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Crocheting Plants: How to Crochet four different Leaf-Types (+ Little Sprout in a Pot)

teacher avatar Lisa Kahlhöfer, Bespoke Tailor & Crochet lover

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Intro

      1:39

    • 2.

      Tools & Materials

      1:30

    • 3.

      Stitches

      14:49

    • 4.

      Basic Leaf

      9:22

    • 5.

      Garland

      3:35

    • 6.

      Heart Shaped Leaf

      5:47

    • 7.

      Oak Leaf

      11:15

    • 8.

      Shamrock Leaf

      6:13

    • 9.

      Sprout

      12:15

    • 10.

      Sprout Pot

      10:58

    • 11.

      Phone Charger

      9:37

    • 12.

      Project & Thank you!

      2:03

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In this class I´ll show you step by step which stitches you need, how to crochet the individual leaves and how to make garlands and cool individual phone chargers.

I´ll also show how to create sweet tiny sprouts in pots.

So grab your hook and yarn and give it a go :)

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Lisa Kahlhöfer

Bespoke Tailor & Crochet lover

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Hi, I'm Lisa. I love everything I can craft with my hands. Since completing a three year apprenticeship to be a professional men's tailor I worked at an opera house in Wuppertal, Germany. In January 2023 I moved to Wellington, New Zealand to study Costume Construction at "Toi Whakaari". Now graduated, I work as a tailor.

Sewing classic suits and crazy costumes is absolutely my dream job but in my freetime I also like to crochet (a lot!!), knot these friendship bracelets we all kinda made when we were younger, sew stuff to wear for my little niece, go climbing and surfing with my friends, make kombucha, bake sourdough bread, and so on.

As a German girl which wasn't the best in English class in school I hope I practiced enough to teach and write in English. I try my v... See full profile

