Hello, and welcome to another free crochet tutorial for a leaf: this time a fern leaf. This tutorial is quite long so that’s why I made a separate blog post for it, instead of including it in The Ultimate Guide to Free Leaf Crochet Patterns.
Abbreviations
- CH – chain
- SS – slip stitch
How to Crochet the Fern Leaf
CH 10 for the stipe. Or make the stipe as long or short as you want by changing the number of chains.
first pinna
Then CH 5 and, starting in the 2nd chain from your hook, make a SS in each of the following 4 stitches. This is your 1st pinnule
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem.
Second Pinna
Then CH 7 for the 2nd pinna.
CH 6, then make 1 SS in each of the following chains starting in the 2nd chain from your hook. There should be 5 SS in total.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 6 CH, then do 5 SS, join with a SS to the main stem.
How to Crochet the 3rd Pinna
Then CH 7 for the 3rd pinna.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 4th Pinna
Then CH 7 for the 4th pinna.
Follow the steps for the 1st Pinna
How to Crochet the 5th Pinna
Then CH 6 for the 5th pinna.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 6th Pinna
Then CH 6 for the 6th pinna.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem.
How to Crochet the 7th Pinna
Then CH 4 for the 7th pinna.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the Apex of the Fern Leaf
Then CH 3 for the apex of the fern leaf.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem of the apex.
How to Crochet the 8th Pinna
Then make 4 SS in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 9th Pinna
Then make 6 SS in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem.
How to Crochet the 10th Pinna
Then make 6 SS in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 11th Pinna
Then make 7 in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
Follow the steps for the 1st Pinna
How to Crochet the 12th Pinna
Then make 7 SS in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 13th Pinna
Then make 7 SS in the axis of the fern leaf frond.
CH 6, then make 1 SS in each of the following chains starting in the 2nd chain from your hook. There should be 5 SS in total.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
How to Crochet the 14th Pinna
Then CH 5 and, starting in the 2nd chain from your hook, make a SS in each of the following 4 stitches. This is your 1st pinnule
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS. Repeat once more.
Make 2 CH, then do 1 SS. This is the tip of your pinna. Now you will repeat all the previous steps in reverse order, joining each leaf to the pinna stem after completing it.
Make 3 CH, then do 2 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 4 CH, then do 3 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Repeat once more.
Make 5 CH, then do 4 SS, join with a SS to the main stem. Then finish off your crochet fern leaf by making 1o SS in the initial 10 chains you made in the beginning that form the stipe (stalk of the fern frond).
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