dc in the second Vst of the corner, *(4dc, p st, 4dc) in next V st, sc in next V st*, repeat from *, repeat until you have crocheted in the last V st on the blanket side **, repeat from ** on each side of the blanket.
Close the round with a sl st in the top chain of ch3 you made at the beginning of the round. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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Pattern Swatch
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Happy Crocheting!
I LOVE this border. Just used it for an autumn themed baby blanket, and it perfectly finished it!
Thank you for the kind words 💕
How many stitches per side should a square be for the pattern to work?
If you are doing this on a flat edge, you should have multiples of 5 plus 1 stitches, if you are doing it on a square, the total should be multiples of 6sts +1st