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1. Intro: Crocheting is such a great way to express their creativity. There isn't a shape you can't achieve. So there are endless possibilities. Do you want to learn how to crochet different types and shapes of leaves to create bracelets. This little sprout, or to embellish your phone charger and make it unique. Hi, my name is Lisa. I completed a three-year apprenticeship for being a professional Taylor, and I'm currently working at an opera house here in Germany. I saw suits and costumes for the thing as an actress. In my free time, I do other crafty things like, for example, crocheting these lovely plants and other Amiga rooms stuff. In this class, I'll show you how to crochet four different shapes of leaves, the tools, materials, and stitches you need, and some projects you can accomplish with a different leaf types. There's also a PDF file you can download with the written patterns to follow along. To make it through the class, you should be able to crochet even rows of stitches. I will explain every stitch you need. But if you never crochet before, I'd recommend you to take a beginners class here on Skillshare. And once you've got comfortable with your hook, yarn, come back and start with this course. Alright, now, let's start and have fun. 2. Tools & Materials: To crochet the different leaf types you only need a few things. You need are a crochet hook. The one I'm using is three millimeters. I would recommend using 2.5 to 3.5 millimeters. They come in a lot of different sites. This scissors and a tapestry needle to weave in the ends. The materials you need are crochet yarn. I use 100% cotton and the thickness of the yarn should match your 2.5 to 3.5. ****, I have different tones of green, brown for the soil of the little sprout pot and black. But I actually used a terracotta tone for the pot. Stuffing the pot, I use small cut fabric scraps and a yarn I cut off after weaving in the ends. 3. Stitches: In this lesson, I'll explain the abbreviations of the different stitches, the magic ring and increase and how they work. I won't go into detail too much, but I tried to show them as best as I can. First, I'll show the different stitches. To start a new piece of work, we need to start a loop. Yarn around your thumb like this and told the loose end. Then go with your hook into the accrued loop from below and grep the working part of the yarn and pull it down. You can pull tight. That's your starting loop. Then we can start with a chain. It's probably the easiest stitch. You just grab the yarn with your hook and pull it through the loop on your hook. That's it. Grabbed pool. Yeah, you can see why it's called chain stitch. So for the single crochet, start one loop off the hook. The hook through the stitch, grab the yarn and pull it through. Now you have two loops on our hook. Yarn around the hook and pull it through both loops. The single crochet stitch, thick to hook through the next stitch, wrap the yarn and pull through. The single crochet is probably the most common crocheting set. It's easy, fast and makes a nice-looking surface. For the slip stitch. Stick to hook through the next stitch, grab the yarn and pull it through. Now you have two loops on your hook. Pull the first loop, second one. That's the slip stitch. As I started crocheting, I always made a slip stitch just way too tight. So keep in mind that you let it go. What a half double crochet stitch. The yonder rank your hook before you insert it to the next stitch. When you now grab the yarn and pull it through, you should have three loops on your hook. Now sling the yarn around the hook. And Burkitt's move all three loops. So it's basically like the single crochet, but with a third loop on the hook. The double crochets starts like the half double crochet thing, the yarn around the hook before you stick it through the next stitch. Wrap the yarn and pull it through to have three loops on your hook. But now you go to, to link the yarn around the hook and pull it through the first two. Now you should have only two loops on your hook. The same again, to have only one loop on the hook. That's how you crochet a double crochet stitch to. Two. We'll also need the triple crochet for some leaves. This stitch rugs like the double crochet, but whistling the yarn two times around the hook before sticking it through the next stitch. When you now grab the yarn, you have for loops on your hook. Work them often groups of two. So two to the last two. You finished when you have only one loop left. The quadrupole crochet stitch works like the double and triple crochet, But Sling the yarn around the hook three times before sticking it through the next stitch. Then again, work them off in groups of two till you have only one loop left. Morning. Take your yarn like this. Then cross over and come around your fingers again. Hold the end of the yarn between thump and ring finger. You should now have to more or less parallel strands of yarn. Now with your hook, go under the first one. The other one. Pull through and twist. The twisted loops shouldn't be too tight. So try to keep everything a bit loose. Then graph the same line of yarn. You twist it and pull it through the loop. Congratulations, you've created a magic circle. When you now sit your single crochet stitches into the ring, you can tighten it to get a nice circle. There's one more abbreviation left. Inc, increase. To crochet circle, you need to increase the number of stitches each round. To do this, you simply make two stitches into one like this. So first stitch and enter the same the second stitch. These are all the stitches you need for this course. You can practice them as much as you want before you continue with the next lessons. 