holly berry xmas decoration

knitted for christmas decoration

modification  of online leaf pattern

uses four strands of dark green 4-ply wool
(left-over ball in the stash bag)
oddments of red wool

5mm needles 

1st and last stitches are worked into the back of the stitch 
(nice edge to work not essential)

wrap round needle on either side of centre stitch on right-side (knit) rows 
gives decorative holes and increase shaping

abbreviations 

k         :  knit
kbs     :   knit into back of stitch
p         :  purl
pbs     :   purl into back of stitch
loop     :  wind wool round right hand needle 
skpsso : slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over
sppsso : slip 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over
k2tog   :  knit 2 together
p2tog   :  purl 2 together



pattern
holly leaf   
row   1    :    cast on 3 stitches
row   2    :    p1 pbs
row   3    :    kbs loop k1 loop kbs   (5 stitches)
row   4    :    pbs p3 pbs
row   5    :    kbs k1 loop k1 loop k1 kbs  (7 stitches)
row   6    :    pbs p5 pbs
row   7    :    kbs k2 loop k1 loop k2 kbs  (9 stitches)
row   8    :    pbs p7 pbs
row   9    :    kbs k3 loop k1 loop k3 kbs  (11 stitches)
row 10    :    pbs p9 pbs
row 11    :    kbs k4 loop k1 loop k4 kbs  (13 stitches)
row 12    :    pbs p11 pbs
row 13    :    cast off 3 stitches k2 loop k1 loop k5 kbs  (12 stitches)
row 14    :    cast off 3 stitches p7 pbs  (9 stitches)

row 15    :    kbs k3 loop k1 loop k3 kbs  (11 stitches)
row 16    :    pbs p9 pbs
row 17    :    kbs k4 loop k1 loop k4 kbs  (13 stitches)
row 18    :    pbs p11 pbs
row 19      :     cast off 3 stitches k2 loop k1 loop k5 kbs  (12 stitches)
row 20    :    cast off 3 stitches p7 pbs  (9 stitches)
 
row 21    :    skpsso k2 loop k1 loop k2 k2tog   (11 stitches)
row 22    :    sppsso p7  p2tog     (9 stitches)
row 23    :    skpsso k5 k2tog   (7 stitches) 
row 24    :    pbs p5 pbs   
row 25    :    skpsso k3 k2tog   (5 stitches)
row 26    :    pbs p3 pbs   
row 27    :    skpsso k1 k2tog   (3 stitches)
row 28    :    pbs p1 pbs
row 29    :    k1 k2together pass knit stitch  (1 stitch)
row 30    :    cast off  last stitch


repeat all for 2 more leaves 



berry 

using red wool and 5mm needles

row  1    :    cast on 1 stitch (loosely)
row  2    :    k1p1k1p1k1p1.......   13 stitches worked into 1 stitch (or as many as possible)
row  3    :    k to end of row
row  4    :    slip 2 stitches pass 1st over 2nd,  slip 1 stitch pass 1st over 2nd,  continue to end
row  5    :    cast off last stitch



stitch together