Knit a gum (eucalyptus) leaf to wear on Wild Koala Day, May 3
This is a pattern for knitted gum leaves. Please feel free to vary this as much as you like – gum leaves vary tremendously in shape and colour and are nibbled by
all sorts of things into all sorts of shapes so everything is good!
GUM LEAF – GARTER STITCH
Cast on 2 sts.
K2 rows
Inc 1st stitch 3sts
K 2 rows
Inc 1st st 4sts
K1 row
Inc 1st st 5sts
K 3 rows
Inc 1st st next 2 rows 7sts
K 2 rows
Inc 1st st next 2 rows 9sts
K 5 rows
Inc 1st st next row 10 sts
K 2 rows
Inc 1st st 11 sts
K 3 rows
Inc 1st st 12 sts
K2tog k to end 11sts
K2tog k to end 10 sts
K2tog k to end 9 sts
K 3 rows
K2tog beg next 2 rows 7 sts
K 5 rows
K2tog beg next 2 rows 5 sts
K 2 rows
K2 tog beg next 2 rows 3 sts
Cast off and leave 15cm “tail” or do short I-cord stem