4. Basic Leaf: We start with a basically pattern. Then I'll show you how you can make it bigger. And at the end of this lesson, we will crochet it Garland. Okay? Here you see fewer leaves with almost the same pattern. This one's first as it's the easiest. And you can get an idea how the different stitches are forming the shapes. We start with a row of chain stitches. To begin making starting loop. So sling the yarn around your thumb like that. Book goes in a loop from underneath. Grab the yarn and pull through the loop. Now, make nine chain stitches. Crochet back, eight slip stitches. This will be the middle of your leaf. Now, make one single crochet, 2.5 double crochets. One double crochet, again to half double crochets. One single crochet, a slip stitch, and another slip stitch and one of the loops on the tip. Now we make the other half of the leaf exactly like the first one, but in reverse order. So one slip stitch in the outer loop on the tip. Another slip stitch, one single crochet, 2.5 double crochets, one double crochet to half double crochets, one single crochet. And to finish off one slip stitch. Cut the yarn, and pull through the loop. Now you can weave in the ends. This is a small basic leaf. I'll show you how you can create a bigger one. Basically, you just make a longer chain, let's say chain Fifteen. Make your slip stitch route back. And then crochet. One single crochet, two double crochets. Then in one loop to triple crochets. In the next loop to quadruple crochets. You see I fail as well sometimes. Then three triple crochets, two double crochets to half double crochets. One single crochet and one slip stitch. Now another slip stitch and one at the top loops. Yeah. First half Stan. So now crochet back in reverse order. Cut the yarn, pull the loop through and within the ends. 5. Garland: One of the projects in this course is a garland out of the basically are all the different leaves you learn in this course. It's a super easy project to begin with. You just need to connect all the individual leaves with chain stitches. Make chain stitches to you like the length of the part to hang up your Garland. Then start with the first leaf. Count, your next chain stitches. I make nine. Then turn and crochet stitches. Beck. Start with for three of the pattern. Good. After finishing the leaf with the slip stitch, just pull the loop tight. And Jane, however long you want the string to be between the leaves. Then again start with row one of the pattern. Keep in mind that you need to chain stitches from row one. And you shouldn't use the chain stitches from in-between the leaves as the gap won't be as big as you intended to make it. When you are pleased with the length of your Garland, make chain stitches, like to start to have a bit of string for hanging it up. You can make only one garland or make a variety of different colors, leaf shapes and sizes. 6. Heart Shaped Leaf: Now let's start with the heart-shaped leaves. For this type of leaf, we start and end at the tip of the leaf. You probably can also start like it did for the basic risk. But I think the top of the leaf book better if you would like to show you here. As for probably the most types of leaves, we start with the chain stitches and slip stitches back. Make ten chain stitches. Turn and make nine slip stitch is back. Then chain another and turn. Now leave one stitch and make one single crochet in the second stitch. Then to hop double crochets. Two double crochets, to a triple crochets. And to form the top of the heart. Three triple gouache spend the last stitch. Chain form. And in the same stitch join with us lipstick. That makes the first half of the heart. Now we crochet back in reverse order. So chain four and then three triple crochet stitches also in the same stitch. Then to tropical shapes. Two double crochets to half double crochets. One single crochet. To finish, make one slip stitch and a tip of the heart. Sometimes I feel like it needs a second slip stitch in the tip. So feel free to do that. Cut the yarn, pull the loop through and pull tight. Weave in the ends and you're done. Here. I crochet acute hanging plant and the style of a Black Eyed Susan, which has some kind of heart-shaped leaves. 7. Oak Leaf: Cafe, an oak leaf chain 21. Then make one single crochet and forced lip stitches. This will be the stem of the leaf. Now we crochet around the midrib. Six single crochets, 5.5 double crochets. Three double crochets. In the loop at the top make six double crochets. Then turn and crochet, BEC, three double crochets, 5.5 double crochet, and sticks, single crochets. Make one slip stitch in the first one and turn. To crochet the shape of the oak leaf, make 1.5 double crochet and leave one stitch. And then in one loop, three double crochets chain three and connect them with a slip stitch in the same loop. Then make one slip stitch in the next group. That's your first bump of the shape. Now, one single crochet, 1.5 double crochet, one double crochet. Then in one loop, three triple crochets, make four chain stitches and connect them with a slip stitch in the same loop. Then another slip stitch in the next loop. To crochet the third bump. Make one single crochet, 1.5 double crochet, two double crochets. Then in one loop to triple crochets For chain stitches. And again connect them with a slip stitch in the same loop. And another slip stitch in the next loop. Now we start to top off the leaf. And the next loop make 1.5 double crochet. One double crochet, and bond triple crochet. Then in one of the top loops to triple crochets. Now back in reverse order. So two typical shapes in the outer top loop. In the next loop, one triple crochet, one double crochet, and 1.5 double crochet. Don't forget to add a slip stitch between the bumps. I fast forward this part so it doesn't get too boring to watch. Okay. So when you're done, finished off with a slip stitch, cut the yarn and pull the lift through the end. And your oak leaf, this finished. 8. Shamrock Leaf: Shamrock, clover or three file, however you want to call it. I really love this plant. And I think it's pretty easy and fast to crochet one. And you get a nice outcome. It starts with a magic ring. Want a yarn around your fingers, hooked underneath the first time. Graph the second. Pull through and twist. Grab and pull through the loop. Now chain three and Charney of change and the magic ring with the slip stitch. The slip stitch tight. For the three leaved one, make another two of these. Each chain ring will become one clover leaf. So in each ring crochet, one single crochet. So you want to stick your hook through the middle of the ring you've created. Then 1.5 double crochet, three double crochets, 1.5 double crochet, and then back in reverse order. So three double crochets, 1.5 double crochet. One single crochet. Can get a little crowded in the small ring, but just pull the stitches you've made so far to the right and crochet further. After the single crochet pulled tight and start with the next leaf. I've shed to written patterns in the project section below. So just download the PDF file. The last few stitches off the last leaf. Feel like they're too much for the ring. But trust me, it'll look fine in the end. When you're done with all three leaves, crushed, aid a little stem by making five chains stitches and turn. And make one single crochet in three slip stitches back. You can make another slip stitch if you feel like it could need it. To finish. Make one chain stitch, cut the yarn, and pull to look through. Now pull everything tight and weave in the ends. The fall leaves. You obviously need four of the chain rings and the magic ring. But it's the same few stitches in each ring. And the same for the stem. 9. Sprout: I started to make these little beauties. The spring when I saw my first tomato and capsicum seedlings started. I was so in love with them that I had to crochet them. Now they can stay with me the whole year round. The pattern for the leafs is the one for the small basic leaf. We start with a row of chain stitches. Make a starting loop. And then nine chain stitches. Now crochet, Beck it slip stitches and turn. Make one single crochet, half double crochets. One double crochet, 2.5 double crochet, one single crochet, slip stitch, and another slip stitch in one of the top tubes. Crochet the other half of the leaf exactly like the first one, but in reverse order. One slip stitch, another slip stitch. One single crochet, 2.5 double crochets, one double crochet, 2.5 double crochets, one single crochet. And to finish off one slip stitch. Cut the yarn and pull the loop through the ends to connect everything later on. Make two of them. Okay, to make the stem start with about eight genes such as then crochet back, seven slip stitches. My camera died at the end of this row, but I made a chain stitch and pull tight, loop. Crochet back seven slip stitches. Again. Make a chain stitch, pull tight and crochet back, seven slip stitches. That's it. Finished off with the slip stitch. Cut the yarn and pull the loop through it. Don't cut those loose ends. Relate to use them to secure the stem on the side. Now we assembled the lens brat. Thread, your needle with the longest string of one of the leaves. And Solitude the upper end of the stem. I think there's no right or wrong. But it should be securely salt onto the top. Then within the adult loose end of the first leaf. Repeat this with the other one. The little sprout link, now need soil to be planted. A little straddling now need soil to be planted. Start with magic ring. So again, yarn around your fingers, hooked underneath the first line, graph the second, pull through and twist. Grip and pull through the loop. Then into the magic circle. Make seven single crochet stitches. Pulled the end of the magic ring to close the hole and increase each stitch in the next round. As we work on rounds, you should always mark the first stitch after new round to not lose track. Just crochet and little piece of a different colored yarn into the first stitch like this. You should now have 14 stitches. Then make one single crochet in the next stitch at in your marker and increase the following. Repeat till you reach your marker. This makes 21 stitches in the third round. Finish off with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, but leave a tale about 20 centimeters and pulled the loop through. Now we connect this prop with the soft thread, your needle with one yarn end of the sprouts them, preferably the longer one. So it onto the middle of your solid piece. Cover all the edges of the stem. His proud should be able to stand upright. Then we've in the end and thread the needle with the loose end of the stem. It's everything should be secured by now. Just bring it to the bottom and weave it in. Now you're done with the upper part. So let's start with the pot. 10. Sprout Pot: We start with a magic ring. So again, windy yarn around your fingers and hold it. Then hook underneath the first-line, grep the second, untwist, grep the same one, and pull through the loop. Now you can tighten the magic circle a bit by pulling the loose end. Then into the magic circle, make seven single crochet stitches. The bottom of the pot is basically the same as the pattern for the soil. For the second round. Increase each stitch. Again, don't forget the different colored yarn. To mark the next round. You should now count 14 stitches. Again, place your marker in the first stitch of the next round. This is the one single crochet. Then increase the following stitch. One or two. Then again, one single crochet in the next stitch. Then increase the following. Repeat till you reach your marker. This makes 21 stitches in the third round. Now we're done with the bottom of the pot. For the next round. Only stitch through the back loop of your stitches. This is the full loop. We only want the backlog for this round. Don't forget your marker. Make a single crochet in each back loop. You can see that this helps the stitches to form the edge of the pot. When you reach your marker, start with single crochet round in the fall looks to you like the height. I crochet about six brands for the world. To make. A little rim at the top of your pot. Make one round of single crochets only into the front loop. Loss off with a slip stitch. Now cut the yarn and pull the loop through. As you can see, I'm not the best with the marker thread. It's a bit weakly, but it doesn't really matter for this plot. You can now pull out your market threat and forth over the room. Fragile tapestry needle and we've the end of the yarn into the pot. I'd say there's no right or wrong to do this, but it shouldn't be visible from the outside. Okay. Now, take some of your fabric and yarn scraps and put them into the little pot. Always tried to form the pot as you go. It needs a flat bottom to be able to securely stand on your desk. Stuff at densely so it has some weight. When you are happy with the stuffing, take the little sprout with soil attached and planted in the pot. Now you only need to show the soil to the inside of the pot. Okay. When you're done, we've in the end and cut the yarn. I always press the little thing around to, I'm pleased with the look and the extent of it. Here are some of the sprouts I've made so far. Well, only a tiny amount of them all. 11. Phone Charger: With a few easy stitches, you can create a phone charger, everyone recognized as yours. Just crochet a cute one of your favorite leaves around a court may go starting loop. Then take your phone charger. Now, just make single crochets around the court. It feels a bit different to crochet around the cord. So grabbing the yarn isn't the same leg when you're crocheting stitches. The secret for getting a nice fine is to pull tight every stitch. When you feel like you've made enough single crochets, start with the first leaf. You can make every type of leaf you like. I used a small basically with ten chain stitches. So after crocheting nine slip stitches back, make a single crochet in the top loop of the first chain stitch. Now you can start with the leaf pattern. It feels a bit weird that the sturdy cord is hanging around. But after a few leaves, you get used to it. To finish the leaf, make a slip stitch in the first stitch and pull tight. Then continue with single crochets around the cord. Remember to pull the stitches tight. When you're down a few centimeters within the loose end from the start. So it doesn't annoy you anymore. But be careful and don't stick your needle through the court. I like how the single crochet stitches look when they aren't all in one line. It looks a bit more natural. But you can turn the stitches around however you want them to be. The space between the leaves is totally up to you. I start the next leaf now after a few centimeters of single crochets. When you reach the end of your chord, pull the stitches you've made together so they form a neat surface. This makes space for at least one more leaf. After the last stitch, you can cut off the yarn and pull the n through the loop. Then carefully, we've hidden. That's it. 12. Project & Thank you!: Congratulations. You've made it through all of the class and maybe you already started to crack crochet leaf. Now you can follow my patterns, borderlands proud, or just get creative. You will probably find lovely ways to use the different leaf types. Maybe some kind of jewelry or bookmarks or whatever you like. There's one more important thing to do after you finished your work. It's called blocking. For bigger crochet or knitted projects. You get your whole piece wet and then pin it to some kind of blanket or your ironing board and then let it dry completely. But I find it much easier for the little projects like the lead two, ion them with steam. This blocking process will help your work Tuesday and places. I like the plants, I create much more after the leaves are pressed flat. So for the project, I'd like you to take some pictures of either the individual leaves you crochet or your phone charger or the sprout or other creative things degraded. Then share them with the other students and me in the project gallery below, so we can all appreciate your work. If you want. You can tag me on Instagram. If you upload any pictures on your account. I really look forward to see all of you crochet greens. For any questions. I'll open a discussion under this class and I'll definitely come back to you. And if you are interested in other crafty things, check out my Skillshare profile. I've created another crocheting class about how to make acute string of pearls, but also some classes about sewing. I really hope you like this class. Thank you so much for watching.